Archive: 9 September 2019

9 Sep 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

There’s urgent need to call for early elections – Changala

Governance activist Brebner Changala says there is urgent need to call for early elections in the country. And Changala says it is regrettable that President Edgar Lungu has continued to preside over a government that […]

9 Sep 2019 | Joseph Mwenda

Don’t ask for credit, find who owns 48 houses, APNAC challenges ACC

African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) Zambia Chapter chairman Cornelius Mweetwa says it is too early for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to ask for credit because the institution should do more to successfully prosecute serious […]

9 Sep 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Economy doesn’t bother Lungu, as long as he eats – Kambwili

National Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu is not fit to be Head of State because he has failed to address several economic challenges Zambians are facing. And Kambwili has charged […]

9 Sep 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

S/Province hunger is beyond drought, it was injected by govt – Dundumwezi MP

Dundumwezi UPND member of parliament Edgar Sing’ombe has argued that the hunger situation in South Province has not only been caused by drought and climate change but by the government’s poor planning. And Southern Province […]

9 Sep 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Law student sues Matero MP, 7 others

A law student at the Zambian Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) has sued Matero PF member of parliament Lloyd Kaziya and seven others in the Lusaka High Court seeking an order that they stop […]

9 Sep 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Subsidise liquid petroleum gas to mitigate energy crisis – Imenda

UPND deputy secretary general for administration Gertrude Imenda has asked the government to subsidise energy for cooking to encourage people to switch to alternative sources of energy and minimise deforestation through charcoal burning. Speaking to […]

9 Sep 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Acts TV drags Topstar to court for “illegal” use of content

Acts Television has sued Topstar Communication Company Limited in the Lusaka High Court, demanding payment of K10 million for allegedly using its content in Central Province’s Mkushi district without consent. The private broadcasting company, which […]

9 Sep 2019 | Natasha Sakala

UPND happy to see Dora plotting Lungu’s downfall like she did on RB – Mucheleka

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka has accused Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya of facilitating the downfall of President Edgar Lungu as she did with Rupiah Banda. On Thursday, chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya said […]

9 Sep 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF MPs who miss my meetings will not be adopted, warns Mwila

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says he will not continue protecting members of parliament under his party ticket who continue shunning his meetings whenever he visits their regions. In March this year, Mwila fired Malole […]

9 Sep 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

South Africa’s Finance Minister calls for end to hatred for others

South Africans’ hatred for other Africans must become a thing of the past, says its Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Speaking during the opening plenary of the 28th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in Cape […]