Archive: 29 November 2019

29 Nov 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Don’t throw out assault case against Kaizer for failure to state our address, Plaintiffs tell court

The four Lusaka men who have sued Special assistant to the President for Political affairs Kaizer Zulu and others for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting them, have submitted that the purported omission in endorsing their addresses […]

29 Nov 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

K1.2bn budget for Smart Zambia too high – Lufuma

Kabompo UPND member of parliament Ambrose Lufuma says the K1.2 billion 2020 budgetary allocation to Smart Zambia is too high. Debating in Parliament, Tuesday, Lufuma said Smart Zambia was too small a unit for such […]

29 Nov 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Food processing key to value addition, food security – Wina

Vice-President Inonge Wina has advised farmers to engage in value addition practices like food processing in order to achieve food security. According to a statement issued by Permanent Secretary, Administration in the Office of the […]

29 Nov 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

High Court orders assessment of Malanji’s DBZ loan default

The Lusaka High Court has ordered that the matter in which Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) has sued Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji and others over a loan facility be referred to the Deputy Registrar […]

29 Nov 2019 | Julia Malunga

Zambia’s economic outlook pitch black due to power cuts – Ziba

Economist Francis Ziba has warned that Zambia’s economic outlook is currently “pitch black” resulting from a very toxic mix of power shortages, low currency reserves, high inflation and poor policies for managing sovereign debt. And […]

29 Nov 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Court warns State against casual approach in Lubinda’s assault case

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has warned the State not to be casual in the way it is handling the matter where five Patriotic Front supporters are accused of assaulting and proposing violence on Minister of […]

29 Nov 2019 | Julia Malunga

We’re not aware of Kaizer’s behaviour – religious affairs PS

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and National Guidance says news stories about the misbehaviour of President Edgar Lungu’s Political Advisor Kaizer Zulu cannot be validated to warrant their comment. Meanwhile, National Democratic Congress (NDC) national […]

29 Nov 2019 | Diggers Editor

It must be painful to work for Lungu, isn’t it Mr Kalaluka?

The State, through the Attorney General, has asked the Constitutional Court to clarify which money former ministers are supposed to pay back for their illegal stay in office after the dissolution of Parliament in 2016. […]

29 Nov 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

PF’s Paul Moonga among my assailants – Tembo

Patriots for Economic Progress leader Sean Tembo has charged that acting Lusaka Province PF chairman Paul Moonga was one of the three men that attacked him yesterday and went away with his valuables. In a […]