Archive: 16 December 2019

16 Dec 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

HH will never be president because he is a tribalist leading a cult – Lungu

President Edgar Lungu has charged that opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema will never go to State House because he leads a cult that thrives on tribalism. And President Lungu says the Church is misleading the […]

16 Dec 2019 | Julia Malunga

UNZA has not communicated to us about delayed salaries – PS

Ministry of Higher Education permanent secretary Kayula Siame says UNZA management has not communicated to the ministry about the delayed November salaries. On Wednesday, the University of Zambia Lecturers’ and Researchers’ Union (UNZALARU) resolved to […]

16 Dec 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Increasing constituencies from 156 to 235 wasteful, unnecessary – Hamududu

Party for National Unity (PNU) president Highvie Hamududu says it will be wasteful to effect the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) recommendation of increasing the number of constituencies from 156 to 235. After receiving submissions […]

16 Dec 2019 | Natasha Sakala

BoZ’s hiked reserve ratio will increase cost of credit – BAZ

Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) chief executive officer Leonard Mwanza says measures put in place by the Central Bank are necessary to stabilise the kwacha and the inflation rate so as to provide easy planning […]

16 Dec 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Lungu overruled my decision to fire Chungu – Mwila

Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila says Lupososhi member of parliament Lazarus Chungu will remain the party’s provincial chairman for Northern since President Edgar Lungu has overruled his decision to have him removed. And […]

16 Dec 2019 | Golden Simukale in Gwembe

Declare a hunger disaster, chief Chikanta asks Lungu

Chief Chikanta has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to own up and declare that Southern Province has a hunger disaster. Briefing a three man BBC television and radio crew led by Andrew Harding that paid […]

16 Dec 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

L/stone church elder sues member for calling him “thief on the pulpit”

A Livingstone Church elder has dragged a church member to the Lusaka High Court, seeking damages for libel for accusing him of being a “thief on the pulpit”. Reverend Martin Chembo Chama, a presiding elder […]

16 Dec 2019 | Natasha Sakala

Eskom will give us power we paid for despite crisis – Nkhuwa

Eskom has a contractual obligation to meet despite their challenges, they will give us the power we paid for, says Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa. In a ministerial statement, Friday, Nkhuwa said South Africa did not […]

16 Dec 2019 | Natasha Sakala

It’s not all Zambian Mukula that China imports from Zambia – Wina

Vice-President Inonge Wina has rubbished reports that Zambia under declared Mukula exports to China saying the Asian country has many sources of Mukula in the region which use Zambia as a transit route to the […]

16 Dec 2019 | Diggers Reporter

Zambia will keep sex education within religious norms – Mabumba

Minister of General Education David Mabumba says government carefully analyses all content related to Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) before it is incorporated into the school curriculum to ensure that it is not at variance with […]