Archive: December 2019

31 Dec 2019 | Natasha Sakala

I’ve never been fired before, it’s a new feeling – Kasolo

I have never been fired before, so this is a new feeling, says former Information and Broadcasting Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo. On Sunday, President Edgar Lungu dropped Kasolo for saying that the salary cuts announced

31 Dec 2019 | Julia Malunga

Zambia completely broke, men are even scared to marry – HH

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says there is no money in the country such that even people who used to keep resources under their mattresses now have flat ones. And Hichilema says young men are scared

31 Dec 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Changala maintains call for early polls, says PF govt is seriously dangerous

Governance activist Brebner Changala has insisted that Zambia needs to go for early elections and usher in a new administration, charging that the Patriotic Front (PF) has lost legitimacy and has now become dangerous to

31 Dec 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Mujajati hopes U.S. govt’s donor support won’t diminish amidst diplomatic row

Medical practitioner Dr Aaron Mujajati says the Zambian and the United States governments should resolve the current tension without affecting the much-needed donor support to Zambia, particularly to the health sector. The US government withdrew

31 Dec 2019 | Golden Simukale in Livingstone

PF has killed law enforcement wings for corruption to thrive – Mukuni

Chief Mukuni says the PF deliberately killed law enforcement agencies, knowing that corruption thrives where the rule of law is dead. In an interview, Chief Mukuni, who is traditionally referred to as the Munokalya (Lion),

31 Dec 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Archbishop Mpundu has joined a wrong battle, we’ll deal with him like an opponent – Tutwa

PF Deputy Parliamentary Chief Whip Tutwa Ngulube has warned retired Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu to stay away from politics or he will be dealt with politically. Archbishop Mpundu, during Prime TV’s Oxygen of Democracy programme last

31 Dec 2019 | Tenson Mkhala

Illegal miners will deplete minerals in Lower Zambezi – Mpunka

Chief Mpunka of the Chikunda speaking people of Lunagwa district says minerals in Lower Zambezi National Park will deplete due to illegal mining. And Luangwa Pastors Fellowship secretary Pastor Derrick Kashinamlunda says the Church stands

31 Dec 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Public finance management was poor in 2019 – ActionAid

ActionAid Zambia country director Nalucha Ziba has described 2019 as a depressing year both economically and governance wise. In a statement, Ziba recounted various governance scandals of 2019. “As the year 2019 ends, ActionAid Zambia

31 Dec 2019 | Daniel Chansa

C/belt police nab jerabo leader for brandishing guns

Police on the Copperbelt have arrested a well known Jerabo leader for brandishing guns in his garage. Maxwell Mofya, commonly known as “Tablet”, is a leader of small scale miners in Chingola and a member

31 Dec 2019 | Sunday Chilufya Chanda

AN ACUTELY SEPTIC SCEPTIC – A VERY UNSURE SISHUWA

One would have thought that by being an academician, UNZA don Sishuwa Sishuwa would be a person whose outlook would be guided by empirical evidence and objectivity. Far from it! The prejudice and cynicism in