Archive: 2019

8 Aug 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Treat Zukas as a UPND sympathiser, not senior citizen – Mumbi

PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says Simon Zukas should not be quoted as a senior citizen but as a UPND sympathizer. And Phiri says the PF is the most democratic party in Zambia. Commenting […]

8 Aug 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

NAPSA sues Wynter over unpaid rentals

National Pensions Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has dragged Rainbow Party leader Wynter Kabimba’s Law firm to the Lusaka High Court for unpaid rentals of over K300,000. NAPSA is claiming payment of K377,339.25 being the unpaid rentals […]

8 Aug 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Chitotela vows to make tourism Zambia’s primary economic sector

Tourism and Arts Minister Ronald Chitotela says Emirates Airlines has expressed willingness to put Zambia among the countries that will participate in the 2020 Dubai Expo. And Chitotela says he hopes to make tourism Zambia’s […]

8 Aug 2019 | Natasha Sakala

NGOCC demands decisive action from ACC on 48 houses

NGOCC has demanded a more decisive approach by the Anti-Corruption Commission in handling the 48 “magical” houses case. And NGOCC has asked President Edgar Lungu to take decisive steps to root out corruption, especially that […]

8 Aug 2019 | Julia Malunga

Auditor General narrates how Kabwe council director defrauded the local authority

The Auditor General has revealed that the Kabwe Municipal Council Director Engineering defrauded the local authority by awarding his company a tender to put up street lights and failing to deliver on his obligations. This […]

7 Aug 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Kanyama advises govt to start engaging IMF for new country rep

Economist Chibamba Kanyama has urged Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu to start engaging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Zambia so that a new Resident Representative is sent to replace Alfredo Baldini who […]

7 Aug 2019 | Julia Malunga

Prosecute those who publish false corruption reports, insists Lungu

President Edgar Lungu has insisted that law enforcement agencies must prosecute those who waste government resources by publishing false and alarming reports. And Lungu has boasted that countries in the Southern region have shown interest […]

7 Aug 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Pharmaceutical society urges strict procurement of drugs

Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ) president Jerome Kanyika has called on the Ministry of Health to come up with a directorate for pharmaceutical services to ensure professionalism in the procurement of quality drugs. Kanyika’s call […]

7 Aug 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Lungu will soon regret saying I’ll never be President – HH

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says President Edgar Lungu will soon regret for trying to take the place of God to suggest that he will never be Republican President. And Hichilema says his party will never […]

7 Aug 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lawyer appears in court over Baobab land sale

Lusaka lawyer Germano Kaulungombe and two others have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining K600,000 from five people by falsely pretending that they had plots for sale on the Baobab land. Kaulungombe, […]