Archive: 6 February 2020

6 Feb 2020 | Natasha Sakala

ECZ’s stance not to fund political party monitors for Dubai ballot printing must apply to all – SACCORD

Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) executive director Boniface Cheembe says the ECZ should fairly implement its position that it will not fund observers for the printing of ballot papers in […]

6 Feb 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ECZ has powers to punish perpetrators of electoral violence, says ConCourt

The Constitutional Court has strongly condemned all forms of electoral violence in the country and has further urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) utilise its powers under the law to punish perpetrators. Constitutional Court […]

6 Feb 2020 | Daniel Chansa

ZRA seizes base metals from Chinese man at Ndola airport

The Zambia Revenue Authority has seized suspected base metals with traces of Gold, palladium, nickel, manganese and precious stones weighing about 1.5 kilograms in Ndola. Zambia Revenue Authority Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda disclosed at […]

6 Feb 2020 | Julia Malunga

U.S.A’s PEPFAR aid won’t last indefinitely, cautions Harrington

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State African Bureau Affairs Ambassador Mathew Harrington says there should not be assumptions that the huge level of investments into the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR) will be able […]

6 Feb 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Prof Nalubamba was improperly installed as chief, insist family members

13 representatives of five families of the Mbeza Royal Establishment of Chief Nalubamba of the Ila people have insisted that Professor King Nalubamba, the newly installed Chief Nalubamba, is not eligible to ascend to the […]

6 Feb 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lungu used to live in Chawama before becoming President – Witness

A State witness has insisted that President Edgar Lungu used to stay in Chawama before he became Head of State, but admits that he has never seen the said house in which he used to […]

6 Feb 2020 | Diggers Editor

UNZALARU Wants Salaries on Time, Not the Freedom to Insult

Minister of Higher Education Dr Brian Mushimba MP says members of the University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) are free to insult their management or government, but only if they do not have […]

6 Feb 2020 | Natasha Sakala

NAPSA prosecutes 4,013 non-compliant employers

The National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) says it prosecuted a total of 4,013 employers in the country for various NAPSA-related offenses during last year. In a statement, NAPSA head corporate affairs Cephas Sinyangwe stated that […]

6 Feb 2020 | Julia Malunga

Zambia’s investment climate remains conducive, Kampyongo assures FQM

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says it is key for investors and government to find a proper communication strategy to avoid acrimony. And Kampyongo has assured investors that government would continue creating an enabling environment […]