Archive: 21 April 2020

21 Apr 2020 | Julia Malunga

Former finance ministers’ letter to Lungu nonsensical – Chikwanda

FORMER finance minister Alexander Chikwanda says the open letter to the President on the state of Zambia’s economy written by six former government officials was nonsensical. And Chikwanda says he is not responsible for Zambia’s […]

21 Apr 2020 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

UNZA shouldn’t trivialize audit – TIZ

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) says the University of Zambia (UNZA) should not trivialize audits like the one conducted by the Auditor General if the institution is to be brought back in the league of eminent, […]

21 Apr 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

UPND councilors ditching party because leadership is outdated -Tutwa

PF deputy chief whip Tutwa Ngulube says more UPND members of parliament and councilors will ditch the opposition party because the party has outdated leadership. And the Kabwe law maker says he is in talks […]

21 Apr 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Tame Bowman, Chifire urges Lungu

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu, please tame excited Bowman Lusambo, who is behaving like a hooligan, a bully and abusing citizens, before it is too late, says Gregory Chifire. And Chifire says President Lungu should be in […]

21 Apr 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Mabumba confident majority pupils will use e-learning because “Lungu has enhanced internet connectivity”

GOVERNMENT, through the Ministry of General Education, and Zamtel has launched an E-learning portal and Smart Revision which will enable pupils and teachers access education material through the internet. Speaking during the launch in Kasama, […]

21 Apr 2020 | Stuart Lisulo

Zambia faces K14.8 billion budget deficit – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has estimated that Zambia’s budgeted revenue will fall short of target by at least K14.8 billion, which is 19.7 per cent of the approved 2020 budget. And Ng’andu says Zambia’s […]

21 Apr 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

UNZA management hasn’t demonstrated how the “idiots” remarks incited industrial disharmony – UNZALARU

UNZALARU general secretary Kelvin Mambwe has argued that there were no derogatory, disparaging, demeaning or spiteful insults that were hurled at the University of Zambia (UNZA) management warranting the termination of the Recognition Agreement. And […]

21 Apr 2020 | Mirriam Chabala

FPI hopes Siliya will reopen Prime TV

FREE Press Initiative (FPI) Zambia says it is hopeful that Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Dora Siliya will respond favorably to Prime Television’s appeal against the cancellation of its broadcasting license. In a statement, […]

21 Apr 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Findlay willfully ignored court orders, insists Kambwili

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has insisted that businessman Harry Valden Findlay willfully failed to comply with the Lusaka High Court’s orders for directions which were issued on the same day as the ruling which confirmed […]

21 Apr 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Police summon Bester over slapping incident

THE Zambia Police Service has summoned George Bester, a man seen in a video making rounds on social media slapping his son, for allegedly producing poor school results. In the said video, Bester is seen […]