Archive: 6 July 2020

6 Jul 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Repealing Article 52 not in public interest, cautions TIZ

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) has condemned calls by Government Chief Whip Brian Mundubile to remove Article 52 in the current Constitution, which gives citizens the right to challenge the eligibility of candidates vying for public... […]

6 Jul 2020 | Ibrahim Kamara

Development Financing: The Untapped Potential In Unclaimed Assets.

Introduction: The importance of an efficient and well-functioning financial system to a country’s economic growth and development today is widely recognised and appreciated. The 2008 global financial crisis brought the world largest economies and other […]

6 Jul 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

There’s nothing new in ConCourt ruling on Bill 10, explains Sangwa

CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel has explained that the ConCourt ruling delivered on Bill 10 last week does not give the document any new lease of life as that is simply a detailed version... […]

6 Jul 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Grenade explosion cuts gold-seeking Luangwa man into pieces

A man believed to be between the ages of 30 and 40 has died and his intestines ripped off after a grenade which he was holding exploded in Luangwa District. In a statement, Monday, police... […]

6 Jul 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Chavuma man kills biological brother

A 41-YEAR-OLD man has allegedly been murdered by his biological brother while attempting to separate his siblings who were fighting over a plot given to them by their parents. According to a statement issued by... […]

6 Jul 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

We’ll issue 1.5m new NRCs between 1st August and 10th October – Govt

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has announced that the mobile registration exercise will commence in August to October this year, adding that the ministry has projected to issue approximately 1.5 million new National Registration Cards... […]

6 Jul 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

PF plans to disfranchise voters won’t work, Zambians are tired of crooks – Gary

UPND chairperson for elections Gary Nkombo says the Patriotic Front is being crooked in the manner it is handling the timeframe on the mobile issuance of national registration cards. Commenting on the announcement by Home... […]

6 Jul 2020 | Mirriam Chabala

China pledges to cancel interest on Zambia’s debt

CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Li Jie says China will consider cancelling interest on Zambia’s debt to that country maturing by the end of 2020 as a way of cushioning the impact of Covid-19 on the... […]

6 Jul 2020 | Julia Malunga

Settle political scores outside Parley, Matibini guides Luo

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini says Parliament is not an avenue for settling political battles occurring outside the House and that they should be concluded outside the Legislature. Speaking when rendering a... […]

6 Jul 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Support Bill 10 if you want govt to arrest PF cadres who disrupt public gatherings – Wina

VICE-President Inonge Wina says the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 will deal with the continued discrimination in the application of the rule of law in Zambia. Speaking during the Vice-President Question Time in... […]