Archive: 23 July 2020

ADMITTING a mistake does not symbolise defeat. It is not a sign of weakness when you admit a wrong. It’s a commitment that a wrongdoer makes towards enhancing trust and confidence from the people. When […]

Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says Zambia has recorded 206 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with six deaths. During a briefing today, the minister said of the six deaths, five were brought […]

JUDICIARY Chief Registrar and director of court operations Charles Kafunda has submitted that Chishimba Kambwili’s application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings against magistrate David Simusamba’s refusal to recuse himself from presiding over his... […]

EASTERN Province PF chairman Andrew Lubusha says it is baseless to continue debating President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to contest the 2021 general election when the Constitutional Court has already declared him eligible. And Lubusha has... […]

POLICE in Muchinga Province have officially arrested and charged Jeyson Chipepo with desertion and seditious practices, saying he wanted to bring government into hatred. Muchinga Province Police Commissioner Joel Njase has asked officers seeking to... […]

THE Auditor General’s report on the accounts of Parastatal Bodies and other statutory institutions for the financial year ended 31st December 2018 has revealed that Independent Broadcasting Authority IBA Director General Josephine Mapoma and IBA... […]

ZESCO Limited says it is targeting to achieve a zero to four hour load shedding schedule per day by the end of this year following the injection of additional electricity from the Kafue Gorge Lower... […]

OUR Civic Duty Association (OCIDA) says President Edgar Lungu has lamentably failed to deal with various governance issues like corruption in Zambia. And OCIDA has wondered whether President Lungu’s conscience is allowing him to mutilate... […]

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) is inviting applications for the issue of a COVID-19 bond worth K2.67 billion, whose proceeds are earmarked to be utilized in mitigating the negative impact of the pandemic on economic... […]

GOVERNMENT must consider restructuring Zambia’s huge debt stock and reduce its appetite for excessive borrowing because commercial lenders do not usually cancel debt, says economist Professor Oliver Saasa. Commenting on President Edgar Lungu’s request to... […]