• 28 Jul 2020
• Natasha Sakala

We'll fight Lungu like we fought Chiluba's 3rd term, I'm not alone - KBF

LUSAKA lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube has warned the Patriotic Front to be wary or risk not having a candidate in the 2021 general elections if they insist on fielding President Edgar Lungu. And KBF says as far as he is concerned, Bill 10 is dead, wondering why government wants to bring back a divisive bill....

• 28 Jul 2020
• Mirriam Chabala

Diggers partners with Ministry of Information to escalate Covid-19 awareness campaign

NEWS Diggers Media Limited has partnered with government, through the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services, to offer free advertising, radio and television sponsorship for COVID-19 sensitisation programmes. And Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya has commended News Diggers and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) for showing patriotism in raising awareness about the...

• 28 Jul 2020
• Mirriam Chabala

Schools still closed because govt is diverting COVID-19 donations - Sichinga

FORMER commerce minister Robert Sichinga says if government was prudently utilising COVID-19 donations, schools would have reopened for all pupils. In an interview, Sichinga 2020 would be a lost year. “How long will this go on for where you close schools? It means that this year is lost. So, what happens to the year itself?...

• 28 Jul 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Luapula United a hoax, Lungu free to pick preferred running mate - Chilangwa

LUAPULA Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa says Luapula United is a hoax and President Edgar Lungu will not be coerced into picking a running mate from that region. And Chilangwa says the pedicle road connecting Luapula and Copperbelt Province is a scandal and that RDA engineers must be made to pay for certifying a road which...

• 28 Jul 2020
• Julia Malunga

Lungu must personally address terrorist funding allegations - Kalaba

DEMOCRATIC Party president Harry says it is embarrassing and demeaning for President Edgar Lungu to be accused of financing rebels in Rwanda, urging the Head of State to personally address the allegations. And Kalaba has urged President Edgar Lungu to get tested for COVID-19 because he may be asymptomatic and carelessly spreading the virus and...

• 28 Jul 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Be creative, it's not time to use old tactics to revive economy - Magande

FORMER Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande says with the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need thinkers who imagine beyond their lifetimes in order to keep economies thriving. And Magande says government should focus on employment creation for the youths as opposed to issuing bonds which will only raise the country's debt. In an...

• 28 Jul 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Jay Jay must be arrested, PF won't shield criminality - Mwila

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says the party will not shield PF Eastern Province chairperson Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda from being arrested over his violent attack on a police officer at Lusaka Central Police Station. And Mwila says the party will proceed with holding intra party elections and thereafter the convention, with strict adherence to...

• 28 Jul 2020
• Daniel Chansa

Ndola student gets 15 years for defiling 'fiancée'

THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a Pharmacy student to 15 years imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old girl whom he promised to marry. In this matter, Bernald Chilufya, 20, was charged with defilement of a girl under the age of 16. Ndola High Court Judge Yvonne Chembe said Chilufya acted irresponsible by defiling the girl...

• 28 Jul 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Revoke incentives for tobacco companies in LSMFEZ, consortium urges govt

THE Zambia Tobacco Control Consortium has called for the revocation of incentives to tobacco companies operating in the Lusaka South Multi Facility Economic Zone (LSMFEZ) as it falls against the World Health Organisation (WHO) Treaty that Zambia remains a signatory to. And the Consortium has called for the speedy enactment of the Tobacco Products and...

• 28 Jul 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Banda suspends Lusaka, Kitwe councils for 3 months

LOCAL Government and Housing Minister Dr Charles Banda has suspended the Lusaka and Kitwe City Councils for three months with immediate effect to pave way for investigations into illegalities around the allocation of land in the respective municipalities. And Lands and Natural Resources Minister Jean Kapata has revoked the powers given to the two municipalities...