• 26 Aug 2020
• Julia Malunga

UPND vows to defy ECZ campaign ban in Lukashya, Mwansabombwe

UPND elections chairman Gary Nkombo says the party has rejected pronouncements by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) that there should be no campaigns in the forthcoming Lukashya and Mwansabombwe by-elections. And Nkombo says the party has adopted Davies Mulenga and Sunday Maluba for the Lukashya and Mwansabombwe by-elections, respectively. Speaking during a press briefing,...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Julia Malunga

We'll fight Lungu's 3rd term bid, vows Zukas

OUR Civic Duty Association (OCIDA) chairperson Simon Zukas has charged that PF has already started the process of rigging next year’s general election through the NRC registration exercise and the unfair application of the Public Order Act. And Zukas says his Association will endeavour to ensure there will be no third term for President Edgar...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Appointing a cadre as BoZ governor will trigger hyperinflation – Milupi

ALLIANCE for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi says President Edgar Lungu's decision to appoint a party cadre as Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Governor will sink the country into hyperinflation. In an interview, Milupi said Christopher Mvunga’s appointment as new BoZ Governor could make it possible for money to be printed because he lacked...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

It's Mwila who needs head examination, not HH - Mwiimbu

PF SECRETARY General Davies Mwila must consult his colleagues before commenting on national issues because his capacity to analyse remains shallow and questionable, says Monze Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu. And Mwiimbu says the UPND, under Hakainde Hichilema's leadership, has grown in all corners of the country, contrary to PF’s claim that it...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

I denied myself unnecessary consumption to become successful - HH

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says he is a successful man because he has denied himself unnecessary consumption like purchasing expensive cars, which is why can promise a better Zambia once elected as Head of State. Meanwhile, Hichilema says he will have a balanced Cabinet with representation from all 10 provinces. Hichilema was speaking on Camnet...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Nakacinda will be nabbed for masquerading as MMD official - Chitika

MOVEMENT for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) national secretary Elizabeth Chitika says Raphael Nakachinda will soon be nabbed and brought to brutal justice for masquerading as an MMD member. And Chitika says MMD will participate in the forthcoming parliamentary and local government elections.   On Sunday, a faction of the MMD led by Nakacinda held a national executive...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Julia Malunga

Kampyongo fails to disclose cost of recently purchased security equipment

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has failed to disclose how much government used to procure security equipment, saying technocrats are still preparing the report. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM’s Red Hot Breakfast Show, Tuesday, Kampyongo said procurement of equipment was done by technocrats. When asked the cost of the security equipment, he said...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Stuart Lisulo

Kwacha poised for further losses after Kalyalya’s dismissal, warns Hamaundu

DR Denny Kalyalya’s dismissal is likely to trigger a sharp kwacha depreciation because there will be a severe lack of confidence in the country’s economy, says financial market analyst Maambo Hamaundu. President Edgar Lungu sacked the highly-respected BoZ governor, Saturday, in an abrupt announcement, replacing him with Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Finance and Economic...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Julia Malunga

Jonas should take affirmative action on Forest Reserves - Harrington

WILLIAM Harrington says Water Development and Environment Protection Minister Dr Jonas Chanda should take affirmative action on Forest Reserve 27 in Lusaka East to preserve the natural environment and protect the area’s ecosystem. In a statement, Tuesday, Harrington, a former environment and natural resources minister, said the area in question was a water catchment and...

• 26 Aug 2020
• Diggers Reporter

CEC posts $32.5m losses

COPPERBELT Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) has posted losses of nearly US $32.5 million in its half-year period ending June 30, 2020, mainly triggered by Konkola Copper Mines’ failure to settle its outstanding debt owed to the former. According to its unaudited financial results for the period ending June 30, CEC announced that it incurred losses...