Archive: 17 March 2021

17 Mar 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Lack of COVID-19 test certification among travellers from some countries worries Chanda

MINISTER of Health Dr Jonas Chanda has expressed concern over the poor testing strategies and the lack of testing certification among travellers from some countries. And the Minister has announced that the country has recorded […]

17 Mar 2021 | Diggers Editor

ConCourt will shock PF if they insist on Lungu

SOME right thinking members of the Patriotic Front have been engaging in very constructive debates in their circles around the consequences of ignoring the Constitution regarding the eligibility case. These senior members of the ruling […]

17 Mar 2021 | Julia Malunga

PF members without G12 won’t be adopted as MPs – Mwila

PF SECRETARY General Davies Mwila says the ruling party has asked its legal team to engage the Attorney General and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) on the interpretation of the grade 12 certificate. And […]

17 Mar 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

28 Kitwe UPND cadres admit misconducting themselves on Youth Day

TWENTY-EIGHT of the 31 suspected UPND supporters who were arrested for conduct likely to cause breach of peace in Kitwe last Friday have admitted the conduct likely to cause a breach of peace charge against […]

17 Mar 2021 | Zondiwe Mbewe

I have never, will never defame Lungu – Kambwili

CHISHIMBA Kambwili has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he has never, will never and can never defame the President. Kambwili has further told the court that as an opposition leader, one of his roles […]

17 Mar 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Court cases have forced Kambwili back to PF, but we’re not following, insists Akafumba

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) interim president Joseph Akafumba says the provincial elections being held by expelled party leader Chishimba Kambwili are illegal. And Akafumba says Kambwili is at the brink of rejoining the ruling party […]

17 Mar 2021 | Stuart Lisulo

Zambian Breweries profits dwindle to K6m

ZAMBIAN Breweries Plc has posted reduced profit after tax of only K6 million in its financial year period ending December 31, 2020, mainly triggered by higher costs of production and the devastating impact of the […]

17 Mar 2021 | Stuart Lisulo

Zanaco’s operating income soars to K2.3bn

ZANACO Plc has posted increased operating income of over K2.3 billion during its financial year period ending December 31, 2020, mainly boosted by higher returns from lending, which grew by 53 per cent. In a […]

17 Mar 2021 | Julia Malunga

Arrest Bowman, Mushimba for breaching COVID-19 guidelines, Mumbi urges police

PF DEPUTY secretary general Mumbi Phiri has urged police to arrest Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo and Higher Education Minister Dr Brian Mushimba for defying COVID-19 guidelines because they are not above the law. And […]

17 Mar 2021 | Julia Malunga

There’s nothing biblical about donating stolen money – Nalumango

UPND vice-president Mutale Nalumango says there is nothing biblical about donating stolen money to churches. On Monday, Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili justified PF members’ huge cash donations that had been distributed to vulnerable […]