Archive: 1 July 2021

1 Jul 2021 | Chamuka Shalubala

0.7 GPD growth insufficient to drive an economy like Zambia – Hambaye

ECONOMIST Trevor Hambaye says the 0.7 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth recorded in the first quarter of 2021 is insufficient to drive an economy like Zambia. In an interview, Wednesday, Hambaye noted with concern... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Luo brags about her dancing skills: I won trophies when I was in school

PF presidential running mate Professor Nkandu Luo says the education structure during the late president Kenneth Kaunda’s administration was designed in such a way that children were taught beyond just academic knowledge. And Prof Luo... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Natasha Sakala

32-year-old Lusaka man gets 60 years in prison for defiling daughter

LUSAKA High Court Judge Sharon Newa has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 60 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his four-year-old daughter. In this case, Benjamin Mukobela was charged with one count of incest... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Natasha Sakala

ConCourt has discretion to award costs, AG insists

ATTORNEY General Likando Kalaluka has submitted that the Constitutional Court has the discretion to award costs as it guards against ‘busy bodies’ from commencing unnecessary, frivolous actions. This is a matter in which Constitutional Lawyer... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

KK hated corruption and tribalism, he made sure all provinces were represented in Cabinet – Panji

FIRST Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s eldest son Colonel Panji Kaunda says his father hated tribalism and corruption. Speaking during Dr Kaunda’s funeral procession in Kasama, Wednesday, Colonel Kaunda said he was alarmed by the... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

State House tightlipped on Lungu’s Covid vaccine status

SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe says it is President Edgar Lungu’s prerogative to publicise whether he has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or not. When asked in an interview,... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

ZCCM-IH declares K53 million dividend payout to shareholders

ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has approved a K53 million dividend at K0.33 per share. In a statement, ZCCM-IH public relations manager Loisa Matha Kakoma said the K53 million dividend was arrived at after the company posted... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

ECZ bans Kambwili as police prob him for engaging in tribalism, hate speech

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has suspended PF member Chishimba Kambwili from participating in any campaign activity for breaching the Electoral Code of Conduct. And Police in Lusaka say they are investigating Kambwili over... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

Encouraging people to eat Kandolo is in line with our pro-poor policy – PF

PF Lusaka Province chairman Kennedy Kamba says encouraging people to eat Kandolo (sweet potatoes) during the prevailing harsh economy times is in line with the party’s pro-poor policy. But MDC leader Felix Mutati says people... […]

1 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

We must win big, PF intends to manipulate August polls – HH

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says the party is aware of the PF’s desire to manipulate the August elections hence they need to “win big”. And Hichilema says there is need to have a Parliament that... […]