Archive: 27 July 2021

27 Jul 2021 | Chamuka Shalubala

Zambians will celebrate PF’s loss the same way they celebrated 2011 victory – Mweetwa

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Zambians will next month celebrate PF’s loss in the same way they did when the party came into power in 2011. And Mweetwa says 2021 will turn from a year... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

Civil servants loans still active until govt pays in full – BAZ

BANKERS Association of Zambia (BAZ) Chief Executive Officer Leonard Mwanza says government is expected to finalise reconciliations with financial institutions and to also pay off loans on behalf of civil servants by July 31. Speaking... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

UPND abhors violence, we’ll not stand with people involved in criminal acts – Nkombo

UPND Chairman for elections Gary Nkombo says UPND hates violence and will not stand with persons that involve themselves in criminal acts. Commenting on a statement by Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja that 19... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Daniel Chansa

Two get 20 years over death of suspected gasser

THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a female and a male to 20 years imprisonment for causing the death of a suspected gasser. It was alleged that on February 20, 2020, the convicts jointly and... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Julia Malunga

Use force to stop campaign gatherings, IG orders police

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has directed police officers to ensure that no political party leader abrogates the electoral code of conduct and COVID-19 regulations under the guise of distributing face masks. And Kanganja... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

There is nothing illegal about the debt swap – Chimbwali

PUBLIC Service Management Division Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali says there is nothing illegal about the debt swap initiative, and that it doesn’t require to be taken to Parliament for approval. And Chimbwali has called on... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Debt swap illegal, irresponsible – Saasa

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa has described government’s decision to implement the debt swap as illegal and irresponsible from a government that is stressed with a huge fiscal deficit. And Prof Saasa says the budget process... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Natasha Sakala

State denies seizing money from Xavier Chungu’s accounts

THE Attorney General has denied claims by former Zambia Security Intelligence Services (ZSIS) director general Xavier Chungu that $150,000 was seized from his account at Access Financial Services. This is a matter in which Chungu... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Natasha Sakala

HH asks court to strike out Tayali’s defence in defamation case

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has asked the Lusaka High Court to strike out Chilufya Tayali’s defence in a case where he has sued him for defamation. Hichilema wants the court to strike out Tayali’s defence... […]

27 Jul 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

The angel we don’t know is better than the devil we know – Telesphore

FORMER Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says Zambians are intelligent and can tell that they are being lied to that things will get better when PF is voted back into power. And Archbishop Mpundu says the... […]