Archive: 13 October 2021

13 Oct 2021 | Ngosa Chalwe

Zesco shoots into top 4

DEFENDING champions Zesco United have broken into the top four after beating Kabwe Warriors 2 – 0 at Railway Grounds. The struggles at Kabwe Warriors have continued and a loss against the Ndola side has […]

13 Oct 2021 | Julia Malunga

We’ve detected sporadic typhoid cases – Masebo

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has disclosed that sporadic cases of typhoid have been detected with three cases currently admitted to the University Teaching Hospital. And Masebo says the country has recorded 15 COVID-19 cases and […]

13 Oct 2021 | Chamuka Shalubala

Increased diarrhea cases in Lusaka worry MOH

MINISTRY of Health spokesperson Dr Abel Kabalo says the Ministry has heightened surveillance to establish the cause of some diarrhea cases recently recorded in Lusaka district. In a statement, Wednesday, Dr Kabalo said a circular […]

13 Oct 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Milingo’s case fails to take off due to absence of a docket

THERE was drama at the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday when Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu appeared at court only to be told that his docket was missing. Milingo, who appeared at court […]

13 Oct 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Trade, investment the basis upon which we were elected – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Zambians elected the UPND government on the basis of fostering trade and investment. Speaking when he met UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Laurence Robertson, Tuesday, President Hichilema said the change to […]

13 Oct 2021 | Chisoni Mumba and Amy Cantlay-Kingdom

UNPACKING PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA’S SPEECH DURING THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT: LIVESTOCK SECTOR – PART 1

Politicians tend to give very good speeches with brilliant policy pronouncements. However, very little is done to actualise the policy pronouncements in their speeches, with nothing to show at the end of their five-year term […]

13 Oct 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Saying we need to amend constitution to advertise CJ position nonsensical – Sangwa

CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa says it is nonsensical to suggest that there is need for a constitutional amendment before the Chief Justice position can be advertised. Speaking on Radio Phoenix’s Let the People Talk programme, […]

13 Oct 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

Agriculture Ministry entered into $430m fertiliser supply contracts which weren’t budgeted for – AG

THE Auditor General’s Report on accounts of the Republic for the financial year ended December 31 2020 has revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture engaged 15 suppliers of fertiliser and seed at a contract sum […]

13 Oct 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Maybe Faith’s money belongs to UPND – Mwila

PF secretary general Davies Mwila has wondered why the UPND government has remained quiet on the Faith Musonda case, alleging that maybe the money she was caught with belongs to them. And Mwila has wondered […]

13 Oct 2021 | Julia Malunga

I hope there’ll be transparency on loan acquisition – Fundanga

FORMER Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says he hopes the UPND government will be transparent when acquiring loans. And Dr Fundanga has discouraged government from borrowing from the Chinese because their loans […]