Archive: 15 October 2021

15 Oct 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Biomedical Union opposes proposal for mandatory vaccination

BIOMEDICAL Union of Zambia president Daniel Mwimbe says there is no need for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, arguing that people just need to be encouraged rather than forced. Pharmaceutical expert Jerome Kanyika recently called on government... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

Consolidate your positions before making public statements, TIZ urges govt

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has expressed concern over the inconsistencies and contradictions in media statements attributed to top political and government officials within the UPND. In a statement, Thursday, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe noted... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

We’ll commence FISP distribution on October 18 – Govt

AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri has announced that beneficiaries under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) will begin to collect inputs on Monday, October 18. During a media briefing, Wednesday, Phiri revealed that the FISP audit... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

We don’t owe lawyers K37m – Mundubile

PF chairperson for legal affairs Brian Mundubile has refuted claims that the party owes K37 million in legal fees for the ongoing parliamentary and local government petitions. In an interview, Mundubile said the claims were... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Ulande Nkomesha

PF should be grateful we’re not vindictive – Katuka

UPND chairperson Stephen Katuka says PF should just keep quiet and avoid dictating how his party should run government because they committed a lot of crimes and atrocities. Recently, PF secretary general Davies Mwila wondered... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Diggers Editor

Zambians deserve to know the declared assets for HH, his ministers

WHEN we hear the Electoral Commission of Zambia insist that they are not obliged to disclose the assets declared by candidates in the August 12 general elections, we wonder in whose interest they are acting.... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Natasha Sakala

Tasila isn’t entitled to any damages, we retracted story, Crown TV tells court

BLACK Swan Media trading as Crown Television has told the Lusaka High Court that Chawama PF member of parliament Tasila Lungu is not entitled to any claims as the institution retracted its statement against her... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Julia Malunga

We’ll review POA – Haimbe

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says the Public Order Act is among the pieces of legislation that will be reviewed. And Lukashya PF member of parliament George Chisanga says he will give the UPND a thumbs... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Julia Malunga

We’re preparing to file Milingo’s docket in court – DPP

DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lilian Siyunyi says her office has studied Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu’s docket and is in the process of preparing documentation to file in court. And Drug... […]

15 Oct 2021 | Mwenya Mofya

UPND wants to cripple us with petitions – Lubinda

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says UPND’s strategy to petition over 440 council election results was aimed at financially crippling the PF so that “all the little money” they have goes to legal fees. And Lubinda... […]