Archive: 12 January 2022

12 Jan 2022 | Simon Kalolo Kabanda

SOSHOPOLITIKO QUESTIONS: What Will It Take for the Constituency Development Fund to Achieve the Intended Purposes?

This country has developed a culture of being irresponsible. And the levels of irresponsibility are nauseating, manifesting themselves in laziness. We have a generation of people who have been brought up in a culture of […]

12 Jan 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

It’s unfair to label all former ministers as thieves – Chama

ACTING PF national chairperson Davies Chama has lamented that it’s unfair to label all those who served in Edgar Lungu’s government as thieves, warning that the UPND will also be given the same name once […]

12 Jan 2022 | Christopher Banda in Chipata

E/Province farmers protest lack of fertiliser

FARMERS in Chipata district of Eastern Province have protested over government’s delay to give them fertiliser for the 2021/2022 farming season. The farmers, who stormed the Office of the District Commissioner, Tuesday, demanded that the […]

12 Jan 2022 | Christopher Banda in Chipata

Teachers abandoned classes to campaign for PF, E/Province education officer tells Syakalima

MINISTER of Education Douglas Syakalima has assured teachers in the country that they will work in a safe environment, free from political interference. And Syakalima says never again should politics enter the education system because […]

12 Jan 2022 | Julia Malunga

Bill 10 could’ve fixed Article 52 – Makebi

Lusaka Lawyer Makebi Zulu says Article 52 of the Constitution needs to be amended. On Monday, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) cancelled the Kabwata Parliamentary by-election following the withdrawal of the United Progressive Party […]

12 Jan 2022 | Philip Chisalu

There’s too much suffering in Zambia now – Bowman

FORMER Lusaka Province minister says there is a lot of suffering going on in Zambia right now and so when people hear him speaking, they get excited to listen. Meanwhile, Lusambo has refuted reports that […]

12 Jan 2022 | Julia Malunga

Govt supports calls to revisit Article 52 – Kasanda

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says assertions from some opposition political parties and interest groups that the Kabwata Parliamentary by-election cancellation was induced by government are malicious and unfounded. And Kasanda says government supports public […]

12 Jan 2022 | Philip Chisalu

ZANEC calls for innovation in education sector

THE Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has called for innovation in the education sector by way of revising the curriculum in order to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. In an interview, ZANEC executive director […]

12 Jan 2022 | Philip Chisalu

I’m not a weak candidate, I’ll make UPND win – Tayengwa

UNITED Party for National Development Kabwata aspiring candidate Andrew Teyengwa has rubbished suggestions that the cancellation of the Kabwata by election was induced because he is a weak contender whom the ruling party wants to […]

12 Jan 2022 | Chamuka Shalubala

ACC challenges Chitalu’s $50m claim

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that former Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya is not entitled to the reliefs he is seeking in a case in which he is […]