Archive: 2 March 2022

2 Mar 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

80 Zambians have been evacuated from Ukraine – Kakubo

FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo says 80 Zambian nationals have been successfully and safely evacuated from Ukraine into Warsaw, Poland. Speaking in Parliament, Wednesday, Kakubo said 12 Zambian nationals were in transit […]

2 Mar 2022 | Christopher Simwanza

Free education among the many promises we’ve fulfilled, brags VEEP

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says the free education policy is one of the many promises which the UPND has fulfilled in less than six months since assuming office. Speaking during the annual general meeting of the […]

2 Mar 2022 | Julia Malunga

We can’t use rubber bullets when criminals are using live ammunition – Police

POLICE Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the use of live ammunition by police officers is not meant to endanger citizens’ lives but to protect them from criminals. Recently, Lusaka Pharmacist Victor Chirwa who was shot by […]

2 Mar 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Ministers wasting money by drawing housing allowance when govt houses are empty – Chitotela

PAMBASHE PF member of parliament Ronald Chitotela has lamented that Cabinet Ministers are wasting money by not occupying government houses. Speaking when he rose a matter of public importance in Parliament, Tuesday, Chitotela said minister’s […]

2 Mar 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Mundubile challenges Nalumango’s response on HH’s perception of his ministers

LEADER of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile on Tuesday presented a copy of Times of Zambia newspaper as evidence that President Hakainde Hichilema said “he felt let down by his Ministers and Permanent Secretaries”. […]

2 Mar 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Members are jostling for positions because they still have faith in PF – Moonga

PF member of the central committee Paul Moonga says the internal wrangles in PF are very healthy, arguing that party members are fighting for positions because they still have faith in the former ruling party. […]

2 Mar 2022 | Julia Malunga

HH must show us outcome of his marketing endeavours – Kafwaya

FORMER transport and communications minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says President Hakainde Hichilema should demonstrate the results of his trips which government suggests have been aimed at marketing Zambia abroad. In an interview, Kafwaya said he had […]

2 Mar 2022 | Dorothy Chaponda

Milingo applied for opening of 2 KCM accounts at FNB, witness tells court

A RELATIONSHIP Manager First National Bank (FNB) has testified that Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu applied for the opening of two bank accounts at FNB. Natasha Mutatabowa said the documents which were […]

2 Mar 2022 | Daniel Chansa

Economic and Financial Crimes Court takes over theft case involving ex-ZAMPOST bosses

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Fast Track Court has taken over a case in which former ZAMPOST postmaster general McPherson Chanda and two others are facing 13 charges of theft by public servant. On January […]

2 Mar 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Using recovered loot on students’ bursaries wasn’t well thought out – TIZ

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) chapter president Sampa Kalungu says money actualised from the asset recovery project should be channeled towards empowering investigative wings. Commenting on government’s decision to use the money which the Anti-Corruption Commission […]