WHEN Thelma (not her real name) died, her acquaintances had this sketchy Bemba phrase to say, ‘Thelma ubusuma bwakwe bwamulya.’ This translates in English to something like, ‘Thelma’s beauty has led to her death.’ Recently we had a trending story about a beautiful Kitwe lady who allegedly killed her husband. The two stories are similar...

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary in charge of administration Dr George Magwende has acknowledged that other services tend to suffer when the country is faced with a public health threat, as attention mostly shifts towards what is eminent. In an interview, Dr Magwende expressed confidence that the recruitment of more health workers would help create...

MINISTRY of Health Director of Infectious Diseases Professor Lloyd Mulenga says more men compared to women have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with a ratio of about 54 percent for males and about 46 percent for females. And Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says the ministry has continued to see a trend where those who are not...

LUSAKA Ministers Fellowship chairperson Christopher Kabunda says the COVID-19 pandemic also caused some members to backslide because they could not fellowship with others at church anymore. And Bishop Kabunda says the pandemic brought some levels of poverty in churches. In an interview, recently, Bishop Kabunda said lack of regular fellowship with like-minded christians made some...

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says PF is being childish by singling out former finance minister Felix Mutati in the FTJ University saga just because he is part of the UPND government. And Milupi says PF will only rebrand once they accept that what they were running was a criminal organisation in...

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says there will be no increment in both electricity tariffs and connection fess before the cost of service study is finalised and implemented. In a statement, Sunday, Kapala however said this did not stop the Energy Regulatory Body from looking at ZESCO's application as was required under the laws governing the...

DEPUTY Auditor General for Audits Francis Mbewe says there is a serious lack of capacity and monitoring systems in the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts Treasury, adding that the treasury needs to put up short-term measures to recover loans. Speaking shortly after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting, Thursday, Mbewe said inefficiencies at the...

HUMAN rights activist Maiko Zulu says it is high time musicians are taken seriously in the country, rather than being used as pawns in misgovernance. And Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Anna Maj Hultgård says she has seen positive development in relation to the last elections. Speaking during the launch of the Pan-African Network for Artistic...

FORMER transport minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says it is surprising how the UPND has failed to deliver even on promises which are easy to fulfil like selling the presidential Jet and demolishing Forest 27 houses. In an interview, Friday, Kafwaya wondered how the UPND could fail to sell the presidential Jet, eight months after getting into...

FORMER president Edgar Lungu has expressed hope that former Ministry of Information permanent secretary Amos Malupenga's book will help decision-makers become more impartial and fair as they judge others. And Lungu has urged people to read and fight with ideas as opposed to trying to get at each other and pulling each other down. Meanwhile,...