Archive: 3 August 2022

3 Aug 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Nshindano leaves ECZ

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced that it has mutually separated with its Chief Electoral Officer Kryticous Nshindano effective August 7, 2022. In a statement, Wednesday, ECZ corporate affairs manager Patricia Luhanga said... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Esther Chisola

Malanji loses Kwacha seat over G12 certificate

FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Joseph Malanji has lost his Kwacha seat after the Constitutional Court upheld the High Court’s decision to nullify it this morning. In November last year, Lusaka High Court judge Kazimbe Chenda... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

UPND wants Lungu to be destitute – Tutwa

PF LAWYER Tutwa Ngulube says the only reason Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe is insisting that former president Edgar Lungu must lose his benefits is because government wants to leave him destitute. And Ngulube says UPND... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Zambia, Tanzania bonded by history – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia and Tanzania are bonded by history and it’s the duty of the current generation of leaders to nurse and water these relationships. Speaking during a state visit in Tanzania, Tuesday,... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Decision to cancel some loan-financed projects was made by PF – Kampyongo

SHIWANG’ANDU PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says the cancellation of some loan-financed projects was a Cabinet decision which was made way before PF was voted out of office. And Kampyongo says it’s shocking that... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

PF won’t die because there’s no president – Chama

PF national chairperson Davies Chama has advised party members to exercise patience, saying the former ruling party is still relevant and won’t die just because there’s no substantive leader. Commenting on Yamfwa Mukanga’s remarks that... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

ActionAid hails Creditors’ Committee’s support in debt restructuring process

ACTIONAID Zambia has commended government and the Creditors’ Committee of Zambia, chaired by China, for their unprecedented strides towards debt restructuring and ultimate cancellation. In a statement, Tuesday, ActionAid executive director Nalucha Ziba urged government... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Philip Chisalu

FQM’s Kansanshi Mine records 2,180 tonnes decrease in copper production

FIRST Quantum Minerals has revealed that it has recorded a 2,180 tonnes decrease in copper production at its Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi during the second quarter of 2022. And FQM says it has commenced repayment... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

We’ll inform nation on what’ll happen to Gulfstream G650 after Cabinet discussions – Lufuma

DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says the next course of action regarding the Gulfstream G650 presidential jet will only be decided once Cabinet has a discussion. On Friday, the Ministry of Finance announced that it had... […]

3 Aug 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

We’ve stood with the poor on fuel prices – Kapala

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says the new dawn government has stood with the poor to ensure that they enjoy immediate benefits whenever there is a positive change in market forces which determine pump prices. But... […]