Archive: 10 February 2023

10 Feb 2023 | Chamuka Shalubala

FRA, millers deal to sell mealie meal at K160 unsustainable – Sunday

KANCHIBIYA PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda says the deal between FRA and millers to sell maize at k160 is not sustainable. When addressing the media on the national food security status, FRA Board Chairperson... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Chamuka Shalubala

BOZ likely to maintain MPR because of new SRR – Chizonde

ECONOMIST Bright Chizonde says the Bank of Zambia (BOZ) is likely to maintain the Monetary Policy rate following the recent increase in the Statutory Reserve Ratio. The central bank recently announced an increase in the... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Philip Chisalu

‘Usual suspects’ uncomfortable with HH, BCCET meeting – Saasa

BUSINESS Council Covid-19 Emergency Taskforce (BCCET) member Oliver Saasa says attendance to the recent meeting with President Hakainde Hichilema at State House was on a voluntary basis among paid up members. Recently, there was public... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

I told you it was all lies, you laughed at me – Lungu

NALILANDA ati ubufi, boza, wenye, mwalenseka, remarked former president Edgar Lungu yesterday in reference to the UPND, before he passed through neighbourhood to check on the price of mealie meal. And former first lady Esther... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Angela Muchinshi

Corruption in UPND worse that under PF – Mwamba

PF aspiring presidential candidate Emmanuel Mwamba says corruption in the UPND government is worse than it was in the PF regime. He says the Transparency International Zambia Corruption Perception Index confirms his point of view.... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

Covid-19 killed 20 people in January – MoH stats

STATISTICS made available by the Ministry of Health and ZNPHI show that Zambia recorded over 6,100 Covid-19 positive cases and 20 deaths in January. But National Director of Infectious Diseases Professor Lloyd Mulenga has assured... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Muzamba Siandizya

We never abused the law like UPND – PF

PF National Chairperson Davies Chama says it’s childish that the UPND has continued to abuse the Public Order Act all because it is scared of the former ruling party. And Chama says PF never abused... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Mwiche Nalwimba

UPND not following anyone out of rivalry – Kasanda

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says if the ruling wanted to use the law against its rivals, a lot of people would have been arrested the moment it got in office. Commenting on Laura Miti’s... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

Wynter advises HH, Nalumango to use written speeches when addressing the public

ECONOMIC Front Leader Wynter Kabimba says President Hakainde Hichilema and Vice president Mutale Nalumango should use written speeches whenever they address the public to avoid making inconsistent statements. And Kabimba says UPND must quit and... […]

10 Feb 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

Cholera can’t stop N’cwala, we are Ngonis, we don’t fear sickness – Organising Committee

THE Nc’wala Organising Committee says the ceremony will be held “cholera or no cholera”, arguing that as Ngonis, they don’t fear sickness. The Committee, however, says it will consult health authorities on how the ceremony... […]