Articles by Mirriam Chabala
Mirriam Chabala covers current affairs and writes in-depth feature articles on social issues.
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Empower local pharmacists to manufacture COVID-19 drugs, Kanyika urges govt
PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Zambia (PSZ) president Jerome Kanyika has asked government to empower local pharmacists with raw materials to enable them continue manufacturing drugs in....
Internet connectivity will likely impact UNZA’s e-learning lessons – NAQEZ
The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) says the resolve by some institutions of higher learning to continue offering lessons through e-learning platforms....
MMD MPs never agreed on any position regarding Bill 10 voting, claims Nakacinda
THE Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has instructed all its members of parliament to vote for the deferment of the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10,....
Bill 10 is a private member’s bill, no changes can be made outside NDF – Sacika
JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda should desist from handling the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 as if it is a game that the ruling....
Youths will never find jobs under PF – Kambwili
ZAMBIAN youths cannot effectively participate in the country’s economy because the current PF regime does not want to give them any meaningful job opportunities, says....
We have recordings of how PF tried to bribe our MPs to vote for Bill 10 – UPND
THE opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says it is considering reporting some ministers to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for attempted bribery regarding Constitutional....
Govt insincere in attributing kwacha free-fall to COVID-19 – ActionAid
GOVERNMENT has been insincere in attributing the kwacha’s rapid depreciation to the Coronavirus outbreak because the local currency was already losing value before the disease....
Any opinion away from a court ruling is not important – Sakwiba
LUSAKA lawyer Milingo Lungu has called on all legal professionals to stop attacking judges and insulting their persona, saying doing so is undermining the very....
UNZA resorts to e-learning amidst COVID-19 outbreak
THE University of Zambia (UNZA) Senate has resolved that teaching and learning at the institution shall continue through e-learning platforms, such as Moodle and Astria,....
Huge debt serving triggering kwacha free-fall – Mutati
FORMER Finance Minister Felix Mutati says Zambia’s huge volume of debt serving has contributed to the kwacha’s rapid depreciation because it is harvesting a lot....
CBU lecturers down tools over February dues
LEARNING at the Copperbelt University (CBU) has been disrupted after lecturers at the institution downed tools, Monday afternoon, demanding payment of their delayed February salaries.....
Robbers steal money, T-bone, cellphones from Matebeto
POLICE in Lusaka are investing a case of aggravated robbery which happened on Tuesday afternoon at a named restaurant in Thorn Park area’s Matebeto Market.....
PF raises Coronavirus concerns to shelve Bill 10 again
THE National Assembly has adjourned indefinitely in view of the coronavirus pandemic, consequently shelving the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019. Meanwhile, Mazabuka central....
Lungu should join coronavirus fight – Saasa
ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says it worrying to see Zambia handling the coronavirus pandemic outside the Presidency when it is a multi-faceted problem. And Professor....
Zambia needs more lawyers like Sangwa – CCZ
THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) says Constitutional Court judges are human beings capable of making mistakes and, therefore, criticizing them is not a....
Sangwa must be handled within the rule of law – Commonwealth lawyers
THE Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) has urged the Judiciary in Zambia to follow due process of the law in handling the matter against constitutional lawyer....
It’s deceitful to blame coronavirus for Kwacha fall – HH
UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema says the PF government should stop the blame game and admit that it has failed to....
Your action against Sangwa is illegal, Wynter tells Chief Justice
FORMER justice minister Wynter Kabimba has written to Chief Justice Ireen Mambilima telling her that the Judiciary’s action against constitutional lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel....
PF returns with Bill 10, as Sangwa urges MPs to reject it
JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda says it is Zambians who will suffer miserably if Bill 10 fails to be enacted into law because President Edgar Lungu....
UPND MPs will vote against Bill 10, insists Mwiimbu
LEADER of the Opposition in the National Assembly Jack Mwiimbu has directed all UPND Members of Parliament not to support Constitution amendment Bill number 10....
You’ve failed, stop giving excuses on falling Kwacha, Sichinga tells Wina
FORMER Commerce Minister Robert Sichinga says Vice-President Inonge Wina’s argument that the free-fall of the Kwacha is due to the Covid-19 pandemic is merely an....
Cabinet wants parliamentary oversight on debt contraction – Lubinda
Justice Minister Given Lubinda has finally given Cabinet’s position on Bill 10 saying it will “strongly” support the views of the people and one of....
Lungu a beneficiary of wrong ConCourt judgment – Kabimba
RAINBOW Party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says he does not agree with the Constitutional Court’s interpretation of a Presidential term of office, which, according to....
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