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14 Jan 2023 | Angela Muchinshi

Nkombo rescinds decision on street vendors: “President wants further consultations done”

MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo has rescinded his earlier directive to local authorities to clear out street vendors trading in undesignated areas by Monday. Nkombo says the clearing process of street... […]

13 Jan 2023 | Ulande Nkomesha

Zambians forget quickly, they can’t remember teargas, blood at bus stops – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has insisted that his government is determined to deliver on its promises and doesn’t care who destroyed the country. And the President says Zambians forget quickly and can’t remember that teargas and... […]

12 Jan 2023 | Angela Muchinshi

Kariba leakage only 20 litres per second – ZRA

THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has revealed that the leakage at the Kariba Dam is allowing 20 litres of water per second, but says it has no effect on the safety of the dam wall.... […]

11 Jan 2023 | Ulande Nkomesha

We’ve blamed PF enough, time has come to fix things – Nkombo

WE have done enough blaming, let’s concentrate on our own delivery system, says Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo. In an interview, Nkombo said the whole country knew the wrongs done by PF.... […]

10 Jan 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Kariba dam leaking, says HH, as he insists ZRA failed to manage water allocation

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has revealed that there are leakages at the Kariba dam, saying there is no need to hide such things. The President says his administration spoke a lot in the past year and... […]

9 Jan 2023 | Ulande Nkomesha

Load shedding shouldn’t be an annual ceremony – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government doesn’t want load shedding to become an annual event in the country. And President Hichilema says his government is working towards fulfilling its pledge of investing over $4 billion... […]

6 Jan 2023 | Angela Muchinshi

PF overused water in the dam, current problem technical – State House

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the previous regime overused all the water in the Kariba dam in order to generate income after allegedly running dry public coffers. Speaking when he featured on 5 FM’s radio... […]

5 Jan 2023 | Philip Chisalu

HH also disappointed with load- shedding, says State House, as Zesco pushes power cuts to 12hrs

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says President Hakainde Hichilema is as disappointed as everyone else with the issue of load shedding. Bwalya says the President hears and understands people’s concerns, and that this should be the... […]

4 Jan 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

Zesco increases load shedding hours to 12

ZESCO has announced that it will adjust the load shedding hours to 12 hours daily until further notice, effective today. Earlier, Energy Minister Peter Kapala announced that the country would start experiencing 6 hours of... […]

4 Jan 2023 | Angela Muchinshi

UPND isn’t scared of losing elections, we want to leave a legacy – Muchima

LANDS and Natural Resources Minister Elijah Muchima says the ruling party is not scared of losing any elections but only wants to leave a legacy of doing things correctly. Muchima, however, says the UPND will... […]