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10 Sep 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

MoH gets raw deal from $17m tender as HoneyBee supplies toxic drugs

THE controversial US$17 million Health Centre Kits tender awarded to HoneyBee Pharmacy has culminated into a supply of damaged, toxic drugs to the Ministry of Health. But Zackir Motala, who is now carrying the title... […]

9 Sep 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

COVID-19 cases jump to over 13,000

HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says the country has recorded 160 new COVID-19 cases from 1,068 tests done in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative total since the outbreak to 13,112 cases. And the […]

9 Sep 2020 | Mwema Banda in Chipata

Locals need to benefit from mine resources – CCZ

COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says it is unfortunate that for a long time, Zambians have begged for corporate crumbs when resources generated from mines are owned by them. Fr... […]

9 Sep 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Face mask suppliers demand payment from DMMU

SOME SMEs in Lusaka, which were engaged by the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to supply face masks for distribution to schools, have complained that government has still not paid them for over two... […]

9 Sep 2020 | Julia Malunga

TIZ tips ACC to take interest in huge donations by PF officials

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should take interest in the hefty donations being made by government officials. On Sunday, Patriotic Front Copperbelt Mobilization Committee chairperson Bowman Lusambo donated K70, 000 and... […]

9 Sep 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Privatization debate not a PF baby – Sunday

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) media director Sunday Chanda says the ruling party has nothing to do with the debate around privatization as it is an issue between UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his FDD counterpart Edith... […]

9 Sep 2020 | Julia Malunga

There’s a headwind coming, economy in ICU- VJ

VETERAN politician Vernon Johnson Mwaanga says it is shocking that while the economy is in the intensive care unit, government officials are arrogantly exhibiting scandalous opulence, which is way above their salaries and allowances. And... […]

9 Sep 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

State must stop persecuting civil actors – ACA

THE Livingstone Magistrates’ Court has acquitted Alliance for Community Action (ACA) executive director Laura Miti and her programmes manager Bornwell Mwewa who were accused of assaulting police officers. The two were appearing before the Livingstone... […]

9 Sep 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

IG warns political parties against ferrying cadres to cause confusion in Lukashya, Mwansabombwe

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says the command is aware of some political parties who are mobilising cadres from different parts of the country for transportation to Lukashya and Mwansabombwe constituencies ahead of the... […]

8 Sep 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Taking Nawakwi to court won’t solve anything, lawyer advises HH

LUSAKA lawyer Joseph Chirwa says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s decision to take his FDD counterpart Edith Nawakwi to court will not solve anything. And Chirwa says the debate about privatisation is a political issue which... […]

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