PF still a violent party, observes Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has urged PF youths not to use events such as Youth Day to portray “bad manners”. And Masebo says government knows that the cost of mealie meal is high and it is not happy about it. Some youths in Chongwe took advantage of Youth Day celebrations to register their displeasure over…...
There’s no shrinking democratic space in Zambia – VJ
VETERAN politician Vernon Johnson Mwaanga says he does not agree with sentiments from some quarters of society that there is a shrinking democratic space in the country. And Mwaanga says Zambia has faced a similar drought situation before, expressing confidence that the country will emerge victorious. A number of opposition leaders, including former president Edgar…...
We’ll use drought to change Zambia forever – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says government will use drought as an opportunity to change the country forever. And the President emphasized that taxes on purchase of music, agriculture and irrigation equipment would no longer apply going forward. Speaking when he officiated the Youth Day commemorations in Eastern Province, Tuesday, President Hichilema urged youths to stay away…...
Food shortage may run for more than 2 years – M’membe
SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe says food shortages may be experienced even for more than two years because the UPND government does not recognise the importance of maize reserves. And Socialist Party General Secretary Dr Cosmas Musumali says Dr M’membe will celebrate his birthday from State House in 2027 because he will be elected…...
Govt closes Luangwa Boarding School after cholera outbreak
GOVERNMENT has been forced to close down Luangwa Boarding Secondary School, where there has been erratic water supply, due to a cholera outbreak. But the Ministry of Education says it has closed the school for two weeks because of “a number of diarrhoea cases recorded at the school”. According to sources from the school, a…...
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People should welcome regulation of podcasts – Fr Bwalya
UPND National Media Committee Director General Frank Bwalya says people should not look at government’s attempt to regulate podcasts negatively. And Bwalya says the Patriotic Front party has no moral right to complain about public media blacking out opposition political parties because PF did the same when it was in government. In an interview, Sunday,…...
I’m not happy that our players don’t play regularly – Grant
AVRAM Grant says he desires to see Chipolopolo players play at good clubs in Europe to have a competitive squad. Grant has named a 24-man squad ahead of the Four-Nations tournament set for Malawi next week. Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Grant said he wasn’t happy that many Chipolopolo players were not…...
Mia Phiri into African Games finals
SWIMMER Mia Phiri has qualified for the 50m backstroke finals at the All Africa Games after clocking a time of 29.41 seconds. This came barely 24 hours after she qualified for the finals in the butterfly category, where she she narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fifth. Phiri finished second in the 50m…...
