Next President must stop the cycle of revenge – Luo
FORMER minister of higher education Professor Nkandu Luo says the next Republican President must halt the cycle of revenge against former leaders for misdeeds they may have done in the past. And Professor Luo says she has been demonised by the UPND government for abolishing students’ meal allowances. Meanwhile, Professor Luo has lamented the poor…...
Police warn Serenje illegal youth revenue collectors
THE Zambia Police Service says it has removed and sensitised youths from Chief Muchinda’s Palace in Serenje District who had established an illegal checkpoint where they were collecting between K1,500 and K2,500 from each truck driver in the area. Central Province Police Commissioner Charity Munganga says the youths were also reminded that they were not…...
Uranium exposure was negligible, but we told ZEMA who also investigated – Lumwana
BARRICK Lumwana says only a small part of its mine was affected by uranium contamination of water in November last year, asserting that the uranium exposure was negligible due to both duration and low concentration. The mining company says prompt communication of the incident was made to relevant authorities including ZEMA and the Mines Safety…...
UKA is a group of comedians – Ngoma
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Political Advisor Levy Ngoma says the United Kwacha Alliance is a group of comedians, adding that it is always good to have such people on the political scene. Commenting on UKA’s strategic meeting held last week, Ngoma said the Alliance did not pose any threat to the UPND government. “It is always…...
Hunger has set in; we intend to adjust budget to accommodate response measures – Govt
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government intends to adjust the 2024 national budget to enable the financing of vulnerable households as a drought response measure. In a ministerial statement, Friday, Dr Musokotwane lamented that the current agricultural season was one of the worst in living memory. “My final point on the…...
Lungu didn’t attend N’cwala because he wasn’t invited – Mwamba
PF-faction Information and Publicity Chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba says former president Edgar Lungu did not attend the Nc’wala traditional ceremony because the Organising Committee did not invite him or members of the opposition. Various members of parliament, including some PF and independent MPs, attended the traditional ceremony on Saturday which was graced by President Hakainde Hichilema…....
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Power, Zesco share spoils as Trident records first win of season
DEFENDING champions, Power Dynamos have held Zesco United to a 1-1 draw in the Kitwe derby played at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium yesterday. The champions took advantage of superiority in numbers, after Zesco were reduced to 10 men, to rally from a goal down and qualise in the dying minutes of the game. Substitute Moses…...
Govt is being unfair to cancer patients
IT’S been a year since my mother succumbed to endometrial cancer at the Cancer Diseases Hospital. It was when she was hospitalised that I came to learn, up close, the horrors which cancer patients often face due to the obsolete equipment at CDH. A hospital which was once hailed as a regional hub for cancer […]
Muchinga MP talks polygamy, life as a bus conductor
HAVING 14 children and two wives is not the only striking thing about Emmanuel Banda. His story about how he rose from being a security guard to working as a bus conductor, and finally being elected as Muchinga Member of Parliament can only be described as a remarkable journey of rags-to-riches. In this intriguing and…...
