Armyworm infestation now at 24% countrywide – MoA
MINISTRY of Agriculture, agriculture department director Dr Chizumba Shepande says government has distributed fall armyworm chemicals to all the 116 districts in a bid to fight the outbreak. Dr Shepande has disclosed that the percentage of infested fields has now increased to 24 percent, countrywide. Meanwhile, Dr Shepande has expressed optimism that the country will…...
HH calls for actualisation of MOUs
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called for the actualisation of MOUs signed between Zambia and other governments. And the Zambian government has signed two MOUs with the Ghanaian government on the establishment of a political consultation mechanism between Zambia and Ghana; and political consultations between the two countries. The two governments also signed the agreed minutes…...
At least citizens can now choose between flowers for Valentine’s or mealie meal – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says citizens now have an option to either buy a bouquet of flowers as a Valentine’s Day gift or mealie meal, which wouldn’t have been the case had PF continued in power. And Mweetwa says he takes Socialist Party National Youth Chairperson Kelvin Kaunda’s statement about his complexion as a…...
This is economic sabotage, laments Zesco as vandals damage another transformer
VANDALS have damaged a Zesco transformer in Lusaka West’s Kasupe area worth US$15,000, which is about K400,000. The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday. Speaking during a visit to the scene, Tuesday, Zesco Director Supply and Customer Service, Peter Chamfya expressed concern over increased cases of vandalism, describing the acts as economic sabotage…....
PF regulated education sector, made it attractive – Mabumba
FORMER education minister David Mabumba says in terms of the teacher recruitment record, the PF recruited more teachers compared to MMD and UNIP. And Mabumba says it’s the Patriotic Front government which made the education sector attractive by regulating it, hence the mushrooming of colleges of education. Commenting on Education Minister Douglas Syakalima’s remarks that…...
Drug addict gets 2-year suspended sentence
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and slapped a 36-year-old South African national with a two-year suspended sentence for drug trafficking. This was after Kim Armour Gittings, through his lawyer, pleaded for leniency saying he has a condition which forces him to indulge in drugs, but he does not trade them. Kim Armour Gittings was…...
TSC rules out corruption in recent recruitment process
TEACHING Service Commission Chairperson Daphne Chimuka says nothing was done out of the ordinary with regards to the teacher recruitment process this year. Recently, Mwinilunga UPND member of parliament Newton Samakayi charged that the recent teacher recruitment process in North Western Province was marred with corruption because most local residents were not selected. He appealed…...
Kapala reveals govt’s plans to set up 5 power plants on Luapula River
ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government has identified five sites for power generation on the Luapula River. And Kapala has insisted that the country is not experiencing any load shedding, and that the current outages are due to the maintenance works being done by Zesco. In an interview, Monday, Kapala said each power site would…...
Sikumba targets 2m tourist visitors in 2024
MINISTER of Tourism Rodney Sikumba says the $100 million secured from the World Bank under the great Tourism Development Project will be invested in the rehabilitation of heritage sites. And Sikumba has disclosed that government has increased the tourism sector’s budget allocation to K769.4 million from K589.1 million in 2023 translating to a 30.6% positive…...
I didn’t say we agreed with Kambwili that he should issue tribal remarks, clarifies Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has clarified that he did not mean the UPND sponsored Chishimba Kambwili to issue tribal remarks but that what his political party and the PF member were doing all contributed to Edgar Lungu’s downfall. But Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says government should wait for Chishimba Kambwili to…...
