No prisoner will go missing, we have strong unit that attends to escapees – ZCS
THE Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) says it has a strong unit in place that attends to escapees, hence there will be no such thing as a prisoner going missing as witnessed in the past. In an interview, ZCS Commissioner General Fredrick Chilukutu said the institution was also digitalising all the information for coordination of inmates’…...
HH doesn’t have to apologise for PF’s mess – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says President Hakainde Hichilema doesn’t have to apologise for the mess left by PF, wondering whether he should be apologetic for bringing free education and ending cadreism. On Wednesday, PF member Mutotwe Kafwaya said President Hichilema should apologise to Zambians and admit that he was ignorant about leadership. But in…...
Swedish companies hesitating to invest in Zambia because of corruption – Envoy
SWEDISH Ambassador to Zambia Johan Hallenborg says Swedish companies are hesitating to invest in Zambia because of “pervasive” corruption, which prompts them to move their investments elsewhere. And Ambassador Hallenborg says the price to pay for corruption should be much higher than just forfeiting the proceeds of crime to the state. Ambassador Hallenborg said although…...
Cabinet has invoked SI prohibiting gatherings – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says Cabinet has signed and endorsed Statutory Instrument No. 5 of 2024 which among other issues restricts ceremonies or gatherings of more than five people who are not family in cholera infected areas. Masebo has also disclosed that about 1.6 million doses of cholera vaccines were expected to arrive in the…...
Andyford wonders why govt is failing to release information on IHR
PAC president Andyford Banda has wondered why government is failing to release details for International Resources Holdings (IHR), an Abu Dhabi firm it engaged to develop Mopani Copper Mines. Banda is concerned that the firm in question is registered as a restricted company, and has no experience with mining. Last week, Mines and Minerals Development…...
Yango explains rise in fares during adverse weather conditions
YANGO Zambia says the temporary rise in fares during adverse weather conditions is done to ensure reliability when passenger demand surpasses the vehicle supply. Various netizens have been raising concerns that Yango Zambia has been abnormally increasing fares, especially when there are heavy rains. Responding to a query, the Yango Zambia Press Office stated that…...
Miles condemns Petauke violence
MATERO PF MP Miles Sampa has condemned the violence that recently occurred in Petauke where PF members Justine Chama and Victor Kapungwe, popularly known as Chama America and Mr Ground, respectively, were assaulted. And Sampa says if it’s in God’s hands that he becomes republican president, then he’ll be president no matter what anyone does…....
Egyptian participated in gold transaction, he’s not a victim – State
THE Drug Enforcement Commissioner (DEC) has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that Egyptian national Micheal Adel Michel Botros is not a victim of the gold scam as he voluntarily engaged in illegal gold transactions. DEC Assistant Commissioner Martin Chitamba has also insisted that the jet seized in the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA)…...
Cress Motors is renting my property, says Matambo
COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo says he does not own Cress Motors Zambia, but that the car dealership is only renting his property for its branch in Ndola. A voice note of a woman has emerged in which she is heard calling on President Hakainde Hichilema to send the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate Matambo, saying he…...
Opposition are hypocrites condemning everything govt does – Hamasaka
STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says the opposition are hypocrites who condemn everything that government does. And Hamasaka says cholera is something President Hakainde Hichilema tried to prevent from the beginning, as last year he participated in cleaning the drainages and garbage which the opposition said was all politics. Meanwhile, President Hichilema’s Political…...
