Gone are days of drinking all day, it’s now about being productive – Ngoma
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s political advisor Levy Ngoma says there is no single leader in government that thinks all problems in the country can be solved by CDF. And Ngoma says gone are the days when the country was just about politics and drinking Jameson from morning till evening because it is now about productivity. Last…...
Umodzi Kum’mawa ask HH to appoint 12 Easterners as ministers, diplomats
UMODZI Kum’mawa spokesperson Chanoda Ngwira has written an open letter to President Hakainde Hichilema, giving him a list of 12 easterners from which he can choose his new Minister of Foreign Affairs. But this move has angered some members of the group who feel it validates people’s initial misgivings that Umodzi Kum’mawa was nothing but […]
Traffic officers know which vehicles are impoundable, IG responds to Public Protector
INSPECTOR General of Police Grapheal Musamba says the Office of the Public Protector should have engaged the police first to register their concerns on the issue of vehicle impoundment before rushing to the media. And Musamba says traffic police officers know which vehicles are impoundable because they are at the scene. Last week, the Office…...
HRC seeks special measures to protect detainees from cholera
THE Human Rights Commission has appealed to prison authorities to take special measures aimed at preventing the cholera outbreak in detention and correctional facilities. According to a statement, Tuesday, Human Rights Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya states that individuals deprived of liberty are at high risk of contracting cholera due to overcrowding and inadequate access to…...
Lusaka Mayor opens door for PF to join “Keep Lusaka Clean” campaign
LUSAKA Mayor Chilando Chitangala has invited the Patriotic Front faction led by Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda to meet with council officials and discuss the party’s participation in the “Keep Lusaka Clean” campaign. Lusaka is experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in recent times, and the city council has been undertaking cleaning exercises in a bid to…...
We didn’t breach Constitution by withdrawing Lungu’s benefits, Cabinet tells court
DEPUTY Secretary to Cabinet Administration Dr Oliver Kalabo has told the Lusaka High Court that his office did not breach any part of the Constitution by enforcing the withdrawal of former president Edgar Lungu’s pension and benefits. And Dr Kalabo has also told the court to dismiss Lungu’s petition, adding that he is not entitled…...
Cholera claims 4 at illegal mine in Rufunsa
FOUR people have died of Cholera at an illegal mine in Rufunsa District, says Lusaka Province Minister Sheal Mulyata. And Mulyata says there are neither toilets nor safe drinking water in the area, forcing people to go to nearby bushes to relieve themselves. In an interview, Tuesday, Mulyata said most of the Cholera cases recorded…...
Simon Mwewa gets 6 months for deflating bus tyres
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced social media blogger Mwewa Chitambala, popularly known as Simon Mwewa to six months imprisonment for the offence of malicious damage to property. Particulars of the offence in the matter are that Chitambala, on June 1, 2023, in Lusaka, willfully and unlawfully did damage two motor vehicle tyres,…...
Cholera outbreak is something we never wished for – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the country is going through a very difficult situation, and a cholera outbreak is something he never wished for. Meanwhile, Minister of Health Syvia Masebo has revealed that 25 patients have died in the past 24 hours, with 736 new cases recorded and 639 patients discharged, leaving 1, 305 patients in…...
Exchange rate says everything about state of the economy – Mundubile
FORMER Leader of Opposition Brain Mundubile says it is shocking that President Hakainde Hichilema is only cancelling his holiday now when so many people have been dying from cholera in his absence. And Mundubile has argued that the exchange rate says everything someone needs to know about the performance of the economy. Speaking on the…...
