Judge Katanekwa’s suspension an act of intimidation – Mundubile
FORMER Leader of Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile says he is saddened by the suspension of Lusaka High Court Judge Timothy Katanekwa, which he says is a form of intimidation. On Wednesday, President Hakainde suspended Judge Katanekwa from office, acting on the recommendation in a report presented to him by the Judicial Complaints Commission. The…...
ZRA urges power utilities to utilise alternative sources of energy in 2024
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has announced that it has allocated 16 Billion Cubic Metres of water to be shared equally between Zesco and Kariba Hydro Power Company for power generation in 2024. And the Authority has urged power utilities to consider alternative sources of power in order to fill any power generation deficit that…...
Vehicle licences will be issued by local govt from 2024 – PS
MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Nicholas Phiri says starting 2024, vehicle licensing will be a function housed in his Ministry. And Phiri says Lufwanyama Constituency has the best performing burn-rate in terms of CDF utilisation which is standing at 97 percent. Meanwhile Phiri says government spent over K3.7…...
Cholera claims 5 lives in last 24 hours
MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo has revealed that the country has in the last 24 hours recorded 111 new cases of cholera while five patients have died during the same period. And Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says government will reinforce the Statutory Instrument of 2018 that criminalises the issue of indiscriminate…...
Inflation closes 2023 at 13.1%
THE annual inflation rate for December 2023 has increased to 13.1 percent from the 12.9 percent recorded in November 2023. And the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has revealed that between November 2023 and December 2023, the national average price of a 25 kg bag of breakfast mealie meal reduced from K288.94 to K286.31, but increased…...
We attended to 105,433 patients in 2023 – Flying doctors
THE Zambia Flying Doctors Service (ZFDS) has disclosed that it conducted 63 medical outreaches this year, which resulted in 105, 433 patients being attended to across the country. Speaking during a press briefing in Ndola, Thursday, ZFDS chief executive officer Dr George Ng’uni said the institution also managed to do 26 specialised medical outreaches where…...
ERB studying possibility of increasing fuel price review period
Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Director General Engineer Yohane Mukabe says the board is considering extending the fuel price review period from the current one month to three months. Mukabe also says government has planned to put in place another pipeline that will transport petrol. And Mukabe has revealed that ERB collected K484 million in licence…...
Itezhi-tezhi man denies assault charge
A 20-YEAR-OLD Itezhi-Tezhi man who allegedly assaulted a friend by hitting him with a beer bottle on the head after a drinking spree has pleaded not guilty. Kelon Nkandela, a taxi driver from Masemu compound in Itezhi-Tezhi, has been charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Brief facts of the offence are…...
Lungu’s reign coincided with worst corruption scandals, his comments puzzling – TIZ
TI-Z says it is perplexed that former president Edgar Lungu can today attempt to appear like an angel in the corruption fight when his reign coincided with some of the worst corruption scandals. The Transparency International Zambia, however, says the new dawn administration are not saints when it comes to graft fight as they have…...
Traffic cop fights to confiscate motorist’s phone after being filmed soliciting a bribe
POLICE say they are still trying to establish the identities of people in a viral video in which a traffic officer was engaged in a scuffle with a motorist after being accused of soliciting a bribe. In a minute long video, the traffic officer, allegedly from Makeni, is seen engaging in a vigorous struggle with…...
