Police nab 12 in Petauke for theft of FISP fertiliser
POLICE in Petauke have arrested 12 people, including two government officers, for allegedly stealing fertiliser under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). Eastern Province Police Commissioner Limpo Liywali says those arrested include a camp officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and a teacher, under the Ministry of Education. Liywali confirmed the development in an interview…...
PF can go and mobilise, we’ll just remind Zambians what they did – UPND
UPND Deputy Secretary General Getrude Imenda says the Edgar Lungu led PF faction can go ahead and mobilise supporters because Zambia is a democratic nation. Imenda says citizens have not forgotten what went down during PF’s reign, adding that if they have, the UPND will remind them when the time comes. On Saturday, PF faction…...
NRFA lost K217.6m to 3 contractors in legal costs, reveals AG
THE latest Auditor General’s report for the financial year ended December 31, 2022, has revealed that the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) was ordered by the court to pay over K217 million in legal costs after three construction companies sued the agency due to unpaid road works. The report has also revealed that the agency…...
Lsk records 73 cholera cases with 2 deaths in last 24 hours
GOVERNMENT yesterday called for heightened sensitisation on the Cholera outbreak, after it came to light that Lusaka had recorded 73 new cases with two deaths in the last 24 hours. Lusaka Province Minister Sheal Mulyata says as a preventive measure, residents must observe high standards of personal hygiene and avoid unnecessary movements in order to…...
Depreciating kwacha calls for bold economic reforms – Hamududu
WITH the kwacha falling and things not holding together, government should go back to the drawing board and reset the economy, says Party for National Unity and Progress (PNUP) president Highvie Hamududu. And Hamududu says the UPND’s stay in power is not guaranteed if they don’t make bold economic reforms to address the prevailing challenges…....
Court defers judgement in Amos’ insulting case for the 5th time
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has again failed to deliver judgement in the matter in which former presidential spokesperson Amos Chanda and two others are charged with use of insulting language and obstructing ACC officers. This is the fifth time that judgement is being deferred. In this matter, Chanda, his wife Mable and sister-in-law Ruth Mulenga…...
Court convicts 40-yr-old woman who sexually abused 9-yr-old boy
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found a 40-year-old woman guilty of sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy and has sent her to the High Court for sentencing. Martha Sampa is facing one count of defilement of a child under the age of 16. It is alleged that between November and December 2022, Sampa unlawfully had carnal…...
France gives Zambia €23m budget support
FRENCH Minister of State for Development Chrysoula Zacharopoulou says from her country’s €23 million financing to Zambia, €16milliom is global budget support and €4 million will go towards water services. And President Hakainde Hichilema has described the signing of MOUs for the €23 million financing as a milestone achievement. Speaking during a meeting with President…...
We can’t trace some youths who got loans amounting to K1m in N/Province, laments PS
NORTHERN Province Permanent Secretary Bernard Mpundu yesterday apologised to the Public Accounts Committee for failing to recover over K1 million loans which were given to youths based on political affiliation. Mpundu said because the Ministry did not follow the outlined procedure of giving out the loans, they were unable to trace the beneficiaries and recover…...
Intellectuals are too timid – Kabimba
ECONOMIC Front Leader Wynter Kabimba says he agrees with the late president Michael Sata’s perception that pay attention to intellectuals is a waste of time because they are too timid. And Kabimba says UNZA political historian Professor Bizeck Phiri cannot be justifying the draconian measures put in place by the UPND to stop opposition from…...
