Don’t think PF are better allies, they’ll bite you again, UPND tells M’membe
UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says Socialist Party leader Fred M’membe shouldn’t think the PF are better allies, warning that “you don’t make friends with a snake, one day it will bite you”. On Sunday, Dr M’membe said President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND had scored badly on human rights. “Today, as we celebrate…...
Matero man gets 14 months for beating up wife
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 56-year-old Matero man to 14 months imprisonment with hard labour for brutally assaulting his wife. In August this year, a video went viral on social media showing Baxton Danga mercilessly beating up his wife, Racheal Nkosi aged 30, using kicks, fists and a hoe handle. Danga committed the…...
You can’t use a memorial as political showdown platform – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the PF have a democratic right to assemble to remember late Tutwa Ngulube, but says it is wrong to use such an occasion as a political showdown platform. On Saturday, PF faction Deputy Secretary General Nickson Chilangwa told party members in Kabwe that former president Edgar Lungu would attend…...
We’ll look into ways to prevent mine accidents – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says once the rescue operation is concluded at the Senseli Mine accident scene, government will look into ways of preventing such occurrences in future. And Commerce Minister Chipoka Mulenga says President Hichilema has pledged to provide an additional K10,000 to each affected family. Speaking during the burial ceremony for some retrieved victims,…...
HH has employed retired old folks at the expense of youths – Mumbi
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says President Hakainde Hichilema campaigned on the premise of empowering young people but ended up putting old folks in influential positions. Commenting on UPND Alliance Chairperson Charles Milupi’s remarks that it was shameful that PF or even Edgar Lungu could desire to come back into power looking at…...
Govt releases K11.6bn for developmental programmes, debt service
THE Ministry of Finance and National Planning says it released a total of K11.6 billion in November 2023 to finance developmental programmes, public service delivery, debt service and wages. The ministry says of this amount, K2.6 billion was released for transfers, subsidies and social benefits, while K874.3 million for implementation of developmental programmes and general…...
Dec nabs 5 over $475,000 counterfeit notes
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it has arrested five individuals in Lusaka for possession of counterfeit notes amounting to over US$475, 000 and K49, 000. In a statement, Monday, DEC Public Relations Officer Mwenge Mulenga said the five included three Zambians, one Ugandan and one Burundian. “The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Lusaka has…...
Our aim is to stabilise Kwacha so that it doesn’t depreciate further – Musokotwane
FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says despite challenges in the economy, it is still better than what government inherited from the previous administration. And Dr Musokotwane says government is working towards stabilising the Kwacha so that it doesn’t depreciate any further. Commenting on the performance of the Kwacha which is now trading at around K24…...
We’re aligning school curriculum with vision 2030 – Kamoko
MINISTRY of Education Permanent Secretary Joel Kamoko says they are reforming the school curriculum to align it with the vision 2030 and the Eighth National Development Plan. And Kamoko says the curriculum has adjusted the structure of the education system where primary level has been reduced from seven to six years. Meanwhile, Kamoko says automatic…...
Continued abuse of POA worrying, says HRC as Mwiimbu asks them to remember PF days
THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) has expressed concern over what it terms as the continued abuse and discriminatory application of the Public Order Act by the Zambia Police. But Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says it’s important for those saying that the rights of the opposition are being denied to reflect and…...
