Constitution under threat; you can’t increase MPs when you’re broke – Sangwa
CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer John Sangwa says there is absolutely no reason to revisit the Constitution, arguing that the country currently has bigger problems such as economic and social challenges. Sangwa has also questioned why government wants to increase expenditure by raising the number of MPs when the country is “broke”. Speaking at the ongoing Law Association…...
Kalaba’s Citizens First ‘dumps’ UKA
CITIZENS First (CF) president Harry Kalaba says his party has left the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) because it wants to be part of a larger grouping of political parties. And Kalaba says his relationship with former president Edgar Lungu is healthy, adding that he has received a verbal invitation to join Tonse Alliance. Speaking at…...
Police detain fake Army ‘Brigadier General’
POLICE in Choma have detained a 30-year-old man of Lusaka’s Makeni Villa for falsely claiming to be a Brigadier General in the Zambia Army and promising people jobs in exchange for money. The suspect was apprehended by a Zambia Army Warrant Officer Class One in Choma, who then handed him over to the police. Southern…...
Halt CDF increment until proper management systems are installed, ZICA tells govt
THE Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) has asked government to halt any plans to increase the value of CDF until proper systems to guide its utilisation are established. The Institute has also cast doubt on Zambia’s goal of growing the economy at 6.6 percent, describing it as ambitious. ZICA has further advised government to…...
Kabuswe discourages LAZ from suing over cyber laws: I’ve been a victim of abuse
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has discouraged the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) from petitioning the enactment of cyber security laws, stating that government is ready for dialogue on the matter. And LAZ president Lungisani Zulu says lawyers want to exert their efforts to contribute towards the mining sector, instead of just focusing…...
PF is non-existent, says Amos as callers bash him
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s press aide, Amos Chanda, says PF’s non-existence is officially recognised, adding that he doesn’t believe even the party’s own members think it exists, because they field candidates under the New Congress Party. And Chanda says he does not believe the PF’s “Plan B” actually exists. Meanwhile, Chanda says there is no…...
Govt will decide on number of constituencies to increase – ECZ committee
THE Electoral Reform Technical Committee (ERTC) says it has recommended getting rid of the stamping of ballot papers because it is an overreach. And the Committee says it has left the powers of deciding how many constituencies should be established in line with delimitation to the Executive. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM, Wednesday,…...
Magistrate asks to be excused from Munir’s petition
LUSAKA Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili has asked the Constitutional Court to strike him out as a party to proceedings in which Munir Zulu has petitioned the Court, seeking a stay of a judgement that he is guilty of defaming two ministers and another. Magistrate Chibwili recently found Zulu guilty of defaming Finance Minister Dr…...
Human remains discovered in Ndola sewer line
THE Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation has confirmed the discovery of human remains in an advanced state of decomposition in a sewer line in Ndola. In a statement, Wednesday, Minister of Water Development and Sanitation Collins Nzovu said the remains were discovered on Tuesday, during routine maintenance operations by Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company…...
Drunk L/stone youth sodomised by friend
A LIVINGSTONE youth was allegedly sodomised by a friend on Sunday while in a drunken state during a drinking spree. Maramba residential area’s Mbita Police Post received a report of sodomy around 22:50 hours on Sunday from an 18-year-old man, who claimed that his friend, known only as Norman, had sodomised him. Southern Province Police…...
