Outstanding inputs for 2021/2022 farming season will be delivered end of Nov – Govt
ACTING Agriculture Minister Frank Tayali says the outstanding farming inputs for the 2021/2022 farming season will be delivered once the procurement process is completed by the end of November 2023. And Tayali says government will not rest until all resources that were lost through fraudulent activities under the PF government are recovered. Responding to Kasenengwa…...
Opposition politicising Mufulira teen’s death – Matambo
COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo says government expects the opposition to acknowledge and talk about the several developments that have taken place on the Copperbelt rather than waiting for tragedies to happen so that they can use them to gain political mileage. And Matambo says the Copperbelt Province has experienced disasters in six districts where…...
Another UPND official in fertiliser scandal in Kasenengwa
EASTERN Province Commanding Officer Limpo Liywali has disclosed that three people have been arrested in Kasenengwa District for alleged theft of 10 packs of fertiliser valued at K21,000. And Chief Mishoro says the three suspects, among them UPND Kasenengwa District Youth Chairperson only identified as Headman Chitona, were arrested after trying to transport fertiliser at…...
Kabwe police detain Lusambo for unlawful assembly
POLICE in Kabwe have detained PF member Bowman Lusambo for alleged unlawful assembly. And PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says it’s shocking that Lusambo has been detained for simply greeting people after making a brief stop in Kabwe recently. Lusambo had earlier posted on his Facebook page that he was headed to Kabwe to…...
VERBATIM: Lubinda admits benefitting land after ‘fighting’ for Mahopo residents
FORMER Justice Minister Given Lubinda yesterday admitted that he benefited a piece of land and built a mansion on it after ‘fighting for the interests of Mahopo residents’ as Kabwata member of parliament. And High Court judge Pixie Yangailo yesterday asked the Plaintiffs to be serious with their case rather than seemingly trying to build…...
Delayed debt restructuring affecting foreign currency inflows – BoZ
BANK of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says the delayed debt restructuring process has affected the expected foreign currency inflows into the country. Dr Kalyalya has described the Central Banks’ decision to adjust upwards to 17 percent the Statutory Reserve Ratio as an extraordinary measure which it considered necessary to address an extraordinary situation which…...
Jay Jay asks Mweetwa to apologise for accusing him of pushing constitutional amendments
PETAUKE Central Independent Member of Parliament Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda says Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa should apologise for accusing him of pushing a motion to amend the Constitution. At a media briefing, Monday, Mweetwa said Banda wanted to present a motion in parliament to urge the Executive to start the Constitutional amendment process. But…...
Mwamba a valueless individual – Nkombo
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo has described PF faction chairperson for information and publicity Emmanuel Mwamba as a valueless individual for criticizing the procurement of the 156 police vehicles under CDF. Recently, Mwamba featured on Diamond TV’s COSTA programme where he said it was unnecessary for government to procure 156 police vehicles…...
ATI Bill has clauses which hinder free access to information – Open Spaces
A MEDIA advocacy organisation, Open Spaces Zambia, says the Access to Information (ATI) Bill which was presented to the National Assembly has some clauses which hinder citizens’ free access to information. Making submissions to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Information and ICT, Monday, Open Spaces Zambia Media Lawyer Joe Nkadaani said the Bill before the…...
There was democratic space during our 10-year rule – Lubinda
PF FACTION vice-president Given Lubinda says people should not be swayed by nay sayers who have been arguing that the former ruling party should not cry about the shrinking democratic space because they also restricted people’s freedoms when they were in power. Speaking to journalists at the Lusaka Magistrates Court, Tuesday, Lubinda said had it…...
