We don’t appear on ZNBC unless it’s negative, laments Mwamba
SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe says he is not guilty of espionage or any of the other charges he has so far been slapped with. And PF faction chairperson for information and publicity Emmanuel Mwamba has lamented that the opposition’s freedom of expression has been restricted and they never appear on ZNBC unless they’re…...
I take my responsibility as PF Whip seriously – Mumba
PF Whip in Parliament Anthony Mumba says he takes his responsibility as PF Whip seriously. On Friday, Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti ruled that Leader of Opposition Robert Chabinga and Opposition Whip Mumba were out of order for being absent in the House. This was after Chiengi Independent member of parliament Given Katuta…...
Tembo recounts how he contracted typhoid in police cells
PATRIOTS for Economic Progress (PeP) leader Sean Tembo has recounted how he contracted typhoid after being detained at Chilenje Police Post due to the poor hygiene standards in the cells. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV’s COSTA programme alongside other opposition leaders, Sunday, Tembo said lack of water at the facility made the lives…...
Despite challenges, Zambia’s economy showing resilience – IMF
ZAMBIA and the IMF have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the second review of the 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) which if approved, will see the country having access to about $184 million financing. And IMF has welcomed the agreement on the MoU reached with Zambia’s official creditors and the on-going…...
I didn’t serve 2 terms, Lungu tells ConCourt
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has told the Constitutional Court that he never served two terms as alleged by youth activist Michelo Chizombe, who petitioned him over his eligibility to stand in future elections. Lungu has also told the ConCourt that Chizombe has no case because he could not rely on a dissenting judgement. In this…...
Opposition MPs speak more than us in Parley – Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says opposition members of parliament actually speak more than government officials or their UPND colleagues in Parliament because there’s enhanced freedom of expression in the country. And Milupi says the challenge with the opposition today is that whenever they speak, they do not offer any progressive alternatives…...
MET advises farmers not to plant in areas without rainfall yet
THE Zambia Meteorological Department (MET) has advised famers in areas which are not currently experiencing rainfall not to go ahead with planting. In an interview, Monday, MET Senior Meteorologist Peggy Thole said farmers in some parts of provinces like North-Western, Luapula and Northern could go ahead and plant since rains had already started. “For now,…...
Disclosures in KKIA gold scam case may threaten state security, rules High Court
THE Lusaka High Court has ordered that the case in which Lusaka businessman Sedrick Kasanda, Mahogamy Airlines chief executive officer Jim Belemu and three others are charged with espionage will be heard in private. The state had applied for the matter to be heard in camera on grounds that some evidence, if given in public,…...
OMCAZ welcomes Civil Liberties’ complaint against Kapala
THE Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) has endorsed the Zambian Civil Liberties Union’s decision to lodge a complaint against Energy Minister Peter Kapala with Chief Justice Mumba Malila for alleged abuse of office and his powers. Last Tuesday, the union lodged a complaint with Chief Justice Malila against Kapala for alleged abuse of…...
Official creditors reject govt’s revised agreement with bondholders
ZAMBIA’S Official Creditors have rejected a revised Agreement in Principle (AIP) that was reached between government and the Bondholders, arguing that the revised proposal still does not meet its interpretation of the Comparability of Treatment criteria. The Zambia External Bondholder Steering Committee has since expressed disappointment over the matter, saying it is deeply concerned with…...
