HH doesn’t have many female options, we failed at adoption stage – UPND
UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says President Hakainde Hichilema does not have many options in terms of women whom he can appoint to Cabinet because the ruling party did not do a good job at adoption stage. And Imenda says the CSOs which are making noise about gender parity issues now should have been…...
Esther to appear in court on theft of motor vehicle charges
FORMER First Lady Esther Lungu is today scheduled to appear before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court in a case in which she is charged with theft of motor vehicle and possession of $400,000 suspected to be proceeds of crime. Esther is jointly charged with James Phiri and Lee Chisulo, both police officers, as well as Kapambwe…...
Global challenges threatening food security, Kakubo tells UN
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kakubo has expressed concern at the overlapping challenges of war, economic uncertainty, climate change and food insecurity. According to a statement from newly appointed Ministry of Information and Media Director Spokesperson Henry Kapata, Kakubo was speaking when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly. Kakubo said these…...
Antonio describes arrest of Socialist Party youth chair as nonsense
SOCIALIST Party Deputy General Secretary in charge of politics Antonio Mwanza has described the arrest of the opposition party’s national youth secretary Gabriel Banda as total nonsense, arguing that it’s impossible to trespass at a public university. Yesterday, police arrested Banda for allegedly instigating riots and looting at the University of Zambia. In a statement,…...
Inflation rises to 12%
THE annual inflation rate for September 2023 has increased to 12 percent from the 10.8 percent recorded in August, 2023. And the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) has disclosed that the GDP estimates for the second quarter of 2023 shows that the economy grew by 5 percent from 5.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022…....
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2 die in Mukushi road accident
POLICE say two people have died while two others have survived with multiple body injuries in a road traffic accident which occurred along the Great North Road at Katuba area near the fly over bridge of Mkushi turn off in Mkushi District. According to a statement from police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga, Thursday, the accident happened…...
Police nab Socialist Party youth chair for instigating UNZA riots
POLICE in Lusaka have arrested Socialist Party national youth secretary Gabriel Banda for allegedly instigating riots and looting at the University of Zambia. In a statement, Thursday, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said Banda was in custody and he would soon appear in court for the offences of proposing violence and criminal trespass. “Police in Lusaka…...
I’m a product of the media and will rely on them going forward – Mweetwa
INFORMATION and Media Minister Cornelius Mweetwa says he considers himself a product of the media and therefore wishes to rely on them going forward. Speaking shortly after being sworn in, Wednesday, Mweetwa said he looked forward to working with the media, and further thanked his predecessor, Chushi Kasanda, for laying the foundation for the development…...
