We hope Vedanta will adhere to engineering standards – EIZ
THE Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) has welcomed the government’s decision to reinstate Vedanta Resources as the major shareholder in Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) alongside ZCCM Investment Holdings. In a statement, Thursday, EIZ Public Relations Manager Natasha Mutale said the institute was hopeful that the agreement would bring increased employment for local engineering professionals, improve…...
Govt to engage Siemens for cancer radiotherapy equipment
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says government is working on procuring cancer radiotherapy equipment at the Cancer Disease Hospital. According to a statement issued by First Secretary for Press and Public Relations at Zambia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Namatama Njekwa, Masebo disclosed that Siemens had been identified as a key supplier of medical equipment…...
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Mutembo’s appointment as RDA CEO elates NGOCC
THE Non-government Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says it is elated with the appointment of Grace Mutembo as Chief Executive Officer of the Road Development Agency. In a statement, Thursday, NGOCC Executive Director Ann Mbewe Anamela said the appointment was a demonstration that it was possible to narrow the gender gaps and bring about equality…...
Govt to patent pupils’ JETS innovations
EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima says government will patent all innovations and inventions that were displayed by pupils at the just ended Junior Engineers Technicians and Scientists (JETS) National Science Centre. According to a statement issued by Zambia’s First Secretary for Press and Tourism in Addis Ababa Inutu Mwanza, Wednesday, Syakalima was speaking when he transited…...
Disability Rights Watch urges govt to designate sign language as second official language
THE Disability Rights Watch has called on the government to designate sign language as Zambia’s second official language. In a statement, Wednesday, organisation’s Executive Director Wamundila Waliuya said doing so would help to foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and help address communication barriers faced by persons with hearing impairment. “As Zambia joins the…...
Firm action should be taken to address corruption in Judiciary – TIZ
TI-Z Executive Director Maurice Nyambe says the Judiciary should not just end at revealing that corruption exists within its institution but should go further to take decisive and firm action to address the scourge. Chief Registrar and Director of Court Operations Exnobert Zulu recently said that the Judiciary was not an assembly of saints as…...
Govt advises SANAC to consult stakeholders on proposal for a Truth, Reconciliation Commission
JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe has advised the Southern Africa Network Against Corruption (SANAC) to first consult various stakeholders on its proposal for the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission before government can move in. On Sunday, SANAC called for the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission which would be an official body tasked…...
Chikuse sues state for malicious prosecution
A MEMBER of the police service commission, Leslie Chikuse, has sued the state in the Lusaka High Court demanding damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Chikuse, who has sued the Attorney General, laments that he was maliciously prosecuted on a charge of obtaining money by false pretence, which made him miss classes as a…...
Worry about HH’s retirement in 2026, not our internal issues, Nakacinda tells UPND
PF Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says UPND shouldn’t worry about the opposition party’s delay in holding a convention but how President Hakainde Hichilema will be retired in 2026. Last week, UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said the PF “froze” their convention because their preferred candidate was former president Edgar Lungu. “…in the event that president Lungu…...
