D/Speaker reprimands Kapyanga for displaying a sachet of cooking oil
SECOND Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo on Tuesday reprimanded Mpika PF member of parliament Francis Kapyanga for pulling a small sachet of cooking oil from his jacket and displaying it in order to support his argument that the cost of living has gone up. Debating the presidential speech, Kapyanga said that Zambians were duped to believe that UPND…...
ConCourt’s judgement on appointment of judges lacks constitutional analysis – Kaaba
CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer Dr O’Brien Kaaba says the reasoning of the ConCourt on appointments of judges is not convincing because the judgement lacked constitutional analysis. On Tuesday, The Constitutional Court refused to nullify the appointment of the 20 judges and ruled that the appointment of judges did not require advertisement to be made or interviews to…...
I don’t have a barometer to measure tension in PF, I’m busy – Chama
PF National Chairman Davies Chama says he is not sure if there is any tension in the opposition political party. Last Wednesday, Chama stormed a caucus which was being chaired by acting party president Given Lubinda and told him that the appointments he had made were illegal. Asked what was causing the tension in PF…...
HH and Lungu should put their pride aside, reach out to the other – Telesphore
EMERITUS Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says President Hakainde Hichilema and his predecessor Edgar Lungu should both put their pride aside and reach out to each other. Commenting on recent calls by Paramount Chief Mpezeni who asked President Hichilema and Lungu to find a common ground and reconcile, Archbishop Mpundu said the two leaders should put the…...
ERB hints at fuel price hike this month end
ENERGY Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson Reynolds Bowa says price indications of petroleum products on the international market are not good, heading into fuel pump price reviews next weekend. In an interview, Wednesday, Bowa said international price of petroleum products had continued to rise over the past one month and this was a concern. “The indications…...
Alebwelelapo agenda yabena Zambia, ebalelanda – Nakacinda
NEWLY-APPOINTED PF secretary general Raphael Nakacinda says the alewelelapo agenda is not an individual’s agenda but one which is being propagated by many Zambians across the country. Meanwhile, the Matero constituency PF committee and ward officials have presented a petition demanding the expulsion of their member of parliament Miles Sampa for “gross misconduct”. Addressing party…...
ZPPA laments over low submission of annual procurement plans by entities
THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) is concerned by the low submission of annual procurement plans by procuring entities. The authority has urged all procuring entities to ensure that they submit annual procurement plans to the Authority by December 31. According to a statement which was highlighting the activities undertaken by the authority in the…...
People ‘illogically’ laughed at HH for not meeting Jinping first – Chipoka
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says people were laughing at President Hakainde Hichilema for not meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping the moment he arrived in China when he began by touring institutions and industries which are critical to Zambia. In an interview, Mulenga said sometimes, it was more important for a visiting President…...
Supreme Court judges being under utilised, laments CJ
CHIEF Justice Mumba Malila has lamented that the continued litigation of political disputes takes a lot of judicial time. And Chief Justice Malila says Supreme Court judges are being under utilised because that court has become a lesser player in the Judiciary. Meanwhile, Emeritus Chief Justice Ernest Sakala says since 2016, it is as if…...
Speaker U-turns on gender ministry, calls for its re-introduction
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has urged government to re-introduce the ministry of gender in order to achieve the 50/50 gender representation target in decision making positions. Last month during a media breakfast meeting, Speaker Mutti said the removal of the ministry of gender by downsizing it into a gender department under the…...
