Ministers don’t earn heaps of money – Nalumango
VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says it’s strange that people think ministers make heaps of money when even quasi-government institutions have better conditions of service. And Vice-President Nalumango has insisted that government does not want by-elections, asking PF to find a way of putting an end to their “recklessness”. Responding to a question from one of the…...
Expelled PF MPs return to Parley as court halts Speaker’s decision
THE Lusaka High Court has ordered a stay of Second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Moyo’s decision to declare the seats of nine expelled PF members of parliament vacant. The court has also granted the nine PF members of parliament leave to apply for judicial review of Moyo’s decision. Following the court’s decision…...
Mansa protests started after UPND official confronted hawker playing ‘ubunga nabalunda’ – Police
AN angry mob of marketeers at Namwandwe market in Mansa protested yesterday after a UPND market chairperson confronted a hawker who was playing a song titled ‘ubunga nabalunda’. Police have confirmed the arrest of 45 protesters, adding that one officer injured himself while attempting to throw a rubber ball grenade through the window of a…...
Lungu can’t just sit with HH umungulu, there must be a purpose for meeting – PF
PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says what will determine whether former president Edgar Lungu will agree to sit down with President Hakainde Hichilema is the purpose of the meeting. On Sunday, President Hichilema said he would reach out to his predecessor, Lungu, so that they could talk. Speaking when he officiated at the celebration…...
Ballot printing tender closed, we received 7 bids – ECZ
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia has announced that the tender for printing and delivery of ballot papers and other electoral materials which was reissued on May 6, 2024, closed on June 18, 2024. In a public notice issued yesterday, ECZ Corporate Affairs Manager Patricia Luhanga stated that the evaluation of bids commenced on July 3,…...
3 suspected criminals take turns raping 18-year-old girl at cemetery
POLICE are investigating a case in which three suspected criminals took turns raping an 18-year-old girl in Lusaka’s Chunga cemetery. In a statement, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale stated that the girl was allegedly forcefully taken by the men in Chunga, who bundled her into their vehicle when she went outside the house…...
HH expects LEAs to act on FIC report – State House
STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says President Hakainde Hichilema expects Law Enforcement Agencies to take immediate interest in all the issues raised in the 2023 FIC trends report. The Financial Intelligence Centre revealed that it analysed 15,696 Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) in 2023, out of which 923 intelligence reports worth K13.58 billion were…...
Parley allows govt to borrow $490m for drought response
THE National Assembly has authorised government’s plans to raise additional debt financing of K6 billion in domestic financing and $490.78 million in external financing in order to respond to the drought. Presenting the report of the Planning and Budgeting committee on the consideration of the 2024 Annual Borrowing Plan Amendment, Wednesday, Moomba UPND member of…...
Media must be allowed to broadcast court proceedings – Makebi
LUSAKA lawyer Makebi Zulu says broadcasting of court proceedings which are of public interest should be normal in a democracy. Zulu says Chief Justice Mumba Malila should allow live broadcasts of court proceedings because people should have access to information, especially now that police have “illegally” barred sympathisers from attending sessions. Meanwhile, Zulu, who featured…...
ZCCM-IH confirms sale of Lubambe to JCHX
ZCCM-IH has announced that EMR Capital has sold its 80 percent stake in Lubambe Copper Mines Limited to JCHX Mining Management Company Limited (JCHX). ZCCM-IH Company Secretary Charles Mjumphi says JCHX has acquired the stake through its wholly owned overseas subsidiary, Sundimo Mining Investments Limited. In a statement, Wednesday, Mjumphi disclosed that JCHX, through Sundimo,…...