Over 70% of prisoners are poor – PRISCCA
PRISONS Care and Counselling Association (PRISCCA) Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka says about 70 percent of those in prisons are poor people. In an interview, Malembeka said the majority of those incarcerated could not afford legal representation. “First of all, I agree with you, it is not only now, it has actually been like that since…...
Parliament will be full of junkies in future, fears Sinazongwe MP
SINAZONGWE UPND member of parliament Gift Sialubalo says Parliament will be filled with junkies in future looking at the behaviour of today’s youths. Debating a report of the Committee on Youth, Sport and Child matters in the National Assembly, Wednesday, Sialubalo wondered what had gone wrong in the country for youths to become drug addicts…...
Supplementary budget a sham – PF
MUFULIRA PF member of parliament Golden Mwila has questioned how the supplementary budget will be funded. And Kawambwa PF member of parliament Nickson Chilangwa says it’s ironic that Emmanuel Jay Banda has been charged with aggravated robbery over a camera and other things valued at less than K20,000. On Friday, Finance and National Planning Minister…...
Jay Jay’s seat will be declared vacant soon – Lusambo
FORMER Kabushi member of parliament Bowman Lusambo says Emmanuel Jay Banda’s seat will soon be declared vacant due to parliamentary rules. In an interview, Saturday, Lusambo predicted that a point of order would soon be raised against Banda, who is Petauke Central member of parliament, as he is facing non-bailable cases. “There’s confusion around Jay…...
There’s no time limit for emergency load shedding, says Zesco as Victoria Falls Power Station trips
ZESCO Spokesperson Matongo Maumbi says no specific time limit will be attached to the emergency power rationing because it will only happen as and when the system is constrained, for as long as it is necessary. On Saturday, the utility company announced that it had instituted emergency load management which would disrupt power supply to…...
Public servants will write exams before promotion – Nalumango
VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says public service workers will be required to write exams before being promoted. And Vice-President Nalumango says ‘boma ilanganepo (government should do something about it)’ is a seriously retrogressive attitude. Speaking when she officiated at the 2024 African Public Service Day celebrations, Sunday, Vice-President Nalumango said undertaking exams before promotion would ensure…...
UKA commends police for not interfering with their rally
UNITED Kwacha Alliance (UKA) chairperson Sakwiba Sikota has commended police for not interfering with the Citizens First rally which was held in Kitwe on Saturday. In a statement, Sunday, Sikota said it was progressive that UKA leaders were also not trailed as they conducted their activities on the Copperbelt. “The United Kwacha Alliance (UKA), wishes…...
We’ll create local billionaires from mining sector – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says government wants to create billionaires out of the mining industry in Zambia. And Kabuswe says the President Hakainde Hichilema-led administration will never allow any investor to misbehave. Speaking at the launch of the 2024 Zambia mining and investment insaka, Thursday, Kabuswe said government wanted to get away…...
RDA irregularly paid over K1.7m in meal allowances – AG report
THE Auditor General’s Special Audit Report on RDA has revealed that payment vouchers for the financial years 2017 to 2021 show that K1,776,410, involving 26 transactions, was paid in form of meal allowances without supporting documents and prior authority. The report also reveals that the Road Development Agency procured two Toyota Land Cruiser GX and…...
Jay Jay’s intestines protruding from his anus, lawyer explains medical condition
LUSAKA Lawyer Kennedy Mambwe says Emmanuel Jay Banda is now scared of eating because he has developed a medical condition whereby his intestines are protruding from his anus, causing some bleeding. Mambwe says the condition developed as the Petauke Central member of parliament was being transported to Chipata, where he was arrested and charged for…...