MOH must find solution to factors impeding functionality of UTH labs – ZMA
DR KAUMBA Tolopu says cancelling government workshops at UTH will not solve the problem of lacking reagents and other equipment at the institution’s laboratories. The Zambia Medical Association president says government must investigate and find solutions to factors impeding the functionality of laboratories at the University Teaching Hospital. Dr Kaumba says he supports the Ministry…...
So Lungu tried to rig but failed; no wonder he was confident of handing over power to himself
MR Edgar Lungu says President Hakainde Hichilema stands no chance of winning the 2026 elections unless he rigs the outcome. According to him, the environment in the country is so bad for the ruling party that he doesn’t see Zambians voting to retain the UPND. But in an interesting comment to this remark, former vice-president…...
Relief food is only given to UPND members in my constituency – Kasenengwa MP
KASENENGWA PF MP Philimon Twasa has called on government to investigate the distribution of relief food in his hunger-stricken constituency. Twasa has alleged that relief food is only given to members of the ruling UPND. In a recent interview, Twasa urged government to discipline those who were being selective in distributing the relief food because…...
We need to hike taxes on electric cookers so that people switch to gas stoves – Kapala
ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says he has discussed the need to increase taxes on electric cookers as a way of encouraging people to switch to gas stoves with his Commerce counterpart Chipoka Mulenga. On Monday, government announced that it had resolved to ask Zesco to recall at least 100 megawatts of power from the export…...
Go to court if you feel govt is stopping you from going to church, UPND tells UKA
UPND National Chairman Collins Maoma has asked UKA Chairperson Sakwiba Sikota to file a suit in the courts of law if he feels government is stopping opposition members from going to church. On Monday, Sikota said government had lost confidence in itself and that is why it was afraid of allowing opposition members to be…...
PF was a terrorist organisation under Lungu – Nkombo
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says there was terrorism during former president Edgar Lungu’s government, which Raphael Nakacinda has missed. Last week, PF faction Secretary General Nakacinda said since the UPND had oppressed the PF even when they behaved properly, the opposition party would misbehave so that the ruling party could justify…...
M’membe condemns HH’s UK trip: “Belefye ku chimpwena”
SOCIALIST Party leader Fred M’membe says the problems which Zambians are facing deserve President Hakainde Hichilema’s attention more than his visit to the United Kingdom. President Hichilema is on a working visit to the United Kingdom from June 18 to 21, 2024. But in a statement Tuesday, Dr M’membe said it was regrettable that President…...
Govt paid over K1bn for Great East road project initially quoted at K361m – AG report
THE Auditor General’s Special Audit Report on RDA has revealed that government paid in excess of one billion Kwacha for a road project which was initially quoted at about K361 million, after revising the contract 19 times. The report reveals that although the revised contract sum stood at about K1.1 billion, government agreed to pay…...
We’ll ensure Vedanta fulfils its promises – Matambo
COPPERBELT minister Elisha Matambo says Vedanta will behave themselves under the UPND-led government. Speaking during a News Diggers-organised Public Discussion Forum on Konkola Copper Mines, Monday, Matambo said government would ensure that Vedanta fulfilled all its promises. “You may want to ask, why is it that Mopani has been unlocked in good time? Short period…...
We’re not load shedding as much as we need to – Zesco
ZESCO Limited says it cannot accommodate anymore companies which wish to be exempted from load shedding because the power utility firm is already stretching the limits. Zesco Spokesperson Matongo Maumbi also says some time adjustments which are being made have caused a delay in releasing this week’s load shedding schedule. In an interview, Monday, Maumbi…...