Soaring cost of living causing great hardship for Zambians – CSOs
A CONSORTIUM of civil society organisations has called on government to communicate on the state of the economy and outline measures being undertaken to address the soaring cost of living which is causing “great hardship” for Zambians. The CSOs also say the high cost of living is worsened by the removal of vendors from the…...
Govt should quickly appoint new AG – ZICA
THE Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) has urged government to quickly appoint a new Auditor General, following the resignation of Dr Dick Sichembe, in order to ensure the smooth running of that office. And ZiCA has also urged relevant authorities investigating matters relating to the Ministry of Finance to expedite the process, observing that…...
Court orders UBA to pay M Ndalama Enterprises damages for breach of contract
THE LUSAKA High Court has ordered United Bank for Africa Zambia Limited to pay damages to M Ndalama Enterprises Limited for breach of contract. In this matter, M Ndalama Enterprise had sued United Bank demanding for an order for specific performance instructing the defendant to pay the plaintiff the sums of K3,126,216.00 and K2,605,180.00. They…...
IG an ignorant cry adult – Kampyongo
FORMER Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo says Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba is an ignorant cry adult who should stop behaving like a political cadre. Recently, Musamba said PF members were cry babies who failed to follow the correct procedure when they attempted to visit incarcerated party Deputy Secretary General Nickson Chilangwa in Mansa…....
Mutti won’t survive beyond 2026 – Lubinda
PF vice-president Given Lubinda says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti will not hold that position beyond 2026 because there will be another government in place. Meanwhile, Lubinda says he is happy that President Hakainde Hichilema visited Jerusalem, adding that he hopes the prayer he made at the Western Wall will transform his thinking…....
It’s now fashionable to join UPND – Kasune
KEEMBE UPND Member of Parliament Princess Kasune says it has now become fashionable for people to join her party because it is in power. Meanwhile, Kasune, who is also chairperson of the Zambia Women Parliamentarian Caucus, says statistics show that women work more than men. Speaking when she commissioned a one by two staff house…...
DPP hasn’t served me so set aside proceedings, Lungu’s daughter tells court
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s daughter, Chiyeso, has asked the court to set aside proceedings for irregularities in a matter in which the state applied for a non-conviction-based forfeiture order of the “tainted properties” belonging to members of the former first family. In June, the State seized properties linked to president Lungu, his wife Esther and…...
Nzovu entered Muombe as though it’s his farm – Kunda Mfumu
SUB Chief Kunda Mfumu of Muombe area in Luapula Province says Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu disregarded the traditional leadership by not paying a courtesy call, hence the attack from villagers. An angry mob attacked Nzovu on Monday after he conducted an impromptu visit to a Sugilite mining area in Muombe village,…...
If PF wants to have no presidential candidate in 2026, they must field Lungu – Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says if PF wants to have no presidential candidate in 2026, they should select former president Edgar Lungu because his eligibility wasn’t resolved. On Saturday, Lungu received a thunderous welcome at St Theresa Catholic Minga Mission in Petauke District, where he attended the centenary celebration of the…...
EIZ endorses Govt’s directive to demolish properties built on top of drainages
THE Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) says it is in support of government’s directive for property owners who have built on top of drainages to take them down. Recently, government, through Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary for Administration Maambo Hamaundu, ordered people who had built on top of drainages to take…...
