Small scale poultry farmers shutting down due to load shedding – PAZ
POULTRY Association of Zambia Executive Manager, Dominic Chanda, says small scale farmers using electricity for incubation purposes are discontinuing production due to load shedding. Speaking in an interview, Chanda lamented that the sector was negatively affected by load shedding as small-scale farmers could not afford other alternative sources of energy. “Where we have seen complete…...
DEC formally arrests Lungu’s associate for money laundering
THE Drug Enforcement Commission, through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, has formally charged and arrested former president Edgar Lungu’s associate Martin Mbaya for multiple money laundering offences. In a statement yesterday, DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba stated that Mbaya had been charged with possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime, possession of…...
Chipolopolo could’ve done better in World Cup qualifiers – Kamanga
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga says he is saddened with the Chipolopolo’s lacklustre performance in the last two World Cup qualifiers against Morocco and Tanzania. Zambia lost away to Morocco in Agadir before suffering a home defeat against Tanzania in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In his weekly review, Monday, the FAZ supremo was he…...
Canadian Envoy is right, UPND must prove to be different by doing things differently
“FULL participation of citizens in a democracy is critical, the visibility of peaceful gatherings is important, much as we also believe in the rule of law. The importance of peaceful demonstrations, the ability to gather for rallies, is a fundamental component of any democracy. Canada is a strong proponent of democracy, where we believe in…...
Bishop Banda flogging a dead horse, HH already tamed cadres – Imenda
UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says President Hakainde Hichilema has already tamed UPND cadres by ordering their arrest once they misconduct themselves. On Sunday, Pentecostal Assemblies of God Presiding Bishop, Joshua Banda urged political leaders to tame and calm their followers, saying they were doing bad things in the name of their leaders. But…...
Help set ethical standards for young lawyers, CJ tells new State Counsels
CHIEF Justice Dr Mumba Malila has urged newly appointed State Counsels, among them Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti, to help young lawyers by setting the ethical standard. Dr Malila has observed that the environment is one in which most young lawyers want to financially better themselves at the expense of serving their clients…....
Those who steal to help us are just thieves, Fr Mukosa tells Nalumango
CATHOLIC Priest Fr Chewe Mukosa says the church cannot make anyone steal by requesting for monetary support, arguing that those who choose to take what is not theirs are just thieves. On Sunday, Vice-President Mutale Nalumango urged the church to desist from asking for donations from politicians as such requests made them steal. But reacting…...
Dismiss “duplicated” charges against me, Munir tells court
LUMEZI Independent member of parliament Munir Zulu has asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to dismiss the charges against him in a matter in which he is facing three counts of seditious practices. Zulu wants the state to consolidate the three counts into one, arguing that they are the same. This is in a matter in…...
Govt has lost confidence in itself – Sikota
UKA Chairperson Sakwiba Sikota says government has lost confidence in itself and that is why it’s afraid of allowing opposition members to be seen anywhere in public. On Sunday, UKA Communications Chairperson Silavwe Jackson claimed that armed police officers and UPND cadres stopped alliance leaders from attending church services on the Copperbelt. In an interview,…...
Chamboli, Chimwemwe Level One Hospitals look like 5 star hotels – Matambo
COPPERBELT minister Elisha Matambo says the newly constructed level one hospitals in Chamboli and Chimwemwe townships of Kitwe look like five star hotels. And UPND secretary general Batuke Imenda says the two projects have been facilitated by the money which was supposed to be paid to Zambia’s creditors. Speaking during an inspection tour of the…...