UAE’s story of growth admirable -HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has reiterated government’s commitment to working with the private sector in a bid to reconstruct the country’s economy. Speaking at State House when he hosted United Arab Emirates minister of state Sheikh Shakhboot Bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Thursday, President Hichilema said the private sector played a key role in ensuring the country’s…...
D/Speaker struggles to maintain order after Musanje calls Kapyanga “Mr Cockroach”
THERE was drama in the National Assembly on Tuesday when Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo had a tough time maintaining order after Mbambala UPND member of Parliament Joseph Musanje referred to his Mpika PF counterpart Francis Kapyanga as “Mr Cockroach”. And the House shot down a proposal to amend the National Prosecution Authority amendment Bill…...
Fube tells 2nd Deputy Speaker that his conduct is unacceptable
TEMPERS flared in the National Assembly on Wednesday when Chilubi PF member of parliament Mulenga Fube exchanged some strong words with Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo during business. The fracas began when Lunte PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya attempted to debate an issue regarding the National Prosecution Authority amendment Bill which had already been…...
Lungu will testify that he owns his children’s properties in court, insists Mwila
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says former president Edgar Lungu will testify that he owns the properties which his children possess. In an interview, Mwila insisted that Dalitso cannot get his wealth from anywhere else besides his father. “I say it again, where can Dalisto get the money from? People have to use their…...
I was elected to lobby for development, not to politic – SundayÂ
KANCHIBIYA PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda says he does not believe in antagonistic politics and he was elected to lobby for development for his constituency, not to politic. In an interview, Monday, Chanda said he would be misrepresenting his people if he started frustrating the development which President Hakainde Hichilema was taking to his…...
We’re going to pursue policies aimed at maintaining price stability – Govt
GOVERNMENT says it will over the medium term pursue policies aimed at maintaining price and financial system stability. According to a Green Paper on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Budget Plan released recently, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa assured that a flexible exchange rate will also be maintained whilst mitigating excessive volatility. “Government will over…...
Introduce disease prevention courses, Masebo tells medical training institutions
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has told training institutions which offer health courses to produce health care workers who are fit to serve people, arguing that they should concern themselves with quality over quantity. And Masebo has also asked them to expand their curriculums by including either modules or courses which focus on disease prevention. Masebo…...
Street vendors defecated in Chibuku packs which they threw all over CBD – Gary
MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo says street vendors who were operating in undesignated places had resorted to using Chibuku packs to answer the call of nature, which they disposed of everywhere around the CDB. And Nkombo has disclosed that about 600 street vendors have been accommodated in the new Soweto market…...
ATI law is right tool for govt to counter mistrust, regain public confidence – US Envoy
US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales says having the Access to Information (ATI) law in place not only creates public confidence in the government but builds investor confidence. And Transparency International Zambia Executive Director Maurice Nyambe says successive governments have over the years made commitments to enact the ATI Bill into law but such commitments…...
Opposition MPs implement “picture no sound” in Parley
OPPOSITION members of parliament yesterday put up a silent protest in the House during a session which only lasted for two hours. The opposition members from the Patriotic Front and some independent members did not ask any supplementary questions, rise on any points of order or take part in debates on the floor of the…...
