PF women who cried out to Lungu about their suffering targeted the right person – UPND

UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says PF women who were crying out to former president Edgar Lungu about the cost of living targetted the right person because he’s the one who got them used to handouts. Last Friday, some PF women who were receiving Lungu when he visited the funeral house of former Lands minister Jean…...

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DBZ was abused, people who borrowed from it haven’t been paying back – Govt

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the Development Bank of Zambia was not performing well because people who borrowed money from it have not been paying off the debts. Last Friday, the Bank of Zambia announced that it had with effect from July 21, 2023, taken possession of the Development Bank of…...

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HH running away from problems by going to his farm – PF

Defense minister Davis Chama during Youth Day celebrations in Lusaka-Picture by Tenson Mkhala

PF National Chairperson Davies Chama says President Hakainde Hichilema took a trip to his farm in Namwala to run away from current challenges in the country. President Hichilema posted on his Facebook page, Friday, that he was off to his farm to recharge. In another post, the President urged citizens to find time to do…...

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Nalumango dates Tanzania

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango will this Tuesday attend the Africa Human Capital Heads of State Summit in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, where she is also expected to meet her counterpart. Updating journalists on Vice-President Nalumango’s forthcoming visit, Zambia’s High Commissioner to Tanzania Mathews Jere said the youths would be a central part of the discussions at the summit…....

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ZPPA releases Market Price Index for 2023 Q3

THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has published the Market Price Index for the third quarter of 2023. In a statement, ZPPA Public Relations Officer Iñutu Mushambatwa urged procuring entities to take note of introduction of the Price Reasonableness Analysis template for comparison of prices offered by other bidders. “The Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA)…...

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Make profits but they shouldn’t be exaggerated, Veep tells “greedy millers”

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango has attributed mealie meal price escalations to the K280 maize floor price set by FRA as well as the greediness of some millers. And Vice-President Nalumango says the silent protest by opposition members of parliament could be because the government is doing a good job. Speaking during the Vice-President’s question and answer…...

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Immigration nabs 56 in Casino raids

THE Department of Immigration in Lusaka has apprehended 56 persons during a clean-up operation conducted in the late hours of Friday, following allegations that some named Casinos were facilitating prostitution activities. The Immigration Department says its officers raided Galaxy and Xing Long Casinos located at East Park and Zambezi Malls, respectively and apprehended 56 suspects,…...

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DPP applies to have over $1.5m “proceed of crime” forfeited to the state

THE Director of Public Prosecutions has applied to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court division, to have over $1.5 million and over 25,000 British pounds suspected to be proceeds of crime and held by some Nigerian nationals through corporate entities forfeited to the state. The state has submitted that the companies namely; Avalon…...

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DEC nabs Tanzanian national for trafficking in cocaine concealed in his body

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Lusaka has arrested a Tanzanian national for trafficking in cocaine which he had concealed in his body through swallowing. In a statement, DEC Deputy Public Relations Officer Delight Haangala said the suspect, Jacob Mzinga aged 49, who was intercepted at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport has so far discharged 104…...

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