Don’t provoke police, you don’t need to be arrested to become President or MP – Chikuse
ZAMBIA Police Service Commissioner Leslie Chikuse says politicians should practice decent politics and avoid provoking the police. Commenting on the recent “tribal remarks” made by some opposition leaders, Chikuse said anyone could become president or a member of parliament without having to be arrested by the police. “I would like to call upon the members…...
Lungu fumes: “This failed regime is now after my family after failing to fix economy”
FORMER president Edgar Lungu says the UPND government, through the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), has summoned his entire family for interviews as part of a scheme to silence and break him. In a Facebook post, Wednesday, Lungu charged that after failing to fix the economy, the UPND “failed regime” was now targeting him, his family,…...
Jay Jay’s feet have no visible injury, na mang’a kuliye – Kawana
MINISTRY of Information Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says although Petauke Central Independent member of parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda claims that he was tortured under his feet, he did not observe any physical harm on his body when he visited him. And Kawana says Banda will be attended to by a psychiatrist because what he went…...
HH taunts Lungu: as a rancher, I always had a shotgun for snakes
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says a snake doesn’t belong where people are, recalling that as a rancher, he always had a shotgun for snakes. And President Hichilema says government will not use public resources to support the ruling party. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says while in opposition, he always told his wife Mutinta to take care of…...
Don’t receive money from politicians, it compromises our decisions, Masase urges clergy
A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Lusaka, Fr Gabriel Mwanamwalye, says the Church should stop giving politicians the microphone to speak to congregants to avoid creating confusion. And Prophet Salifyanji Masase of the Spirit Ministries Church says the clergy must not receive money from politicians, as it may influence their decisions. Meanwhile, Bishop Steven…...
Saboi must display her nakedness at the graveyard where ghosts are – Ngoma
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s political advisor Levy Ngoma says NDC leader Saboi Imboela should go and strip naked at the graveyard since she confessed that she had sex with a ghost. And Ngoma says Petauke Central MP Emmanuel Jay Banda’s so called abduction is a useless and fake movie which has gone wrong. Meanwhile, Ngoma says…...
We’ll bring dangerous arsenals to challenge UPND, says Nakacinda after getting bail
PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda says the opposition are not only going to “breathe fire” but “bring stones and other related dangerous arsenals to challenge the UPND government”. And Nakacinda says his experience at Chimbokaila was insightful. Meanwhile, PF faction vice president Given Lubinda has encouraged opposition members to run to fear arrest. Speaking…...
Tasila won’t appear at DEC for questioning because she’s not around – Makebi
PF lawyer Makebi Zulu says former president Edgar Lungu’s daughter, Tasila, will not appear at DEC today because she is unavailable, while former First Lady Esther will attend the interviews. And Zulu says he suspects the summoning is related to the case in the Economic and Financial Crimes Court regarding the properties owned by the…...
Scenes of crime officer testifies in Shikapwasha’s murder case
A STATE witness has informed the Lusaka High Court that the results of swabs taken from a spot noticed on the carpet in late former Home Affairs minister Lt Ronnie Shikapwasha’s bedroom are still not available. This is the matter in which Jane Lusengo, 73, is facing one count of murder. The allegations in the…...
Dr Sam Phiri was a reservoir of knowledge – Malungo
UNIVERSITY of Zambia (UNZA) School of Humanities Dean of Students Professor Jacob Malungo says former ministry of information permanent secretary Dr Sam Phiri was a reservoir or knowledge. And Kaumbwe PF member of parliament Dr Aaron Mwanza says Dr Phiri was a shining example that someone from a very remote village can excel in education. Meanwhile,…...