HH diverts his salary to charitable endeavours – Jito
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Finance and Investments advisor Jito Kayumba says the Head of State still does not collect his salary as he prefers to divert it to charitable endeavours. Last week, President Hichilema gave marketeers along Tokyoway K100,000 to help boost their businesses. The amount will be treated as a revolving fund for people who…...
ActionAid hails govt for halting mining activities in Lower Zambezi
ACTIONAID Zambia Interim Country Director Andrew Chikowore has commended government for halting mining activities in Lower Zambezi National Park, saying the decision is in the best interest of local people. Chikowera says mining activities in the national park would have also seen the loss of several jobs within the tourism sector. The Zambia Environmental Management…...
HH must establish the basis of the rift between his govt and Catholic
IN the past weeks, we have seen a growing tiff between the UPND government and the Catholic Church, or at least two of its key priests. The tiff started when President Hakainide Hichilema held a press conference and used graphs to illustrate Zambia’s economic stagnation. This did not please one priest called Fr Anthony Salangeta…...
About 500,000 title deeds are missing critical data – Muchima
LANDS Minister Elijah Muchima says about 500,000 title deeds are missing critical details to be processed into the new Zambia Information Land Administration system from the old land management system. And Muchima has dispelled media assertions that there was a shutdown of the system for three weeks, clarifying that the intentional shutdown was only for…...
Leaked audit letter reveals Faith Musonda’s forfeited K65m is missing at ACC
A LEAKED Auditor General’s management letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission for the financial year ended December 31, 2022 has revealed that Faith Musonda’s forfeited cash amounting to K65,333,046 and K1,001,138.41 have not been deposited into Control 99 and that the whereabouts of the funds are still unknown. The letter has also revealed that 164 payments…...
Church, govt must not compete, we serve the same constituency – Nalumango
VICE-President Mutale Nalumango has urged the church to remain non-partisan but work with the government of the day. Speaking during a fundraising event for the upcoming Day of National Prayer, Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Saturday, Vice-President Nalumango said government and the church served the same constituency. “We’ve witnessed the prevalence of moral decay among the young…...
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Girlfriend stabs Zambian man to death in Joburg
A 43-year-old Zambian man has allegedly been stabbed to death by his girlfriend in Johannesburg, South Africa. And Zambia Association in South Africa president Ferdinard Simaanya, who has demanded for justice for the brutal killings of Zambians in that country, says the association will officially write to the Zambian High Commission in Pretoria to find…...
Police nab 125 suspected junkies
POLICE have arrested and charged 125 suspected junkies with the offence of idle and disorderly behavior. In a statement, Sunday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the operations were carried out in Kanyama, Chawama and Chelston. Hamoonga said the operation was part of the ongoing efforts to combat criminal activities associated with the junkies. “Police in…...
Diary of a 35 year old retiree (Episode 14)
Today I want to write a letter to the younger me. I really have some questions for the boy in the hood or the lad that was there in my past. He may have some questions for the grey-haired Mwaaba in the future. I am not yet old, though the life I have lived has […]
