LCC very slow in implementing CDF projects, laments Haimbe
LUSAKA Central member of parliament Mulambo Haimbe says the Lusaka City Council (LCC) needs to up its game in implementing Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects in Lusaka. In an interview, Haimbe said the slow pace at which LCC was securing contractors to work on projects was disappointing. “I think we are doing very well if…...
Cleaning civil service not easy, we’re coming from a toxic environment – Kalabo
DEPUTY Secretary to Cabinet in charge of administration Dr Oliver Kalabo says cleaning up the civil service is not an easy task because the damage was done over a long period of time. Dr Kalabo argues that the country is coming from a toxic environment where the previous government had politicised the civil service, including…...
Miles is an enemy of PF – Mwila
IF Miles Sampa is man enough, he should withdraw the court matter then we can discuss, as of now he is our enemy, says former PF secretary general Davies Mwila. And Mwila says although he holds no grudge against the Matero PF member of parliament, he also can’t go for his women because they are…...
UPND youths distance themselves from weekend stadia chaos
UPND Lusaka Youth Provincial Chairperson Anderson Banda has distanced UPND youths from the chaos which characterised last weekend’s events at Woodlands Stadium and Heroes Stadium. And Banda has attributed the commotion to “lack of planning by organisers”. Videos have gone viral on social media depicting some suspected UPND cadres forcefully entering Woodlands Stadium to watch…...
We should just be holding our central committee meetings at court – Lubinda
ACTING PF president Given Lubinda says since most senior members of the party have fallen victim to “harassment”, they will apply to the authorities to allow them to convene central committee meetings at the subordinate court. And Lubinda says President Hakainde Hichilema has sleepless nights at the mention of Patriotic Front. Speaking at a press…...
Archbishop Banda is the Lucifer of Zambia – Batuke
UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda says Lusaka Catholic Diocese Archbishop Alick Banda won’t be spared for using the pulpit to unleash hate speech. And Imenda has described Archbishop Banda as “the Lucifer of Zambia”. On Saturday during the ADL Annual Youth Pilgrimage at the Marian Shrine, Archbishop Banda asked people to decide who was the…...
Zumani has been nabbed over “terrorism articles” – Mwamba
POLICE in Lusaka have detained former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Chris Zumani Zimba. And PF aspiring presidential candidate Emmanuel Mwamba says Zimba’s detention is in connection to some alleged “terrorism articles”. In a statement yesterday, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga confirmed Zimba’s arrest but did not avail any further details. “Police in Lusaka have detained…...
Zambia, Tanzania in dispute over movement of trucks, as drivers close Nakonde border
ANGRY truck drivers yesterday closed down the Nakonde border in protest against the Tanzanian government’s clamp down on Zambian movers of heavy goods. The move by the Tanzanian government which has incensed drivers is in retaliation against the impounding of maize-carrying trucks by the Zambian government. In April this year, Zambia imposed a ban on…...
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