We want to use part of CDF to fight climate change – Govt
MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary in charge of Administration Maambo Hamaundu says government has directed all constituencies to use part of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) towards the fight against climate change. In a letter dated April 24, 2024, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo directed all councils…...
Dad said he was dying because of mum’s infidelity, Shikapwasha’s daughter tells court
THE daughter of late former Home Affairs minister Lt Ronnie Shikapwasha has told the Lusaka High Court that her father, after being shot, said he was dying because of his wife’s infidelity. Vanessa Shikapwasha, 38, also told the court that while holding a gun at the time, her mother said, “maybe I shot him, I…...
MoH must investigate NHIMA-associated fraud – FFTUZ
FEDERATION of Free Trade Unions of Zambia president Muyaywa Kabisa has called on the Ministry of Health to screen all the facilities which are accredited with the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) so as to isolate those that have been abusing the fund. Last week, Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo suspended the accreditation of…...
ECZ urges political parties to use appropriate channels to raise their concerns
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has urged political parties and civil society organisations to constructively engage with the commission by raising any concerns through appropriate channels. In a statement, Thursday, ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro stated that the Commission regularly conducted stakeholder engagement activities which some of the political parties did not attend…...
CBD traders mob Lungu, lament cost of living
A MULTITUDE of citizens thronged around former president Edgar Lungu yesterday as he went round Lusaka’s Central Business District (CBD) to check on commodity prices, chanting “abwelere, tavutika (he should bounce back, we’ve suffered”. And Lungu says prices of commodities are indeed high under the current regime, emphasising that those in authority should take drastic…...
It’s the people who proposed that we regulate social media – govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has insisted that the proposal to regulate social media and issue broadcasting licenses to online broadcast service providers is not from the government but stakeholders. And Mweetwa says the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) must enforce the law to ensure that the media houses are compliant, arguing that enjoyment of limitless…...
Sub-Saharan Africa has lowest percentage of qualified teachers – EI Africa Director
DIRECTOR of Education International’s African Region, Dr Dennis Sinyolo, says Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest percentage of qualified teachers, standing at 57 percent in pre-primary and 61 percent in secondary education. And Dr Sinyolo has lamented that teachers’ salaries have remained very low, noting that they receive less than US$625 monthly in 20 African countries,…...
We’ll beat PF with more than a million votes in 2026 – UPND
UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says the UPND will defeat the Patriotic Front with more than one million votes in the 2026 general elections. While welcoming former PF Western Province Chairman Charles Mututwa, who was defecting to the UPND on Wednesday, Imenda questioned which faction of the PF would be contesting the 2026 polls…....
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Africa has a lot of financial and organizational problems – Grant
CHIPOLOPOLO coach Avram Grant has observed that African football has a lot of “financial and organisational challenges”. Grant, a revered trainer with a history of coaching in Europe, his native Israel and Africa says he has picked up a lot of lessons during his coaching career. The former Chelsea and West Ham trainer has a…...