Zesco starts importing electricity to supplement national power
ZESCO Limited has announced that it began importing electricity on May 1, 2024, to supplement the national power supply following the reduced generation due to poor hydrology. And Zesco spokesperson Matongo Maumbi says some areas have been experiencing load shedding for more than the stipulated 8 hours because of overuse of power, especially in high…...
Commercial farmer reports Choma UPND councillor to police over botched maize deal
POLICE in Choma have received a report in which it is alleged that UPND councillor for Sibanyati Ward, Buumba Muchangwe, failed to deliver 120x50Kg bags of Food Reserve Agency (FRA) maize after being paid K48,000 by a commercial farmer. But Muchangwe has refuted claims that he had tried to swindle farmers. According to sources within…...
Because I never worked in govt before becoming President, I never learnt how to steal – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says although some critics like to jab him for not ever working in government before becoming Head of State, it is a good thing because he never learnt ways of how to steal money. And President Hichilema has urged the clergy not to be emotionally manipulated by those facing corruption charges. Speaking…...
We’ll soon announce road map for ATI law implementation – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has assured that government will soon announce a road map for the implementation of the Access to Information law. And Mweetwa says government, like all citizens, attaches great importance to fuel price fluctuations, but notes that the fluctuations are routine, given the current expensive fuel on the international market. Meanwhile,…...
Kuya bebele, PF mock UPND, as netizens describe govt as insensitive over fuel, electricity hikes
SHIWANG’ANDU PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says Zambians are stressed with the way things are moving in the country, adding that the UPND “kuya bebele” if they can’t fulfill their campaign promises. And some netizens have described government as insensitive for increasing both the costs of fuel and electricity almost at the same time…....
NHIMA retracts notice to remove spectacles, dental services from benefits
THE National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has withdrawn its notice dated April 30, 2024, in which it announced that dental and spectacle benefits, among others, would be removed from the scheme effective July 1, 2024, following public outcry. According to ZNBC, NHIMA has withdrawn the notice under the directive of Health Minister Sylvia Masebo…....
Golden Oaklet cashier in court for stealing over K900,000
A 25-YEAR-OLD cashier has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing over K900,000 from his employer, Golden Oaklet. Charles Malama is facing 10 counts of theft by servant. In count one, it is alleged that Malama, on March 27, 2022, in Lusaka, being a person employed by Golden Oaklet as a Chief…...
I’ll double the size of our economy by the time I’m done – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his agenda as Zambia’s chief servant is that by the time he’s done with this country, he’d have more than doubled the size of its economy. And President Hichilema has asked local suppliers and contractors not to supply air to the mines, especially after receiving a down payment. Speaking during a…...
I wish we took office after Mwanawasa, Zambia would be different – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says sometimes, he wishes UPND took office immediately after late president Levy Mwanawasa because Zambia would have been in a different situation. And President Hichilema says Zambia’s economy would have grown to 5.5 percent this year had it not have been for the drought situation. Meanwhile, House of Chiefs Provincial Chairperson Chief…...
DPP appeals against Lubinda’s acquittal
THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has appealed to the High Court against the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court’s decision to acquit PF faction vice-president Given Lubinda of four counts of being in possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime. In a notice of appeal, DPP Gilbert Phiri argued that the Magistrates’ Court, in acquitting…...