D/Speaker suspends Mundubile for 30 days, reprimands Munir for falsely claiming that Mphosa strangled him
FIRST Deputy Speaker Attractor Chisangano has suspended Mporokoso PF MP Brian Mundubile from the National Assembly for 30 days after the latter defied directives from Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo. Meanwhile, Chisangano has reprimanded Lumezi Independent MP, Munir Zulu, for falsely accusing Water Development and Sanitation Minister Mike Mposha of strangling him in the National…...
PF MP justifies her “ba President Mwachilamo ubufi” remark to Parley
MAMBILIMA PF MP Jean Chisenga says her remark, “ba President Mwachilamo ubufi,” cannot be classified as an accusation because the public perceives President Hakainde Hichilema’s failure to deliver on many promises as lies. Chisenga adds that she felt obligated to alert the President about the status of the many promises he had made during his…...
Chisenga called HH a liar in a drunken state – Andeleki
KATOMBOLA UPND member of parliament Clement Andeleki says Mambilima PF lawmaker Jean Chisenga made the utterance that President Hakainde Hichilema is a liar while in a drunken state. In an interview, Monday, Andeleki argued that calling the President a liar or anything that brings the name of the Head of State into disrepute was punishable…....
Show sympathy for street vendors – Archbishop Banda
BEFORE we proclaim sight to the blind, let us ask the Lord to open our eyes so that we might see as God sees, and renew the ill attitude of self-centeredness, blame-game, and lack of responsibility for our own failures, says Lusaka Catholic Diocese Archbishop Alick Banda. And Archbishop Banda has called upon Christians to…...
We’ve achieved the almost impossible – Mwiimbu
ACTING Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Jack Mwiimbu says the UPND government has achieved “the almost impossible” by restructuring the country’s debts. And Mwiimbu says the Patriotic Front are bitter because “kaloba kamene banatenga, takonza (we have fixed the debt they accrued)”. Responding to a question from Lubansenshi member of parliament Kabwe Chewe, who wanted…...
We’re rewriting the narrative that councils are corrupt – Phiri
MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Technical Services Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri says his ministry and local authorities have for some time been perceived to be corrupt, incompetent and inefficient but the new dawn government is on track in terms of rewriting this narrative. Speaking during the launch and handover of the Service Charter…...
U.S. private sector investment fits into our agenda to reconstruct economy – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the increase in U.S. private sector investment that the country has seen is important as it fits into government’s agenda to reconstruct the economy. Speaking when the United States congressional delegation paid a courtesy call on him, Tuesday, President Hichilema said Zambia appreciates the support it is receiving from partners such…...
Govt challenges Archbishop Banda to specify which praise singers he was referring to
UPND Alliance Chairperson Charles Milupi says Archbishop of Lusaka Alick Banda should specify which praise singers he was referring to in his homily, because they exist in all political parties. And Milupi, who is Infrastructure and Urban Development Minister, says Zambians expect leaders who have the holy spirit dwelling within them to convey messages that…...
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DEC seizes 1.89 tonnes of marijuana, arrests 17 drug ring leaders
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it conducted operations in several parts of the country over the weekend, which resulted in seizures of both fresh plants and dry loose cannabis weighing over 1.89 tonnes. In addition, the commission says it picked up 17 notorious drug ring leaders in hard-to-reach communities on the Copperbelt. In a…...