Nothing will come out of MoUs HH is signing – Kalaba

CITIZENS First leader Harry Kalaba says the Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) that President Hakainde Hichilema is signing with other governments will not amount to anything. Last week, President Hichilema signed MoUs with the Angolan government pertaining to road connectivity, among others. But in an interview, Monday, Kalaba said nothing comes out of the MoUs which…...
UPND doesn’t care about drug shortages in hospitals – KBF

ZAMBIA Must Prosper leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya says there will be no improvement in the health sector until the UPND is kicked out of government. And Bwalya says Zambians will now see why he disengaged from President Hakainde Hichilema, admitting that he helped put a ‘liar’ in office. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV,…...
Maamba Collieries supply is back – Energy Minister

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says Maamba Collieries’ 150 megawatts generator which was removed from feeding into the national grid due to maintenance is expected to be back online today. In a statement, Tuesday, Kapala said the development is because government had intervened to have the scheduled maintenance period reduced in order to help reduce load…...
America’s excitement about Zambia’s democratic renaissance palpable – US Envoy

UNITED States ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales says America’s excitement about Zambia’s democratic renaissance is palpable. And Vice President Mutale Nalumango says the new dawn government is committed to removing the people of Zambia out of poverty. Speaking when the US special envoy on food security and climate change paid a courtesy call on Vice…...
Zambians should be happy that govt can respond to cries within 24 hrs – UPND

UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Zambians should be celebrating that they have a government that’s able to respond to their cries within 24 hours. Commenting on Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo’s decision to rescind his directive on street vending, Mweetwa said, in an interview, that the U-turn was a necessary decision under…...
We don’t need to perpetuate wrongs committed in the past – PF

PF presidential aspirant Brian Mundubile says the opposition party is witnessing the heavy-handedness of police taking centre stage on the premise of enforcing the Public Order Act. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Mpika Diocese Bishop in charge Eddy Mulandu, Monday, Mundubile said if some wrongs were committed in the past, that can’t…...
Most of our rivers have low water levels – WARMA

WATER Resources Management Authority (WARMA) Director General Kenneth Nyundu has expressed concern about the low water levels for most rivers in the country. Speaking on Diamond TV’s “Diamond Live”, Monday, Nyundu said the decline in the country’s water resources was as a result of the disturbance in the hydrological cycle. “The water levels on average…...
Let’s actualise talks around green energy – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there is need to actualise and implement talks around green energy. Speaking during the high level panel discussion on energy at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, Tuesday, President Hichilema said a lot had been said on the subject from previous meetings, saying it was high time decisions made were actualised. “It…...
I’m conflicted to defend Judge Banda’s dismissal, let private lawyers do it, AG tells court

THE Constitutional Court has allowed the State to engage a private counsel to defend a matter in which Judge Joshua Banda is challenging the decision to remove him from office as High Court judge. The Constitutional Court granted the State permission after it submitted recently that most State advocates, including the Attorney General and Solicitor…...
HH’s approach to personally engage prospective investors necessary – Kanyama

ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says the approach taken by President Hakainde Hichilema to personally engage prospective investors is necessary given some negative perceptions about the country. In an interview, Kanyama said some investors have a strong view that Zambia is a corrupt country with rigid bureaucratic processes, thereby affecting investments in the country. “The approach by…...