Some police officers are doing things to appease ruling party, regrets Mweetwa
UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says there are people in the Police Service and government institutions who want to do things to appease the ruling party at the expense of respecting people’s fundamental freedoms and liberties. And Mweetwa says the ruling party is taken aback by certain actions of the police. Speaking when he featured on…...
Police nab Mpulungu man for attempting to sell daughter
POLICE in Mpulungu have arrested a 32-year-old man for attempting to sell his four-year-old daughter at K130, 000. In a statement, Tuesday, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said Kalumba Chipili allegedly tricked his former wife that he wanted to start staying with their daughter after he was informed by an unknown person that there was a…...
Deal with erring motorists in the open, govt tells traffic officers
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says fighting corruption in the road traffic sector will continue being problematic as long as the process of paying fines remains mysterious and not user-friendly. And government has directed the Zambia Police Service to ensure that all traffic officers deal with erring motorists in the open instead of in secluded places…...
Nkulukusa attributes treasury bills oversubscription to improved investor confidence
SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has attributed the oversubscription to Bank of Zambia treasury bills to improved investor confidence in the country. The BOZ treasury bill auction last week was oversubscribed after receiving bids amounting to over K2.44 billion against an offer of K2 billion. In an interview, Thursday, Nkulukusa said due to the…...
PAC hears how K2.3m was illegally loaned to N/W province youths
THE Office of the President in North-Western Province yesterday struggled to explain to the Public Accounts Committee why empowerment loans totalling K2,308,000 were irregularly awarded to 117 youth groups. And the Committee has heard that loans totalling K4,626,690 disbursed to 216 youth groups were not recovered as at June 30, 2022. The latest Auditor General’s…...
It’s hypocritical to ask people to be open with a govt which rides on praise –Â BrebnerÂ
CIVIL rights activist Brebner Changala has described the President’s recent call for stakeholders to be open with his government as pure hypocrisy, arguing that UPND doesn’t entertain criticism. President Hakainde Hichilema recently urged cooperating partners and stakeholders to openly tell governments about things which are not being well, instead of saying things “in the loo”…....
PF didn’t apply fairness in MoH recruitment – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the PF was running the country in an unfair, hangover manner. And former health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says government should stop looking at civil servants as cadres. Debating the Public Service Management Division’s estimates of expenditure, Masebo said the recruitment process was unfairly done during PF’s time. “When you…...
Tasila Tembo’s alleged killer breaks down as he gives his side of the story
MURDER-accused Zambia Army Officer Lieutenant Nigel Mwaba has narrated to the Lusaka High Court how late Dr Tasila Tembo allegedly jumped off a moving vehicle and sustained injuries as the couple argued about her alleged new lover. This is in a matter in which Lt Mwaba is charged with the murder of Dr Tembo. In…...
UPND’s victory in most by-elections reflects what people think about us- Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says citizens appreciate what the UPND government is doing, which is why the ruling party has continued to win by-elections. In an interview, Milupi said government was being methodical in terms of recovering stolen public resources. “We can pretend as much as we want to but there…...
PF infrastructure is as good as ours since we’re paying off their debt – UPND
UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says since the ruling party is paying off debts incurred by PF for infrastructure development, it’s as good as the new dawn having undertaken those projects. In an interview, Friday, Mweetwa said the argument that PF left behind infrastructure didn’t hold water because it failed to settle the debts. “This argument…...
