For the first time in history, suspects get bond within 48 hours, claims Mwiimbu
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says for the first time in Zambia, anyone who is arrested is being given bond within 48 hours. And Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says government should get worried when people start threatening to expose their “human tools” as a way of demonstrating against violent…...
Ministries have failed to spend K5.6bn from 2022 budget, reveals Treasury
GOVERNMENT says it has noted with regret that with less than two months before the end of the 2022 financial year, K5.6 billion allocated to various ministries has still not been utilised. And Ministry of Finance and National Planning permanent secretary in charge of budget, Mukuli Chikuba, has revealed that staff from the IMF and…...
It’s illogical to think one can’t be investigated because they’ve immunity – Haimbe
JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says it defies logic for one to think that a former president can’t be investigated simply because they hold immunity. But Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has asked government to either remove former president Edgar Lungu’s immunity if there’s enough evidence against him or leave him alone. According to a leaked document,…...
ERB investigates fuel contamination in Chipata
THE Energy Regulation Board says it has instituted investigations to establish the circumstances which led to fuel being contaminated at two Mount Meru filling stations in Chipata, arguing that it’s quite an unusual practice. In an interview, ERB board chairperson Reynolds Bowa said the incident might have been due to a human error. “Well, we…...
Increasing connection fees won’t make Zesco financially sustainable – Mabumba
FORMER Energy Minister David Mabumba has argued that increasing standard connection fees won’t result in ZESCO being financially sustainable as its customer base might be negatively affected. Last week, Energy Regulation Board chairperson Reynolds Bowa said the public would soon be made aware of what was resolved with respect to ZESCO’s application to hike standard…...
Civil servants in 10.5% salary hike
GOVERNMENT has awarded public service workers a 10.5 percent salary increment for the year 2023. This follows the conclusion of negotiations between the government and various public service unions. And in a statement, Thursday, Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) general secretary Fray Michelo said the enhancement of the Basic Salary by 10.5 percent implied…...
I paid K200,000 PF nomination fee from my savings – Mundubile
PF presidential aspiring candidate Brian Mundubile says the K200, 000 paid as his nominations fees was from his savings, arguing that not every hardworking Zambian is a thief. And Mundubile says he wonders why the UPND has continued to brag about recruiting 30,000 teachers when it was actually PF which started that plan. Speaking when…...
Taxi driver narrates how client sent him to collect TV allegedly stolen from ECL’s house
A TAXI driver has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how one of his clients asked him to collect a television set from PF cadre, Angel Chipasha, on his behalf. Reuben Ngulube, 29, was testifying in a matter in which Chipasha is accused of breaking into former president Edgar Lungu’s house and stealing two television…...
People will decide if they want me to recontest in 2026, not PF – Chabinga
MAFINGA PF member of Parliament Robert Chabinga says it will be up to his constituents to decide whether he should recontest the seat in 2026, not the party. Following Chabinga’s recent remarks in which he pledged to work with President Hakainde Hichilema, former PF Secretary General Davies Mwila said the party would replace all disloyal…...
Katambo applauds Phiri for fulfilling promise on farming inputs distribution
FORMER agriculture minister Michael Katambo has applauded his successor, Mtolo Phiri for “fulfilling” the promise he made that farmers on the FISP programme will begin accessing farming inputs this week. On Wednesday, Phiri announced that farmers will begin receiving their inputs by yesterday, November 10, at the various depots across the country. In an interview,…...
