Move back to your Chiefdoms, House of Chiefs appeals to traditional leaders
THE House of Chiefs has expressed concern about the growing tendency of some traditional leaders who opt to live in towns instead of their Chiefdoms. House of Chiefs Chairperson Chief Chisunka says this tendency leaves a leadership vacuum, prompting some people to take advantage of the Chiefs’ absenteeism to create instability in chiefdoms. This according…...
Mabumba tips govt on how to stabilise fuel prices
FORMER energy minister David Mabumba has advised government to continue on the path set out by PF of building strategic fuel reserves in order to address the fluctuating commodity prices. The former energy minister has also encouraged the new dawn government to invest in a multipurpose product pipeline. On Tuesday, Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson…...
Bizwell Mutale weeps as he rejoins UPND
FORMER PF national mobilisation committee member Bizwell Mutale yesterday broke down as he was being received by the UPND, indicating that his heart has always been with the ruling party. Speaking after being received by UPND officials, Wednesday, Mutale who was flanked by his wife, said President Hakainde Hichilema never stopped talking to him after…...
Govt pushes re-opening of schools to Feb 12
EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima has announced a further postponement of the reopening of schools and colleges from January 29 to February 12, 2024, due to increased Cholera cases. And Syakalima has advised that the alternative modes of learning that his ministry has put in place should be utilised to ensure that learners are kept constructively…...
Meeting 2023 production guidance sets us for future expansion – Lumwana
BARRICK Lumwana Mine has disclosed that it met its 2023 production guidance, setting the tone for future expansion. And the mine says its Super Pit expansion project has been accelerated with first production now scheduled for 2028, while the project is expected to double copper production to 240,000 tonnes per annum over a 36-year mine…...
Haimbe’s remarks that Zambia’s civic space is open a mockery – Antonio
SOCIALIST Party Deputy General Secretary in-charge of politics Antonio Mwanza says acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mulambo Haimbe’s remarks that the country’s civic space is open and inclusive are a mockery. On Tuesday, Haimbe told the European Union that Zambia’s civic space was open and inclusive as citizens were free to exercise their freedoms and…...
PF MP defends HH: “Certain presidential trips are unavoidable”
KANTASHI PF member of parliament Anthony Mumba says certain international trips that President Hakainde Hichilema undertakes are unavoidable, especially if he has been invited by his colleagues. President Hichilema has come under intense scrutiny from various stakeholders, including opposition political parties, over his trips after he discouraged Permanent Secretaries from prioritising traveling at the expense…...
Fuel prices won’t drop until govt opens up pipeline to multiple users – OMCs
OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia president Dr Kafula Mubanga says government will not adequately address fuel prices until they open up the pipeline to multiple users. On Sunday, the Energy Regulation Board Chairperson Reynold Bowa said the Strategic Reserve Fund which the government had been using to keep fuel prices constant for the last…...
UPND gave K1,000 to villagers, K5,000 to headmen during by-elections, charges Kampyongo
SHIWANG’ANDU PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says he’s not shaken by the PF loss in the recent by-elections in his constituency because UPND were bribing voters. Meanwhile, Kampyongo has refuted suggestions that he intends to join UPND after he was photographed embracing Sports Minister Elvis Nkandu recently. On Tuesday, UPND Mayembe ward candidate Kennedy…...
Extent of China’s perceived influence on Zambia’s economy has declined over the past 8 years – Afrobarometer
THE Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan survey has revealed that China’s perceived influence on Zambia’s economy has declined over the past eight years. Survey findings further show that since the UPND government came into power two years ago, presidential references to China as an important friend have declined as well as a number of prominent Chinese-supported…...