I would have still grabbed Kabushi even if Bowman participated- Kanengo
KABUSHI UPND member of parliament Bernard Kanengo says he would have still won the seat even if Bowman Lusambo had participated in the race. But former PF secretary general Davies Mwila says his party will petition the recently held Kabushi and Kwacha by-elections today. Kanengo won the Kabushi seat with 6,553 votes in the recently…...
Defence Ministry signed $4.3m contract to procure 75 vehicles using irregular direct bidding – AG
THE latest Auditor General’s Report on accounts of the republic has revealed that the Ministry of Defence entered into a contract with Exoline Investments Limited of Lusaka to supply 50 Toyota Corolla and 25 Lexus brand new vehicles for the Zambia Army at a contract sum of $4,375,000 using irregular direct bidding. And the report…...
We’ve achieved peace, stability, we now need economic independence – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says it’s now time to focus on developing the country because political independence, peace and stability have been achieved. And President Hichilema yesterday took some time to recognise former president Edgar Lungu, who did not physically attend the Independence Day celebrations at State House, saying this was also his day. Meanwhile, Namibian…...
We overrated HH, we thought he will lead elegantly – PF
LEADER of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile says Zambians overrated President Hakainde Hichilema going by the way he is governing the country. And Mundubile has wondered whether there is a shortage of human resource under UPND that the President can appoint Gilbert Phiri as DPP, barely a few months after he was taken to…...
Airtel says it welcomes feedback, reveals 5,000 data related complaints monthly
AIRTEL Zambia has disclosed that it has been receiving approximately 5,000 complaints from customers about the internet and data depletion on a monthly basis. And Airtel says although its business has not been affected, the company is not happy when its customers are complaining. Commenting on the recent social media backlash about the quick depletion…...
Mary Chirwa gave strict orders not to grant me bond – Amos
FORMER presidential press aide Amos Chanda says Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers vehemently refused to grant him bond saying their boss, Mary Chirwa, gave them strict instructions not to do that. DEC arrested Chanda on Thursday for allegedly stealing and burning a court record of the RTSA speed camera corruption case. DEC Public Relations Officer…...
Our security wings ill-equipped, in other countries, helicopters would have been used in kidnapping case – Chikoya
COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says government should ensure that security wings are well-equipped to enable them to handle complex cases like kidnapping. In an interview, Dr Chikoya also urged security wings to be consistent in the discharge of their duties, arguing that at certain times, they appeared not…...
You’ll only access your partial benefits once, and that’s 20%, says govt
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba says NAPSA members will only be allowed to partially access their pension benefits once before retirement, and this is 20 percent of the contributions. In an interview, Tambatamba explained that members would only be eligible to access 20 percent of their benefits after contributing for five years. She…...
Exercise restraint, lead by example in your political discourse, TI-Z tells UPND
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has urged the ruling party to exercise lots of restraint and lead by example in its political discourse and practice. In a statement to commemorate Zambia’s 58th Independence anniversary, Monday, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe hoped that citizens would come together to make Zambia a better place. “Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z)…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1328 Tuesday October 25, 2022
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