People should debate what to do with inflation information, not figures – ZamStats
THE Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) says the debate on the accuracy of its inflation figures is not important, but has urged people to discuss what to do with inflation information. And ZamStats Statistician General Mulenga Musepa has revealed that the final report for the 2022 census of population results which stood at 19,610,769 is now…...
Retrieved body interred, as search mission enters day 8
COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo has called on the nation to join in the fasting every day from 06:00 hours to 18:00 hours until all the trapped miners at Seseli Mine in Chingola are retrieved. The search for the trapped miners has now entered day eight. By press time yesterday, the search team had not retrieved…...
Parley rejects anti-maize dependence motion
THE National Assembly on Wednesday rejected a motion moved by Kanchibiya PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda, urging government to formulate an agriculture policy to minimise maize dependency. Moving his motion, Chanda said there was no specific agriculture policy that comprehensively sought to diversify away from maize. He said the lack of alternative and affordable…...
DPP apologises over his prosecutors’ absence in Malanji, Yamba case
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri yesterday apologised to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court over his State advocates’ absence in the Joseph Malanji and Fredson Yamba case at the last sitting. Earlier this week, Magistrate Ireen Wishimanga told Phiri to personally prosecute the matter if the State advocates were busy to handle the case. This was…...
People are looking for salvation and they see that in PF – Chilangwa
KAWAMBWA PF member of parliament Nickson Chilangwa says citizens are seeing hope and salvation in the former ruling party. And Chilangwa says President Hakainde Hichilema should cut down on his trips. Speaking to journalists after DPP Gilbert Phiri declined to grant Raphael Nakacinda consent to privately prosecute Miles Sampa and Morgan Ng’ona, at the Lusaka…...
62% of health professionals pass licensure exams
THE Health Professionals Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has announced that 2,146 out of the 3,443 candidates who sat for their licensure examinations have passed, representing a 62.3 percent pass rate. And HPCZ says investigations for the people who leaked the exam paper leading to the cancellation of exams in September are still ongoing. Addressing the…...
Govt owes over 15,000 retired teachers – Syakalima
MINISTER of Education Douglas Syakalima says 15, 425 retired teachers had not been paid their terminal benefits as at the end of December 2022. Syakalima was responding to a question in the National Assembly raised by Kalabo Central MP Chinga Miyutu, who wanted to find out how many teachers had not been paid their terminal…...
Medical doctor sues Mutale Mwanza for assault
A MEDICAL Doctor has dragged media personality Mutale Mwanza to the Lusaka High Court for assault after she allegedly brandished a gun at her. Dr Natasha Mulenga, a medical doctor at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), has told the court that as a result of the incident, she suffered extreme trauma, fear of immediate battery…...
PAC hears how Ministry of Education recruited 9 unqualified teachers
THE Ministry of Education has admitted to employing nine teachers in Chinsali District who did not have full grade 12 certificates. However, Permanent Secretary for Administration Norianna Muneku has struggled to explain to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) how the nine teachers were recruited without meeting the qualification criteria. The Auditor General’s report revealed that…...
I’ll retire from politics if my suspension won’t be lifted – Chama
SUSPENDED PF National Chairman Davies Chama says he will retire from active politics if the party doesn’t lift his suspension because his principles can’t allow him to join another party. The Given Lubinda-led Patriotic Front suspended Chama and three members of parliament in October this year for alleged indiscipline but is yet to lift that…...