Fimba upoke, Lubinda tells HH as PF celebrates High Court’s move to halt by-elections
PF acting president Given Lubinda says the opposition party’s legal team will commence a court process to compel ECZ to reimburse the money spent on printing “useless” ballot papers. And Lubinda has mocked UPND following the High Court’s decision to halt the Kabushi and Kwacha by-elections saying, “ulya wine afimbe apoke, umwine”. Meanwhile, Solicitor General…...
IMF deal hints some Zesco assets will be sold, we must be on the lookout – Chelwa
ECONOMIST Dr Grieve Chelwa says the IMF deal worries him because some sentences talk about divestment of Zesco’s operating assets, urging Zambians to be on the lookout for what this could mean. And Dr Chelwa says most Zambians celebrated the IMF deal because they love, trust, and believe in President Hakainde Hichilema. Meanwhile, Dr Chelwa…...
UPND should be ashamed about failed corruption fight – Mwila
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says President Hakainde Hichilema is wasting his time if he thinks those who did something wrong will keep quiet about UPND’s “bad” governance. And Mwila has insisted that the fight against corruption is a failed project because nothing tangible is coming out of it. Meanwhile, Mwila says Zambians will…...
DSTV a luxury we can do away with, ZACA tells consumers
ZAMBIA Consumer Association (ZACA) executive secretary Juba Sakala has advised consumers to do away with DSTV if it’s too expensive for them because it’s a luxury which they can forgo and channel resources to other necessities. Multichoice Zambia recently announced a price increment to its DStv Business subscription on Stay Packages, effective from October 1,…...
It’s unfair for Sangwa to accuse UPND of interfering with ECZ – Nkombo
UPND chairperson for elections Gary Nkombo says he does not think Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel’s accusation that UPND is using ECZ to block opposition members from taking part in elections is a fair comment. And former higher education minister Brian Mushimba says Zambia’s democracy is in danger if ECZ doesn’t call for fresh…...
Witness singles out Judiciary employee in child stealing case
AN OFFICE assistant at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) yesterday identified Judiciary employee, Precious Nkunika, as the person who allegedly stole a baby from the hospital. Agness Daka told the court that she was alerted by another lady that Nkunika was the one who stole the baby that went missing at UTH. The witness further…...
Malanji’s intention to challenge HH a joke of the century – Milupi
UPND Alliance chairperson Charles Milupi says Kwacha PF aspiring candidate Joseph Malanji’s intention to challenge President Hakainde Hichilema is the greatest joke of the century, arguing that he has issues to sort out like his grade 12 certificate. Recently, Malanji said at the rate things were going, he would abandon Kwacha Constituency and challenge President…...
Govt partners with service providers to boost financial inclusion in rural areas
SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has reaffirmed government’s commitment to providing an enabling environment in the financial sector in order for the country to attain the 80% formal financial inclusion target. And Bank of Zambia (BOZ) Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says the country’s financial inclusion has risen to 69.4%, from 59.3% in 2015. Meanwhile,…...
Constitution proving to be a thorn in our democracy – Haimbe
JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says the current Constitution is proving to be a thorn in Zambia’s democracy. And Haimbe says in his view, the withdrawal of a candidate should not necessitate the cancellation of an election or fresh nominations. Speaking when he was featured on Diamond TV’s “Diamond Live” programme, Monday, Haimbe said the Constitution…...
UPND has created leadership gap at ECZ to capture, abuse it
WHEN we look at the developments that have taken place in the recent few weeks, we notice a clear failure on the part of the Electoral Commission of Zambia to stand its ground. When it comes to accepting or rejecting nomination of aspiring candidates, it is clear that they were lured into a mistake that…...
