Unpaid KCM contractors now in a wait and see situation – Mwaba
ASSOCIATION of Mine Suppliers and Contractors (AMSC) president Costa Mwaba says contractors at KCM have scaled down their operations as they await payment of their dues. Last month, some contracting companies at Konkola Copper Mines Plc among them, Master Mine Service (MMS), suspended operations due to non-payment of their dues. According to correspondence seen by…...
No citizen is untouchable, but don’t hurt them by abusing the law – Nakacinda
PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says there is no citizen who is untouchable, but argues that the law shouldn’t be abused to hurt them. Commenting on President Hakainde Hichilema’s political advisor Levy Ngoma’s remarks that some opposition party leaders were crying foul when the law visited them because they believed they were untouchable, Nakacinda…...
Govt extends deadline for Mukula mopping exercise
GOVERNMENT has extended the period for completing the mopping exercise for illegally harvested Mukula logs from November 20 to December 30, 2023. Last month, Green Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu announced that government had engaged the Zambia National Service (ZNS) to identify and collect all illegally harvested Mukula logs lying across the country. At…...
We’ll prioritise stakeholder engagements going forward – ECZ
NEWLY appointed Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro says he will ensure that the Commission engages stakeholders openly to restore public confidence. Asked in an interview what he would do to restore public confidence in the commission, Friday, Kasaro said the commission would prioritise stakeholder engagements going forward. “It’s an awesome…...
Fuel prices unlikely to reduce – OMCAZ
OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says as long as there is no political will to resolve some costing challenges, fuel prices in the country will not reduce. In an interview, Saturday, Dr Mubanga said the only reason the prices didn’t rise last month was because there was some sort…...
We’re concerned opposition is being prevented from giving dissenting opinions – Swedish Envoy
SWEDISH Ambassador to Zambia Johan Hallenborg says it is concerning that opposition political parties have in the recent months been prevented from performing their role of providing dissenting opinions. And Ambassador Hallenborg says different opinions must actually be encouraged if Zambia is to develop into a successful middle-income country. Responding to a query over the…...
PF left the hungry stomachs Kampyongo is referring to – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has agreed with former Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo that the UPND’s real threat is citizens’ hungry stomachs but says PF should admit that they left the situation that way. And Mweetwa says the PF should be cited for political impersonation as they pretended to be good leaders when in…...
HH has never instructed us to arrest anybody – DEC
DRUG Enforcement Commission Director General Nason Banda says the Commission has never received any instructions from President Hakainde Hichilema to arrest anybody. And Banda says the commission will soon announce some high profile forfeitures which it has secured in the last few months. In an interview, Banda said while the Commission was obliged to brief…...
Govt develops investment case to improve reproductive health
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says as part of its desire to improve reproductive, maternal,newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition, government has developed an investment case for the period 2022 to 2024. Speaking during a consultant meeting on enhancing understanding of reproductive health services, Saturday, Masebo said the implementation of the investment case required over $176 million…....
I’ve never ordered any arrest – Mwiimbu
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says he has never ordered the arrest of any citizen, and it is therefore unacceptable to abuse him of doing so merely because he is Minister in charge of police. Last week, Police detained PF faction vice-president Given Lubinda and his secretary general Raphael Nakacinda after warning…...