For someone to be Speaker, they need experience in the House – Chisanga
FORMER Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president George Chisanga has commended the association for speaking out against the Speaker’s decision to effect changes to the leadership of the National Assembly. And Chisanga says going forward, those who will be considered for the Speaker position should be persons who have experienced being in the House. On…...
Access to Information Bill 2023: Did Government Get the Balance Right?
Government has finally tabled the Access to Information Bill No. 24 of 2023. The Bill is accessible via the National Assembly website at: https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/11413. Should the Bill pass, it would bring closure to a protracted history of lobbying the government to enact the law on access to information. Giving citizens access to state-held information as […]
Don’t compare Erythromycin saga to Honeybee – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says it is not right to compare the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency’s procurement of Missionpharma drugs to the Honeybee saga because the two are completely different. Masebo was responding to a question from Bwacha PF member of parliament Sydney Mushanga in the National Assembly, Friday, who wanted to find…...
I won’t drink from cup of bitterness – Sunday
KANCHIBIYA PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda says he will not drink from the cup of bitterness which some of his colleagues want him to drink from. On Friday, Chanda said he was holding hands with President Hakainde Hichilema to bring development to the people. In an interview, Saturday, Chanda said in order for there…...
I’m not as eloquent as Lungu but I’m his humble servant – Lubinda
PF faction vice-president Given Lubinda says although he is not as eloquent as Edgar Lungu, he is the former president’s humble servant. And Lubinda says government’s focus shouldn’t be on arresting people but on bettering their lives. Speaking during St Anne Shifwankula Catholic Church fundraising dinner, Saturday, Lubinda said he was representing Lungu because the…...
ZRA door-to-door inspections will broaden domestic revenue collection – EAZ
THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says Zambia Revenue Authority’s door-to-door tax compliance inspections through local authorities will help broaden the tax base and in turn enable the country pay its debt and meet its budgetary needs. EAZ president Isaac Ngoma says there will never be a significant relief on employees in the formal sector…...
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Arrows dominate Independence Cup
RED Arrows rugby club has been crowned champions of the 2023 Red Arrows Independence Challenge Cup after beating Green Eagles 19-0 in Lusaka. The victory saw the ZAF sponsored-side walkaway with a K20,000 prize money while runners-up Eagles pocketed K15,000. Arrows coach Mwamba Chishimba described the victory as sweet but admitted that competition was stiff…....
NPA forfeits flats worth over K6m to the state
THE National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has forfeited high-value flats in Lusaka’s Jesmondine area valued at over K6,000,000, which were identified as tainted property and proceeds of crime to the state. And the Authority has forfeited money amounting to over K36,551,852 belonging to a Nigerian national Jeffrey Nnaoma Michaels, held in various bank accounts identified as…...
Behave yourself, law doesn’t recognise who is a politician – HH
IF you are a leader of a political party, behave yourself, behave within the law, the law does not recognise who is a politician, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema says previous governments only talked about decentralisation but his administration is walking the talk. Meanwhile, Kanchibiya PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda says he…...