Stick to 7-hour power schedule, govt directs Zesco
ENERGY Minister Makozo Chikote has directed Zesco Limited to strictly adhere to the agreed seven-hour load management schedule across the country. According to a statement issued by Ministry of Energy Principal Public Relations Officer Bob Sianjalika, Tuesday, Chikote said following the schedule would ensure predictability and minimise disruptions to households and businesses. “The Minister of…...
We’re supplying more power during the day now – Zesco
ZESCO Limited says it has now slightly shifted to supplying more power during the day after reducing expensive imports and increasing in-land generation. Zesco also says it stopped producing the load shedding schedules because vandals were taking advantage by stealing transformers and cables during power cuts. The utility has further revealed that in March alone,…...
Bailiffs pounce on KCM, as CEC seeks to recover over K300m
THE Court of Appeal has halted the execution of a writ of Fieri Facias (FiFa) issued by Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) against Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). CEC had issued the FiFa on March 17, 2025, seeking to recover K338,910,012.82 from KCM. But in its latest decision, the Court of Appeal has directed that all goods…...
Mumbwa, Rufunsa gold marketing centres to be completed this year – Govt
MINES Minister Paul Kabuswe has revealed that the two gold marketing centres government is constructing in Mumbwa and Rufunsa districts at a total cost of K19.2 million will be completed within this year. Delivering a ministerial statement in the National Assembly yesterday, Kabuswe said his ministry had increased its allocation towards artisanal and small-scale mining…...
Moyo suspends Simumba, Kapyanga for 7 days
SECOND Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo has suspended Nakonde PF MP Luka Simumba and his Mpika PF counterpart Francis Kapyanga for seven days due to disorderly conduct. The suspension came after Moyo curtailed Simumba’s debate on the President’s Address to the House. Simumba was curtailed for not sticking to the debate topic, indicating that the MP…...
There’s no contradiction, Hamasaka spoke of future events – Haimbe
FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe says there is no contradiction between State House and government on the draft Constitution. And Haimbe says the Constitution mandates the Electoral Commission of Zambia to undertake the delimitation process after a 10-year period. Meanwhile, Haimbe says the Constitutional Amendment process began in 2021 when he was…...
Court places Kingsley Chanda on his defence in motor vehicle disposal case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found former Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) commissioner general Kingsley Chanda and another with a case to answer in the matter where they are charged with wilful failure to comply with procedure. In this matter, Chanda is jointly charged with former ZRA director administration, Callistus Kaoma, with 22 counts of wilful…...
Kalusa discontinues matter challenging Lungu, Wina’s legality of being in office
NKULUKUSA Teddy Kalusa has discontinued a matter in which he had petitioned the state in the Constitutional Court, seeking the court’s determination on whether former president Edgar Lungu and vice-president Inonge Wina were lawfully in office, as they had not been sworn in by the Chief Justice. In this matter, Kalusa cited the Attorney General…...
Constitutional amendment process must be consultative, transparent – British Envoy
BRITISH Ambassador to Zambia Rebecca Terzeon says the constitutional amendment process must be backed by consultation and transparency. But Justice Minister Princess Kasune has insisted that government intends to make use of the recommendations from previous constitution review commissions rather than starting fresh widespread consultations. Speaking when she paid a courtesy call on Kasune, Tuesday,…...
Lungu appoints Mundubile as Tonse parliamentary affairs chair
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has appointed Mporokoso PF MP Brian Mundubile as the National Parliamentary Affairs Chairman for the Tonse Alliance. In a statement, Monday, Lungu, who is also the Tonse Alliance Chairman, also appointed FDD vice president Chifumu Banda as National Parliamentary Affairs Vice Chairman and Celestine Mukandila as National Youth Chairman. Lungu expressed…...
