Delimitation will not change voters’ polling stations – ECZ
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the delimitation of constituencies will not affect voters’ polling stations. Speaking on the Diamond TV Morning Live programme, Monday, ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro explained that the process would only affect the candidates voters would be voting for. “The registered voters out there, all they need to…...
HH must reveal his income, he never donated hospitals as an opposition leader – Mundubile
TONSE faction president Brian Mundubile says President Hakainde Hichilema must disclose the source of his income, even as he makes huge donations. Mundubile has questioned why President Hichilema is making huge donations such as hospitals, when he never did so as an opposition leader. Last week, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi visited…...
Global Fund lauds govt for implementing major health projects
GLOBAL Fund has commended government for efficiently implementing major health infrastructure projects under the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM). Global Fund has also disclosed that discussions have commenced on the next funding allocation cycle. And Acting Minister of Health Cornelius Mweetwa says President Hakainde Hichilema is committed to ensuring that the resources that are coming through…...
We’re ready to welcome prodigal sons ahead of convention – PF
PF faction Deputy Secretary General Celestine Mukandila says the party is ready to welcome back “prodigal sons” ahead of its general congress this Saturday. Mukandila has cited Tonse Alliance faction president Brian Mundubile and Mutotwe Kafwaya as among those who have withdrawn from the party convention, stressing that the presidential race still includes Given Lubinda,…...
Don’t betray HH, you’re the ones running the country, Liswaniso tells S/Province
UPND National Youth Chairperson Gilbert Liswaniso has told people from Southern Province not to betray President Hakainde Hichilema, stating that they are the ones running the country. Liswaniso has reminded people from the province that they are the ones who gave the country President Hichilema, therefore, they can’t give up now. Speaking on Mazabuka Radio,…...
WOZA will hold its convention on Feb 27 – Kateka
NEW Heritage Party leader Chishala Kateka says the We’re One Zambia Alliance (WOZA) will hold its convention on February 27, following consultations by the council of elders. Kateka, who sits on the council of presidents under the alliance, stresses that alliances are formed not necessarily to remove the government of the day but to create…...
Chiefs must help in uniting the country ahead of elections
HOUSE of Chiefs Chairperson Chief Choongo is right to warn that politics can be the quickest route to disunity, and that in an election year the country must insist on a fight of ideas, not a fight of tribe, region or ethnicity. Although as a country we have not experienced any serious post-election civil unrest,…...
Banker explains how Guntila’s murder suspect withdrew money
A ZANACO banker has testified that Samuel Baza Dokowe, a suspect in the murder of former IBA Director Guntila Muleya, withdrew large sums from Veridian Dynamics account, of which he is a signatory, after it was credited with amounts ranging from K400,000 to K500,000 between June and July 2024 by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA)…....
Choma police nab 3 men for poaching
POLICE in Choma have apprehended three men for poaching a kudu and a duiker. The police have confirmed that the three men admitted to killing the two animals in Mbabala area. Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo said the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) has since been engaged for further action. “Choma…...
All students who met HH received lunch money, NORTEC explains
NORTEC Principal Martin Kasonso has dismissed reports that students protested over unpaid lunch allowances after meeting President Hichilema in Kitwe, saying only a few misbehaved after receiving false information that their allowances would not be paid. He noted that the institution had sent nearly 3,000 students from Ndola to Kitwe for the presidential event, and…...