Greenquest Solutions to set up 100MW solar plant in Kazungula
GREENQUEST Solutions says it has commenced the development of a 100MW solar photovoltaic in Kazungula District of Southern Province. The US$130,000,000 investment, called Kumi Kumi Zambia Solar Project, is expected to create approximately 400 jobs during the construction phase. Greenquest Solutions CEO Bobby Wahi has expressed his firm’s excitement about launching their first project in…...
Zambia agrees with bondholders, gets 18% haircut
SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has disclosed that Zambia has reached an agreement in principle with the bondholders. Speaking during a panel discussion at UNZA, Thursday, Nkulukusa said with the agreement, the country would get a 18 percent haircut out of the $3 billion debt owed to bondholders. “Just today, we reached an agreement…...
We have 26,150 inmates against holding capacity of 10,650 – Mwiimbu
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says the current population of inmates in Zambian prisons and correctional centres is 26,150 against the holding capacity of 10,650. And Mwiimbu says the only habitable correctional facility in Zambia is the Mwembeshi Correctional Facility. Meanwhile, German Ambassador to Zambia Dr Anne Wagner Mitchell says the revelations…...
CSOs lament shrinking civic space
CHAPTER One Foundation Executive Director Linda Kasonde has called on the government and public officers to urgently address the “embarrassing dent on Zambia’s democratic image”, lamenting that the civic space is shrinking. And Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) Executive Director Maurice Nyambe says it is concerning to see the same old tendencies such as the shrinking of…...
Lufwanyama man kills wife over infidelity suspicions
A 47-year-old man of Lufwanyama District on the Copperbelt has disappeared after he allegedly killed his wife. Mercy Kaluba aged 44 of Pilala reported that her sister-in-law identified as Jennifer Chali, also 44 of the same abode, was murdered by Evans Kaluba. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said that the couple had…...
We are worthy of being trusted – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the UPND has done things differently in the past two years and is worthy of being trusted. Speaking during the Zambia National Farmers Union National Conference, Thursday, President Hichilema said the UPND was not in government to dribble farmers. “Transformation in this sector is a must, this sector has been suboptimal…...
What’s wrong with Sean using the word masturbation, asks Lubinda
ACTING PF faction president Given Lubinda has wondered what wrong Sean Tembo has done by using the word masturbation. Speaking when he visited detained Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) leader Sean Tembo at Chilenje police station, Thursday, Lubinda wondered how many people had not used that word before. “For what we know, Sean Tembo simply…...
As UPND fixes economy, it must also make citizens happy – Nevers
MMD president Never Mumba says government should not get tired of explaining that better days are coming and from time to time, they must intervene in certain economic situations to bring some happiness in citizens’ lives. And Mumba says former president Edgar Lungu’s political status is a distraction and the debate should be left to…...
House of Chiefs hails HH for honouring Mpezeni
THE House of Chiefs has commended President Hakainde Hichilema for honouring Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people with the Order of the Eagle of Zambia Third Division. To mark this year’s independence celebration, President Hichilema honoured Paramount Chief Mpezeni for working with over six governments during his 40 years on the throne and for…...
ConCourt refuses to stay President’s decision to fire judge Joshua Banda
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed a matter in which former High Court judge Joshua Banda sued the State, seeking an interim order to stay the President’s decision to remove him from office. In this matter, Banda wanted a declaration that the jurisdiction of the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) to hear complaints against judges does not…...