I stand with Chama, PF wants to remove anyone who opposes Lungu’s return – Mumba
KANTANSHI PF member of parliament Antony Mumba says what is happening to PF National Chairperson Davies Chama is a warning to all other senior members of the former ruling party. And Mumba says if Chama decided to run for the PF presidency, he would support him because he was a mature politician. The PF has…...
UNZA orders ‘’riotous’’ students to pay K1,000 each
THE University of Zambia has ordered students to pay K1,000 each towards damages caused to some properties at the Main Campus due to riotous behaviour. The University of Zambia students rioted against the cancellation of UNZASU elections on September 18, this year. The riot saw students blocking the Great East Road and stoning unlucky motorists…....
Take what UPND says with a pinch of salt – Mundubile
PF presidential aspirant Brian Mundubile says the revelation that currently, there’s only a verbal agreement between government and Vedanta is a lesson that whatever UPND says should be taken with a pinch of salt. On Friday last week, Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe disclosed that there currently exists a verbal agreement between government and Vedanta pending…...
I think police have summoned me for urging millers to halt production – Stardy
FORMER Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale says he suspects that the police have summoned him for advising millers to consider halting their operations for 30 days because government is sabotaging them by supplying cheap mealie meal. In a letter dated, October 9, 2023, Assistant Director A. Mukale summoned Mwale to appear before the…...
UPND using Form 1 economics on mealie meal prices – Chitotela
PAMBASHE PF member of parliament Ronald Chitotela says government is using “Form One” kind of economics to think people in rural areas are not affected by the high cost of mealie meal. And Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says government has no clue what needs to be done to sort out the mealie…...
Documents on our agreement with Vedanta still being drafted – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says lawyers are still drafting documents on government’s agreement with Vedanta. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV, Sunday, Kabuswe refuted reports that he had said government had made a verbal agreement with Vedanta, but still insisted that currently, no documents had been signed between the two parties…....
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Mpongwe CDF committee justifies awarding of K100,000 loan to MP’s wife
MPONGWE CDF Committee Chairperson Nebert Mukwalala says the awarding of a K100,000 CDF loan to the area member of parliament’s wife was on merit because she qualified. Residents in Mpongwe have challenged their area member of parliament Gregory Ngowani to return the K100, 000 which his wife obtained as a loan from the Constituency Development…...
Tanzanian President jets in
TANZANIAN President Samia Suluhu Hassan has arrived in the country on a three day state visit. President Hassan arrived in the country late Monday afternoon and was welcomed by President Hakainde Hichilema and other government officials. President Hassan was later accorded a guard of honour. The Tanzanian President is expected to grace the 59th Independence…...
HH pardons 815 inmates, commutes 17 sentences
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has pardoned 815 inmates and has commuted sentences for 17 inmates to commemorate the 59th Independence Anniversary. Speaking during a press briefing, Monday, Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu said out of those pardoned and commuted, 744 were ordinary inmates, one was a foreign national and 45 were women with…...