Iolanda Water Treatment Plant will resume operations on Oct 22 – Minister
MINISTER of Water Development and Sanitation Mike Mposha says the Iolanda Water Treatment Plant which was shut down last month is scheduled to resume operations on October 22, 2023. Last month, Mposha informed the country that there would be a 60-day water interruption in Lusaka to facilitate the repair works at the Iolanda Water Treatment…...
I’ll sue in 2027 when UPND leaves office – Mumbi
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says she is not a fool to sue the state now for compensation but will wait for 2027 when a “responsible and fair government comes in”. On Monday, Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe said Phiri should sue the state for compensation if she felt that she was wrongfully detained,…...
Govt extends period for submission of annual returns for societies
GOVERNMENT has extended by two weeks, the period for submission of annual returns for societies that did not manage to submit theirs by June 30, 2023. According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security public relations department, Thursday, the extension period would be for two weeks only from October…...
Muleya’s flawed appointment as IDC boss
THE appointment of Mr Cornwell Muleya as the new Chief Executive Officer at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has taken a good number of people by surprise. This is so for various reasons. Some people wonder when the job of IDC Chief Executive Officer was advertised and how the decision to appoint Mr Muleya was…...
ZNS to distribute cheaper mealie meal via Shoprite
INFORMATION and Media Minister Cornelius Mweetwa says ZNS’ mealie meal will, beginning next week, be sold in Shoprite outlets countrywide at K230 for a 25kg bag of breakfast mealie meal and K190 for roller. And Mweetwa says the Zambia National Service (ZNS) and its allied millers are currently producing 11,500 bags of breakfast and 4,100…...
Statesman role will suit Lungu best, not politics – TI-Z
TI-Z Executive Director Maurice Nyambe has advised former president Edgar Lungu against getting back into active politics but to proceed with the role of a statesman. Adding the institution’s voice to the debate around the possible comeback of Lungu into active politics, Nyambe said assuming the statesman’s role would give Lungu the ability to be…...
Criminals steal mortuary equipment
POLICE are investigating a matter in which suspected criminals allegedly broke into Lukulu District Hospital mortuary and stole assorted equipment, including chemicals used for embalming. In a statement yesterday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said the incident occurred on October 10 between 20:00 hours and 22:00 hours in Lukulu District of Western Province…....
Political parties should just comply with Registrar’s directive for convention – Mwiimbu
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has encouraged political parties to comply with the directive issued by the Registrar of Societies to hold intra-party elections within 60 days to replace office bearers. And Mwiimbu says the directive is not targeted at the Patriotic Front but is a general notice to all political parties,…...
United Capital Fertiliser flags off exports to Botswana
UNITED Capital Fertiliser (UCF) yesterday flagged off the exportation of 15,000 metric tonnes of D-compound fertiliser to Botswana for the 2023/2024 farming season. Speaking during the flag off ceremony yesterday, UCF Board Chairperson Chance Kabaghe said the company presented an opportunity for Southern Africa to become sufficient in fertiliser production. “It gives me great pleasure…...
PPP model is yielding desired results – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the Public Private Partnership model that the government has embarked on is yielding positive results. In a write up shared on his Facebook page, Thursday, President Hichilema said his government was able to rehabilitate roads and other infrastructure projects across the country despite the tight fiscal space. The Head of State…...