IDC appoints Cornwell Muleya as CEO
THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Board has appointed Cornwell Muleya as IDC Chief Executive Officer with effect from today. In a statement issued yesterday, IDC Head of Corporate Communication Namakau Mukelabai said Muleya possessed over 34 years of financial and operational experience and business analysis. “The Finance and Administration Committee of the Board of Directors…...
Govt to seek legal guidance on revelations that Lungu is still PF president
GOVERNMENT says it will engage legal experts for guidance on the PF’s pronouncement that former president Edgar Lungu is still party president as well as revelations about his possible comeback. Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa further says Vice-President Mutale Nalumango was joking when she said the UPND government will rule for 50 years. Addressing the…...
UPND has invested heavily in destabilising, discrediting opposition – KBF
ZAMBIA Must Prosper leader Kelvin Bwalya Fube has accused the UPND government of making investments in the media, both locally and internationally, to discredit the opposition in Zambia. And Bwalya says the new dawn government has scored A+ in terms of making pronouncements without actually actualising them. Speaking when he featured on Prime TV’s Oxygen…...
Be Cancer Alert
As we continue observing breast cancer awareness month, I decided to share this story by Shenda Zukas who lost her sister to this beast just last month. She shares her sister’s tough journey through chemo and a brief celebration when she went into remission only for the cancer to return with a vengeance. She also […]
Nomination isn’t appointment, Mwambwa will be subjected to Parley scrutiny – Veep
VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says the nomination of Dr Ron Mwambwa for the position of Auditor General by President Hakainde Hichilema doesn’t mean he has actually been appointed to that office. The Vice-President says members of parliament will be granted an opportunity to scrutinise Dr Mwambwa’s appointment during the ratification process. The Vice-President said this yesterday…...
Openly attacking presiding officers is punishable – Govt Whip
GOVERNMENT Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa has urged members of parliament to desist from behaving in a disorderly manner both in the House and outside, including on social media and other platforms. Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile was on Friday last week ejected from the House after he admonished Second Deputy Speaker Moses…...
Our new PS is very experienced, notes ERB
ENERGY Regulation Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa says newly appointed Energy Permanent Secretary Peter Mumba is very experienced and will definitely contribute to discussions on how to have more stable fuel price reviews. On Monday, President Hakainde Hichilema ordered a stable price review, noting that citizens were concerned about the monthly price reviews. Commenting on this…...
I’m ready to face M’membe in LGBTQI debate but I’m going with Wynter – Mweetwa
I AM ready to face Fred M’membe in a public debate on LGBTQI issues but I will take Wynter Kabimba and Frank Bwalya with me because they are his accusers, says chief government spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa. Mweetwa has, however, asked Dr M’membe to leave President Hakainde Hichilema and State House out of this issue. Recently,…...
Lubinda is sick, can’t talk, Kapata can’t sit, lawyer tells court
GIVEN Lubinda and Jean Kapata’s defamation suit against News Diggers Media Limited and Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) could not take off again yesterday as the two plaintiffs in the matter are reportedly unwell. This is the second time in a row that Lubinda has not been able to take the stand for continuation of cross…...
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