HH removes PS Lemba from Foreign Affairs
President Hakainde Hichilema has removed Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Permanent Secretary for International Relations Isabel Lemba. According to sources, President Hakainde Hichilema moved Lemba to Cabinet Office awaiting redeployment. When contacted for a comment, Lemba laughed and asked this journalist to send a query to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. “You…...
Opposition MPs walk out, as Mundubile defies D/Speaker
OPPOSITION members of parliament on Tuesday walked out of Parliament again, citing bias by the presiding officer. The opposition MPs walked out after repeated confrontations with second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo. The fracas began when Nkana independent MP Binwell Mpundu was debating what he described as a “useless budget”. “The 2024 budget is hollow, the…...
2022 AG report is foolish, doctored to hide their filth – PF
LEADER of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile has accused the UPND government of “doctoring” the Auditor General’s Report for 2022 to hide their “filth”. And Lunte PF MP Mutotwe Kafwaya has described the report as a “foolish” report done by an “illegal” Auditor General. The Auditor General’s report on the Accounts of the Republic…...
Obasanjo isn’t the right person to settle rift between Lungu, HH – PF
PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba says former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo is not the right person to resolve the current political tension in the country. Obasanjo jetted into the country and met former president Edgar Lungu on Tuesday, attempting to settle the rift between President Hakainde Hichilema and his predecessor. But in an…...
Airtel explains fast depleting bundles
AIRTEL Zambia says it has continued to send out tips to its customers on the need to switch off applications that may be running in the background in order to reduce data usage. In the past few weeks, netizens have taken to social media to register their displeasure about how Airtel data bundles have been…...
IBA welcomes suspension of customs duty on media, music, film equipment
THE Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) is delighted by the Government’s move to suspend customs duty on selected equipment in the media, music and film industries. In a statement, Wednesday, IBA Acting Director General Eustace Nkandu said the decision would help stations acquire new equipment which would lead to improved quality of broadcasting. “The Independent Broadcasting…...
Opposition parties write to HH, lament about “shrinking democratic space, high poverty levels”
OPPOSITION Political parties have written to President Hakainde Hichilema, lamenting over the shrinking democratic space and high poverty levels. And the Opposition says there is a breakdown in health facilities under UPND, lamenting that the Cancer Diseases Hospital is virtually non operational when it was once a flagship centre. Meanwhile, the Opposition says there’s a…...
Sell maize in communities to cushion mealie meal prices, IAPRI urges FRA
THE Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) has urged the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to release maize for sale in compounds so that people can take it to local mills and get cheaper mealie meal. Speaking at a PWC Post National Budget Forum, Monday, IAPRI Executive Director Chance Kabaghe said the move would significantly help…...
UNZA suspends suspected rioters
FORMER UNZASU president Chandra Chongo says management has suspended some students suspected to have participated in the protest over the purported cancellation of student union elections. And UNZA Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Anne Sikwibele said the riotous behaviour and vandalism contravened with the institutions’ rules and regulations. In an interview, Wednesday, Chongo said the suspended…...
2024 budget lacks strategies on addressing cost of living – CTPD
THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development says while the 2024 national budget has some positive announcements, it does not adequately provide a clear roadmap to addressing the cost of living and other major challenges. At a media briefing, Wednesday, CTPD Acting Executive Director Natalie Kaunda said the budget maintained that fuel subsidies would not…...