HH is not “the worst dictator”, but he can certainly do better
EMERITUS Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says Zambia is now under a dictatorship of the worst kind. He says this is because President Hakainde Hichilema is doing the same things that the Patriotic Front under Mr Edgar Lungu did to him when he was in the opposition. The revered religious leader was saying this following the…...
Govt warns against selling of CDF application forms
MINISTER of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu has warned those in the habit of selling application forms for accessing the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to unsuspecting members of the public to desist from doing so. And Namisale Community School Head Teacher Jane Mwape says the free education policy has facilitated the enrolment of many…...
Dismiss Chiyeso’s application to set aside proceedings, DPP tells court
THE State has asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss the application by former president Edgar Lungu’s daughter, Chiyeso, to set aside the non-conviction-based forfeiture order proceedings for irregularities. Emmanuel Khondowe, a senior Investigations officer at the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), has submitted that he personally served Chiyeso with the affidavit in support of the…...
It’s foolish for UPND to think our movements are a gift – Nakacinda
PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda says former president Edgar Lungu’s movement is not up to UPND. Commenting on Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga’s remarks that Lungu was able to move around freely because the ruling party respects the law, Nakacinda said it was “foolish” for government to think that the freedom…...
Appreciate Lungu’s legacy, PF tells HH
PF central committee member Mumbi Phiri says the way President Hakainde Hichilema is rubbishing PF’s infrastructure projects is the same way his efforts will also be rubbished once he leaves office. On Thursday, President Hichilema described the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport as a “sausage” airport, saying the facility should have been constructed at a cost…...
Professionals shouldn’t use internet platforms for games – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has advised professionals against using Whatsapp and other internet platforms for games but for productive discussions. And President Hichilema says he started doing business while he was still a student at UNZA, and ladies would flock to his room to iron their clothes as he owned a pressing iron, radio cassette and…...
We can’t pull money meant for NHIMA and spend it at Labour Ministry – Tambatamba
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba says her ministry cannot pull and spend money that is intended to go to healthcare providers. Meanwhile, a medical doctor at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lombe Musonda, says the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA) has enabled people who wouldn’t otherwise afford things like CT scans to afford…...
Scientific research is under threat – Masebo
HEALTH minister Sylvia Masebo says scientific research is under threat due to insignificant funding and no agenda to prioritise it. And acting UNZA Vice Chancellor Professor Anne Sikwibele says 21st century students are expected to conduct research and provide solutions to challenges being faced by society. Speaking during the first Ridgeway Scientific Conference, Thursday, Masebo…...
Cost of living has gone up, citizens are failing to afford things in shops – Minister
COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says the cost of living has indeed gone up and government does not take pride in seeing citizens failing to afford a commodity which is available in shops. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM’s Hot Seat programme, Thursday, Mulenga admitted that the cost of living had risen…....
NAPSA sends some directors home: “We won’t allow the authority to be abused”
NATIONAL Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has sent home five of seven senior directors for allegedly involving themselves in some illegal dealings. And NAPSA Director General Muyangwa Muyangwa says the authority is currently recruiting new directors, vowing that he will not allow the authority to be abused. Impeccable sources at the Authority revealed to News Diggers…...