Masebo scolds protesting unemployed health workers: “You’re troublemakers, what’s so special about you”
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says government will not employ health workers with unruly behaviour in the health sector. Police earlier disclosed that they had picked up four protesting unemployed health workers who were later released after being severely warned. Speaking when she met representatives of the unemployed health workers, Tuesday, Masebo questioned why government would…...
We’d be smiling every day if only all state-owned enterprises declared dividends – Musokotwane
THE Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) has declared a K30 million dividend cheque to the Ministry of Finance. And Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government would be smiling every day if only all state-owned enterprises were like ZNBS. He has lamented that instead of declaring dividends, a lot of state-owned enterprises ask for funding…...
HH holds closed door meeting with OCiDA leadership
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday held an in-camera meeting with Our Civic Duty Association (OCiDA) leadership which lasted for about three hours. Among those in attendance included Archbishop Emeritus Telesphore Mpundu, Brebner Changala, Leslie Mbula, among other OCiDA members. Upon introductions, Mbula announced that three OCiDA trustees had resigned, leaving the organisation with only three trustees…....
IG guns for M’membe
AS police officers were interrogating Socialist Party leader Fred M’membe yesterday, Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba hosted a press briefing where he said the police service was carefully studying the ingredients of the former’s offence. Musamba said Dr M’membe’s utterances were aimed at inciting Zambians into civil disobedience. But shortly after Musamba’s briefing ended,…...
Ndola police impound truck laden with 700 bags of mealie meal destined for Congo DR
A ZAMBIA Police Anti-Smuggling Team in Ndola has intercepted a containerised Scania truck laden with over 700 by 25kg bags of mealie meal which was destined for Congo DR for the purpose of smuggling. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said the incident occurred on August 6, 2023 at around 21:30 hours in…...
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Joining SP was an easy decision, I can’t associate myself with UPND govt – Antonio
ANTONIO Mwanza says his decision to join the Socialist Party was easy because he didn’t want to associate himself with the ruling party as it has failed to meet its campaign promises. On Friday, Mwanza was unveiled as the new Socialist Party deputy General Secretary in charge of politics after resigning as PF media director…...
We’ll remain toothless so long as we have restrictive powers – HRC
HUMAN Rights Commission (HRC) Acting Chairperson Dr Pamela Sambo says the Commission will remain toothless as long as it has restrictive guiding legislation and policies. Speaking when she featured on Diamond TV’s “Costa” programme, Dr Sambo said there was little the Commission could do beyond pointing out human rights violations. “I will tell you one…...
Public officials should provide good examples to graduates seeking jobs – UNZA Lecturer
UNIVERSITY of Zambia Lecturer Dr Charity Musamba says Minister of Labour and Social Security Brenda Tambatamba should interrogate whether government workers are providing good examples to graduates entering the labour market. Last Friday, Tambatamba said government was concerned with the level of preparedness for employment amongst fresh graduates, which according to the 2020 skills survey…...