Govt has released funds for new equipment at CDH – Kawana
Ministry Information Media Director and Spokesperson Thabo Kawana says government has released funds to buy new equipment for the Cancer Diseases Hospital. At a briefing, Tuesday, Kawana said government had also signed a US$16 million contract with Avic to build and equip a new cancer hospital in Ndola. “We’ve heard our peoples cry to do…...
Police nab ZCS officer for assault, malicious damage to property
POLICE in Nchelenge District have arrested a Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) officer for assault, malicious damage to property and unlawful discharge of tear smoke canisters following a succession wrangle with his young brother. Saidi Waswa, of Kilwa island on Lake Mweru, is alleged to have committed the offences after his young brother was installed chief,…...
Zambia needs to de-criminalise abortion – Macha
ZAMBIA Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (ZAGO) president Swebby Macha says abortions should not be criminalised in the country. On Sunday, Police in Lusaka arrested and charged a 20-year-old Evelyn Hone College student for abortion. The student was found in a weak state by her fellow students in her room after they discovered a foetus…...
ERB fines 5 energy companies for breaching licence conditions
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has fined five energy companies a total of K180,000 for breaching various licence conditions, which include dispensing fuel in public service vehicles with passengers on board. ERB has fined Vivo Energy Limited K60,000, RUBiS Energy Zambia Limited K30,000, Total Energy Marketing Zambia Limited K30,000, Puma Energy Zambia PLC K30, 000…...
Uncle Limbani needs gastric bypass surgery: “dieting hasn’t worked for me”
A few weeks ago, we shared a story of how comedian Henry BJ Phiri, alias Uncle Limbani, promised fans that he would lose 30 kgs. I wish I was here to report that he was half way to meeting this target or some ‘ice cream and rainbows’ news like that, but I am not, well, […]
HH copied CDF idea from my book – KBF
ZAMBIA Must Prosper Leader Kelvin Bwalya Fube says the UPND will not manage to implement the updated CDF because the idea was not originally theirs. And Fube says just because he criticises President Hakainde Hichilema’s governance does not mean they are not friends. Speaking when he featured on Prime TV’s Oxygen of Democracy programme, Monday,…...
MPs quiz minister as he explains how K65m was deposited into Control 99
ACTING Finance and National Planning Minister Charles Milupi yesterday in the National Assembly explained and presented bank statements showing how Faith Musonda’s K65 million was deposited in the Bank of Zambia Control 99 account. Presenting Ministerial statement Milupi said the Anti-Corruption Commission deposited the K65 million from their Kwacha holding ACC Asset Forfeiture Kwacha Holding…...
Tasila ‘escapes’ mukula smuggling trial, withdraws defamation claim against Diggers
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s daughter, Tasila, has told the Lusaka High Court that she does not wish to continue her corruption defamation claims against News Diggers Media Limited and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) in the Mukula smuggling case. Tasila, former justice minister Given Lubinda and former lands minister Jean Kapata sued News Diggers Media…...
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