This is the most complex debt negotiation we’ve had since independence – Saasa
ECONOMIST Oliver Saasa says if for some reason Zambia does not sign an MOU with its official creditors next month, people should realise that this is a very complex debt negotiation. In an interview, Friday, Prof Saasa said the recently held Spring Meetings had given Zambia hope that it might sign the Memorandum of Understanding…...
Zambia beats Kenya at PacificAuS netball series
THE netball national team has started its campaign at the PacificAuS netball Series on a good note after edging old foes Kenya 49-45 in a tightly contested fixture at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure centre in Australia. Coach Lazarus Tembo described the victory as sweet and a step in the right direction towards achieving…...
I don’t overstep, I complement office of chief govt spokesperson – Kawana
STEPHEN Kampyongo has challenged Secretary to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa to call his senior civil servants to order, saying there is disorder in government because people like Thabo Kawama are allowed to comment on anything. But Kawana, who is Ministry of Information Media Director and Spokesperson says people who have issues with his statements will have…...
Masebo expresses shock that Kakoso hospital spends K4,000 per day on laundry
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has encouraged Kasoko Level One Hospital workers to think outside the box regarding some of the challenges they are facing rather than continuously accumulating huge bills which can be avoided. Masebo said this when she learnt, during a tour of the hospital last week Thursday, that they spend K4,000 on laundry…...
Zambia Union for Persons with Disabilities calls for creation of disability ministry
ZAMBIA Union for All Persons With Disabilities president Pascal Mulenga has urged the President to create a ministry of disability, arguing that there’s no way trees can have a ministry yet persons with disabilities have none. In an interview, Friday, Mulenga accused government of neglecting persons with disabilities, saying most positions given to them in…...
After debt is resolved, we’ll still have outstanding issues – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says even after the country’s debt problem is sorted out, government still has outstanding issues to resolve such as creating employment. In an interview, Monday, Dr Musokotwane said it is for this reason that government is undertaking various reform programmes which would in turn attract investment. “I…...
HH being hypocritical, he doesn’t want others to benefit from social media – Kafwaya
PF Presidential hopeful Mutotwe Kafwaya says it is hypocritical for President Hakainde Hichilema to ask people to spend less time on social media when it’s the same platform which helped him win elections. Last week, President Hichilema called on Zambians to spend less time on social media and become small investors. But in an interview,…...
Musonda quits Lumwana top job
MTN Super League side Lumwana Radiants’ Head Coach Bilton Musonda has stepped down from his position. Musonda confirmed the development in an interview with Goal Diggers, Monday, stating that he had handed in his resignation, citing lack of proper support from the club’s executive. Musonda joined the club in April 2021 and was at the…...
Shame on Prison Authorities for refuting Pamela abductors’ escape
NEWS coming from court last week was that Pamela Chisumpa’s abductors pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful escape from prison confinement. Appearing before Lusaka Magistrate Keegan Litiya, the abductors were asked why they escaped from prison, they said it was due to circumstances. Further, the Magistrate asked if they had the right to escape…...
I’ll sue the state for a ka something – Mumbi
FORMER PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says she will sue the state in order to get a “ka something” for being unfairly incarcerated. Meanwhile, Phiri says maybe she was too quick to announce her intentions to contest the PF presidency because she first needs to mobilise the nomination fee. Speaking when she featured on…...