HH must fire himself, not ministers or PSs – Mulusa
FORMER minister of national planning and development Lucky Mulusa says President Hakainde Hichilema should not fire permanent secretaries or ministers but should instead fire himself. Recently, governance activist Rueben Lifuka said President Hichilema should not end at reshuffling of Permanent Secretaries because changes were needed at Ministry level as well. But in an interview, Tuesday,…...
DEC nabs Kamono Farms directors, Treasurer for fraud
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, has arrested the Directors, Chairperson and Treasurer of Kamono Farm Initiative Limited and Kamono Cooperative Society Limited for fraud and money laundering. In a statement, Thursday, DEC Public Relations Officer Hussein Khan said the commission had jointly charged and arrested Fanwell Zulu, Enock Chibutu, […]
ZAM commends Big Tree for its contribution to Zambia’s GDP
TRADE Kings Group says it has adopted a proactive way of planning in order to respond to the volatilities in the exchange rate. And Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) Chief Executive Officer Muntanga Lindunda has commended Big Tree, an associate company of Trade Kings for its contribution to Zambia’s GDP. The duo was speaking after…...
KBF dreaming that we’ll be kicked out in 2026 – Luapula Minister
LUAPULA Province Minister Derrick Chilundika says Kelvin Bwalya Fube must be “dreaming” to think that the UPND government will be kicked out of office in 2026. And Chilundika says the new dawn administration cannot be moved by any alliances that may be formed by the opposition. Fube, who is Zambia Must Prosper leader, earlier this…...
New Foundation of the Blind urges HH to nominate persons with disabilities as MPs
THE New Foundation of the Blind in Zambia has urged President Hakainde Hichilema to consider nominating persons with disabilities as members of parliament so that they are well represented in Parliament. In an interview, Tuesday, the organisation’s Executive Director Peter Bwale said although the government had already appointed persons with disabilities to certain positions, more…...
Some Lands Ministry officials are stealing documents, police taking forever to investigate, laments Muchima
LANDS Minister Elijah Muchima says officials in his ministry have gone to an extent of breaking locks of containers in order to steal documents. And Muchima says he sometimes gets frustrated because the ministry reports cases to the Police but investigations take too long. Addressing the media, Wednesday, Muchima said his ministry was ranked top…...
Most mining licence applications are for gold mining, reveals Cadastre Dept
THE Mines Cadastre Department says it has evaluated over 700 mining licence applications in readiness for the issuance of mining rights. Last month, the Department disclosed that it had received over 2,000 applications for mining licences since it was reopened late last year. In an interview, Wednesday, Department Director Samuel Maango said the department received…...
ECZ should be canceling elections when political violence occurs – SACCORD
SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe has urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to be canceling elections when political violence occurs during campaigns. He says it is important that ECZ remains vigilant and provides the right messages whenever there is a danger of political violence taking root. In an interview, Tuesday, Cheembe said SACCORD was…...
I’m not missing Parley, Speaker is a cadre – Lusambo
Former Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo says he does not miss being in Parliament. Speaking when he featured on Millennium TV’s Millennium Tonight, Tuesday, Lusambo said the Speaker of the House is a “cadre” who tries to impress President Hakainde Hichilema. “I don’t miss Parliament per se. I miss the people of Kabushi…...
FAZ suspension shocks BUSA GS
SUSPENDED Bauleni Sports Academy (BUSA) General Secretary Fred Kangwa says the club only expected one player to be cited in the rumpus that occurred during their Week 31 FAZ Women’s League fixture against Green Eagles. FAZ on Tuesday evening confirmed the ban of the BUSA General Secretary and players Gertrude Mfumba, Sheila Namuzungu and Grace…...