ZCCM-IH has concealed documents, clauses of Kansanshi royalty deal – minority shareholders
ZCCM-IH Minority Shareholders Spokesperson Thierry Charles has accused the company of concealing documents and clauses of the Kansanshi royalty conversion. Charles says ZCCM-IH’s minority shareholders had requested to access documents which were intended to clarify, in particular, references taken into account for the calculation of the royalty amount and clauses of the agreements but received…...
Fire ministers too, they the bigger culprits
FOLLOWING President Hakainde Hichilema’s decision to reshuffle his government at Permanent Secretary level, governance activist Rueben Lifuka observed that changes are also needed at Ministerial level. On Friday, President Hichilema fired former inspector general of police Lemmy Kajoba and appointed Graphel Musamba in his place. The President also terminated the contracts of four Permanent Secretaries…....
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Lsk man stops wife’s wedding to Congolese boyfriend
THERE was drama at the Lusaka City Council on Monday when a Lusaka man disrupted his wife’s wedding to her long time Congolese boyfriend. According to a statement from the local authority, Josephat Mumba stormed into the marriage ceremony hall to object to his wife Mary Lungu’s intention to get married to Jean Claude Murwanashyaka…....
Diesel prices might remain constant for next 2 months – govt
ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala has described the Kwacha appreciation as good news for the petroleum sector, saying it means fuel prices will reduce. And Kapala says despite the conversion of the TAZAMA Pipeline, diesel prices might remain constant for two months so that the product which was transported by road is exhausted. According to the…...
HH should swallow his pride and use Gulfstream – Mundubile
PF presidential aspirant Brian Mundubile says President Hakainde Hichilema should swallow his pride and start using the Gulfstream G650 presidential jet. Last week, President Hichilema insisted that he would never ever use the Gulfstream, saying it does not make sense for him to ride in the jet when he is going to source for grants…...
UPND supporters who engage in violence won’t receive any special attention – Mweetwa
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says no special attention should be given to ruling party cadres who engage in political violence. And Socialist Party Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has lamented that the party’s campaigns for the forthcoming ward by-elections slated for April 20 are not as effective due to lack of a level playing field. Meanwhile, Christian…...
CEEC handling marketeer booster loans well, maybe ZANAMACA wants a cut – Mubanga
SMALL and Medium Enterprises Minister Elias Mubanga says there is nothing wrong with how the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CECC) is handling the marketeer booster loans. Last week, Zambia National Marketers Credit Association (ZANAMACA) president Mupila Kameya lamented that CEEC was working in isolation, and not engaging relevant stakeholders in the management of marketeer booster…...
Ruling party leaders should emulate Mweetwa, he’s truthful – Chilangwa
PF Deputy Secretary General Nickson Chilangwa says UPND leaders, including President Hakainde Hichilema, should take a leaf from party spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa because he usually speaks the truth. Last week, UPND Chairperson for Elections Gary Nkombo said PF remained the most violent party in the world. Nkombo made the remarks after PF acting president Given…...
If you were being misled, don’t drag HH into that debate, Hamasaka tells Lungu
STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says former president Edgar Lungu should restrict the debate about Presidents being misled to himself. Speaking when human rights activist Brebnar Changala paid a courtesy call on him, last week, Lungu said President Hakainde Hichilema may not be aware about how the mealie meal crisis came about because…...