Govt hospitals are now just consultation centres – MHQZ
MEDICAL for Quality Healthcare Zambia Director General Dr Quincy Mwabu says the Ministry of Health needs to sit and come up with a plan on how they are going to suppress the shortage of essential drugs in hospitals. In an interview, Dr Mwabu said most patients were just leaving hospitals with prescriptions, adding that “it’s…...
Copper Queens face South Korea
THE women’s national team’s credentials will be tested once more today when they face South Korea in an international friendly at the Suwon World Cup stadium. Guaranteed of playing Korea twice, Coach Bruce Mwape has an opportunity to test his team against a side that plays a similar type of football as Japan, whom Zambia…...
Police arrest 5 in city market fracas
POLICE in Lusaka has arrested five suspects in connection with malicious damage to property that occurred at City Market Bus station, Munyaule area opposite Young Phiros shop, on Thursday afternoon. In a statement, Friday, Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said some bus drivers were left with serious injuries while 25 minibuses were damaged…...
We’ve only recovered about 3% of the K270m PF gave out in youth empowerment – Nkandu
YOUTH, Sports and Arts Minister Elvis Nkandu says government has only managed to recover about three to four percent of the K270 million the PF gave out as youth empowerment. Nkandu, however, says government will use other avenues to recover the money if those who got empowerment loans do not pay back by the end…...
Court rejects Pamela abductor’s medical report
THE Lusaka High Court has rejected a medical report of one of the alleged abductors of Pamela Chisumpa and 12 others, which stated that the accused, James Bwalya, was not fit to stand trial. The court contended that the medical report is “old and casual”. This follows an application from state advocate, Bob Mwewa, who…...
Tembo happy with team’s preparations for PacificAus netball series
NETBALL Women’s national team coach Lazarus Tembo says he is happy with the response of players in training as the team prepares for the PacificAus Sports netball series set for Gold Coast in Queensland State, Australia. And team vice captain Orient Mwanza says the onus is on players to make the country proud. Zambia was…...
Govt isn’t interfering in top management selection – UNZA
UNIVERSITY of Zambia Caretaker Committee has refuted three UNZA trade unions’ claims that government is interfering in the selection process for top management. On Wednesday, the three trade Unions namely; University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU), University of Zambia Professional Staff Union (UNZAPROSU) and the University of Zambia Allied Workers Union (UNZAAWU) held…...
ACC must examine our dossier without interference – Mwenda
EFF president Kasonde Mwenda says he expects Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to examine the dossier which his party submitted to them without interference. Recently, Mwenda presented a dossier to the Commission which allegedly contains details of corrupt practices in the procurement of farming inputs under the new dawn government for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 farming seasons…....
We were just derailed a bit on KCM, Mopani – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says a positive announcement will be made soon regarding Konkola and Mopani Copper Mines despite the first quarter of 2023 being over. Kabuswe says the government was just derailed “a little bit” by the Democracy Summit and US Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Lusaka. In an interview,…...
Mealie meal crisis due to incompetence – Telesphore
FORMER Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says the mealie meal crisis being experienced in the country is as a result of incompetence by the current administration. Yesterday, Shoprite country general manager Charles Bota said the chain store was restricting the sale of 25 kilongram bags of mealie meal to one bag per person until the situation…...