Electoral integrity key for polls to reflect people’s will – ECZ
ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis says it is difficult to hold people accountable for electoral misconduct but the courts of law have played a significant role in election dispute resolution. And International Foundation for Electoral Systems president Anthony Banbury says rapid technological innovation has proved to be the gravest threat to electoral…...
EFF submits dossier to ACC implicating State House, Cabinet in FISP corruption
EFF President Kasonde Mwenda says the new dawn government has made a lot of unconstitutional procurements of farming inputs spanning from 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, charging that Alpha Commodities is one of the companies unlawfully awarded a tender. And Mwenda has also charged that another fictitious company, MVC Consulting Engineers, was suspiciously awarded a contract and…...
Election observers are defenders of good governance – USAID
CHRISTIAN Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) Spokesperson Fr Alex Muyebe says being an electoral citizen observer in many countries has become a dangerous business. Meanwhile, USAID assistant administrator Dr Monde Muyangwa says observers are defenders of good governance. Speaking during an event organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) with financial support from the Open Society…...
If PF are using me, then I’m a fool – Munir
LUMEZI Independent Member of Parliament Munir Zulu says he was not sponsored by the opposition Patriotic Front to bring out corruption allegations against the ministers of Finance and Infrastructure development. And Zulu wonders why investigative wings did not take interest to check out Infrastructure Minister Charles Milupi and his finance counterpart Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane’s bank…...
Miti asks HH to make CDF equitable
A CONCERNED citizen has written to President Hakainde Hichilema asking him to consider revising the CDF allocation model from an equal to an equitable one, in order to better respond to the needs of all constituencies. In a letter which was delivered to State House on Tuesday, Edmond Miti said some constituencies had more needs…...
Inflation rises to 9.9%
THE annual inflation rate for the month of March 2023 has increased to 9.9 percent from the 9.6 percent recorded in February 2023. At a media briefing, Thursday, ZAMSATS Statistician General Mulenga Musepa attributed the upward adjustment in inflation to increases in prices of selected non-food items. “Annual inflation for March 2023 increased to 9.9…...
HH encourages African states to stick constitutional provisions during polls
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has encouraged other African countries to stay the course of conducting elections within their constitutional provisions. And President Hichilema has also encouraged other African countries to emulate Zambia by abolishing the death penalty law. In his address at the Summit for Democracy, Thursday, President Hichilema said as a continent, Africa was in…...
We’ll investigate reports that health centres are turning away NHIMA patients – Govt
GOVERNMENT says it will commence investigations into allegations that patients under NHIMA are being denied services by health care providers due to delayed payment of claims by the health insurance body. In the National Assembly, Wednesday, acting Labour Minister Chushi Kasanda said government was, however, not aware that patients under NHIMA were being denied services…...
Every time you mention Lungu, HH boils – KBF
ZAMBIA Must Prosper Leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya says President Hakainde Hichilema boils whenever he hears former president Edgar Lungu’s name. And Bwalya says President Hichilema is a “damn” good liar because he’s doing some of the things he said he wouldn’t do when voted into power. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM’s “Hot seat”…...
Age is on Chipolopolo’s side – Mweene
AFCON winning goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene says age is on the side of the current Chipolopolo squad. And Mweene says it is time for the national team to return for the AFCON finals after missing the previous three editions. Speaking in an interview, Thursday, Mweene said the current national team had a good balance of youngsters…...