Fast track court has made little difference in corruption fight – TIZ
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) Chapter president Sampa Kalungu says the fast track court has made little difference in fighting corruption since its creation. Meanwhile, Kalungu says it’s important that Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu urged DEC officers to work diligently and clear public perception that they only target ‘small fish’. He says…...
Mwata Kazembe laments poor road network in Luapula
SENIOR Chief Mwata Kazembe says Luapula Province risks being cut off from the rest of the country due to its poor road network. The traditional leader has also urged the government to pay the money owed to contractors. Speaking during a meeting with Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi, Senior Chief Mwata Kazembe…...
Govt gets concerned when people are crying out – Kasanda
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says the ruling party gets concerned when people start crying out. Kasanda, however, insists that the new dawn government found a “smelly table” which cannot be cleaned up overnight. The Chief Government Spokesperson adds that maybe the government has not done enough sensitisation in terms of what happened to the…...
Cops thwart ploy to sell 17-year-old albino
POLICE in Mongu have arrested 12 suspects who attempted to sell a 17-year-old male student of Sefula Combined School for the Blind, living with Albinism. In a statement, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale revealed that according to investigations, a plot to traffic the 17-year-old started in October 2022 and a picture of the…...
Stop depending on nshima – FRA
FOOD Reserve Agency (FRA) Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya has advised citizens to also eat rice, saying the problem in Zambia is that people think nshima is the only food. And Hambwezya says millers in Lusaka will now sell a 25 kilograms bag of mealie meal at K160, while on the Copperbelt at K170. Hambwezya says…...
It’s too early for HH to be booed, but it’s a warning
ON SATURDAY last week, President Hakainde Hichilema attended a high profile religious event at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka which was graced by the visiting global leader of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The programme went pretty well as people filled the stadium to capacity. After the programme, President Hichilema took off his jacket and decided…...
HH is my friend, but we have no state capture plans – Diego Casili
RENOWNED Lusaka businessman of Italian descent, Diego Casili, says he has been a close friend of President Hakainde Hichilema for many years and he has no state capture plans. And Casili who is a member of the Business Council Covid-19 Emergency Taskforce (BCCET) says the selection of private sector leaders who recently met President Hakainde…...
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Cholera breaks out in Mwansabombwe District
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has revealed that Mwansabombwe District of Luapula Province has seven confirmed cases of cholera, but no deaths have been recorded so far. Addressing the media, Monday, Masebo said Vubwi District has so far recorded a cumulative 42 cases of cholera and one death. “The Government of Zambia through a multisectoral approach…...
Police nab Kambwili for unlawful assembly
POLICE in Lusaka have charged and arrested PF member Chishimba Kambwili for unlawful assembly. Kambwili has been jointly charged with Charles Kakula. A group of youths recently marched to Kambwili’s residence where they voiced their displeasure over a number of issues in the country. Addressing the youths, Kambwili told them they had the right to…...