Milingo asks court to cite DPP for contempt
FORMER KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu has asked the Constitutional Court to cite Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri for contempt of court for revoking his immunity from prosecution. Lungu argues that Phiri’s act was calculated to directly interfere with and frustrate the proceedings before the Constitutional Court on the said immunity agreement by rendering…...
HH will be remembered for his lies – Kaunda
SOCIALIST Party National Youth Chairperson Kelvin Kaunda says President Hakainde Hichilema is one leader who will be remembered for his lies. In an interview, Wednesday, Kaunda said the Head of State was living in an alternative world where there were no hardships. “It’s very unfortunate that the President would go on to make a statement…...
PF overused water in the dam, current problem technical – State House
PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the previous regime overused all the water in the Kariba dam in order to generate income after allegedly running dry public coffers. Speaking when he featured on 5 FM’s radio programme, Thursday, Bwalya said what the UPND administration was now dealing with was purely a technical issue and had nothing…...
UPND directs C/Belt, N/Western party leaderships to discipline erring cadres
UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda has directed party leaderships on the Copperbelt and North-Western provinces to commence disciplinary action against all its members who recently misconducted themselves. UPND cadres recently stormed two radio stations on the Copperbelt Province to stop EEP leader Chilufya Tayali from featuring on the radio programmes. Some UPND supporters in North-Western…...
UPND will be judged harshly, we also thought we’d the monopoly of wisdom – PF
CHRISTOPHER Shakafuswa says UPND will be judged harshly for its actions, arguing that PF also once thought it had the monopoly of wisdom and would sometimes disregard the people that elected it. Commenting on remarks by Lands and Natural Resources Minister Elijah Muchima that the UPND was not afraid of losing elections but only wanted…...
WHO calls for heightened surveillance for Covid-19 as schools re-open
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged government to put in place various measures to minimise the transmission of COVID-19 as schools re-open next week. The country has in the last couple of weeks been recording confirmed cases of COVID-19 as well as some deaths. In an interview, WHO representative Dr Shikanga O-tipo said government…...
Paying civil servants according to work contribution a recipe for corruption – Shamenda
FORMER labour minister Fackson Shamenda has urged government to reconsider the issue of paying civil servants according to their contribution, saying it’s a recipe for unfairness and corruption. Emoluments Commission Acting Director General Mwamba Peni recently said civil servants would be paid according to their contribution, arguing that gone were the days when they drew…...
We’re alive to disruptions caused by load shedding – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government is alive to the disruptions caused by the ongoing load shedding to various economic sectors, small-scale businesses, vital installations and households. Meanwhile, Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the Head of State’s desire is to receive factual information which reflects the reality on the ground. In a Facebook posting, Thursday,…...
If HH can’t fire incompetent people, Zambians will fire him
IN A statement yesterday, President Hakainde Hichilema said he is very much alive to the disruptions caused by the ongoing load shedding to various economic sectors, small scale businesses, vital installations, households and ordinary people. He said his administration is doing everything in its power to mitigate the challenges in the immediate and long term…....
Kasanda responds to Kalaba’s call for a disaster minister: HH wants a lean Cabinet
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND administration want to maintain a lean but effective Cabinet. Responding to Citizens First president Harry Kalaba’s call for President Hichilema to appoint a minister in charge of disasters, Kasanda insisted that the new dawn administration wanted to keep a lean Cabinet. Kasanda, however,…...