2022 census preliminary results to be announced today – Musepa
ZAMBIA Statistics Agency (Zamstats) Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa says government will today announce the preliminary results for the 2022 census of population. Speaking, Thursday, Musepa said Zamstats had concluded all works with regards to the 2022 census of population. “Remember we have been engaging with the media from the time we started planning the…...
We can’t be 100 %, we might be weak in 1 or 2 areas – Mulusa
GOVERNMENT Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa says the UPND administration may be weak in one or two areas but it has done many things right from the word go. In an interview, Mulusa said UPND can’t go back to the PF way of doing things because Zambians voted for it on the premise of bringing change…...
Let’s elect a clean PF leader, don’t accept those who called us thieves – Mwila
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says the new dawn administration has been able to brag about almost ending load shedding because of PF’s investments in the energy sector. And Mwila has appealed to his party members to elect a credible, “clean” leader, who has new ideas. Commenting on President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent remarks that…...
No special treatment for loan defaulters, politically exposed or not – DBZ
DEVELOPMENT Bank of Zambia board chairperson Noel Nkoma says the bank is not giving special treatment to any loan defaulters, whether politically exposed or otherwise. DBZ has started a process of writing off “non-performance” loans amounting to K693.5 million which were issued to some politically exposed persons (PEPs). About K71,603,789 has since been written off,…...
Ndola woman kills herself after being caught with married man
A 21-YEAR-OLD Ndola woman has allegedly committed suicide in a graveyard after she was found with another woman’s husband. According to police, the woman is believed to have committed suicide at Kantolomba Cemetery in Ndola by hanging herself to a tree using a necktie. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba narrated that after…...
Revocation of Milingo’s immunity illegal, it’s of no effect – lawyer
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri has revoked the immunity from prosecution granted to former KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu, by his predecessor Lillian Siyunyi. But Lungu’s lawyer, Makebi Zulu, has described the action as not only illegal but contemptuous. Speaking at a media briefing, Thursday, National Prosecution Authority Spokesperson Chali Hambayi said the decision…...
Beeline Telecom must push Airtel, MTN, Cell-Z to wake up
BEELINE Telecom has been launched in Zambia as a fourth mobile telecommunication company, that shall trade under the name “Zed Mobile”. Launching the brand in Lusaka, Wednesday, Minister of Technology and Science Felix Mutati warned the operator not to relax after entering the market. He warned that the sector was highly competitive, and the fact…...
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Why Hichilema is adored abroad but a disappointment at home
Despite his lack of significant domestic achievements and rising discontentment with his leadership in Zambia, President Hakainde Hichilema has a remarkably positive image abroad. There are two major reasons for this. The first is that Hichilema, who came to power in August 2021, is benefiting from a favourable comparison to what came before him and […]
I don’t own any of the properties in Chalala, Loyana’s wife tells court
CHARLES Loyana’s wife, Susan, has denied being one of the owners of the infamous 51 houses in Chalala area, saying her husband purchased the properties on behalf of a Tanzanian national. In her defence, Susan told the court that her husband was given a power of attorney by a Tanzanian national to purchase land on…...