Mobile operators to phase out use of airtime scratch cards
THE Ministry of Technology and Science in partnership with the Global System for Mobile Association of Zambia (GSMAZ) has announced a project to phase out airtime scratch cards. Minister of Technology and Science Felix Mutati says the project will contribute to government’s digital transformation agenda and environmental protection. In a statement, Tuesday, GSMAZ said the…...
Witness narrates how Kampyongo’s wife bought 2 properties at K3m
A WITNESS has narrated to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court how Stephen Kampyongo’s wife, Wanziya, allegedly acquired two properties valued at K3 million in 2019. ERDEN Construction Property Manager Daniel Phiri was testifying in a matter in which Kampyongo and his wife are facing 12 counts of possession of property suspected to be proceeds…...
HH lists his 2022 achievements, brags about development
YOU have not been load shedded yet because of the work we have been doing behind the scenes, says President Hakainde Hichilema. The President says although his government has performed well in its first year in office, it’s not enough, as more needs to be done. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says there is no competition between…...
What’s UPND’s plan on Solar Energy?
IT’s now clear that rain-fed electricity generation has not done well in Zambia. Every year, the news is the same. We are told that the power deficit will be resolved once this or that project is commissioned. Projects are being commissioned, but the problem is not going away. Governments keep changing, but the speeches and…...
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It’s better to be with a thief who was providing for you – Bowman
PF member Bowman Lusambo says it’s better to date a person who is labelled as a thief than to be in a relationship where one will be suffering every day. President Hakainde Hichilema recently insisted that there was no witch hunt in the current anti-corruption crusade, stating that his government was only holding those who…...
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C/belt police arrests Chingola man for defiling 13-year-old
POLICE on the Copperbelt has arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old pupil. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said the incident occurred between December 13 and 14 at Luano B Primary School. “Chingola central police [recorded a] defilement [case which] occurred between December 13 around 19:00 hours and December 14,…...
Hambayi advises against using artificial methods to stabilise exchange rate
ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says government should adopt long-term measures to stabilise the exchange rate as artificial methods do not guarantee GDP growth. Vice-President Mutale Nalumango recently confirmed in Parliament that the Bank of Zambia had been releasing dollars on the market to help stabilise the exchange rate, describing it as a normal practice. But in…...