Mwepu reacts to fans questioning his absence from Mali games
ZAMBIA national team Captain Enock Mwepu says he is saddened by some football fans’ reaction to his illness. Mwepu penned a statement on his personal Facebook page that some of the comments are based on hate, abuse and jealousy. He said he travelled to Bamako fully focused on representing the Nation which was a privilege…...
Leaders need to be selfless – Bishop Mulenga
LIBERTY Christian Centre Bishop Eddie Mulenga has advised leaders to be selfless, saying to serve requires one to deny oneself. And Government has described the death of former Mwense Town Council Chairperson Humphrey Kapapula as painful. Meanwhile, Patriotic Front acting president Given Lubinda says Kapapula was not supposed to die in the manner he did. In…...
Africa celebrates useless things – Lumumba
KENYAN Professor Patrick Lumumba says Africa is in the business of celebrating useless things, observing that people’s levels of satisfaction are very low. And US-based Ghanaian author Dr Samuel Pipim says Africa needs to move away from the culture of dependency to a continent beyond aid. Meanwhile, Economist Chibamba Kanyama says now is the best…...
ACC quizzes Katambo over maize deal
THE Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday questioned former agriculture minister and Masaiti PF member of parliament Michael Katambo in connection with a maize deal between him and former tourism minister Ronald Chitotela. In May this year, Chitotela’s lawyer gave some documents to News Diggers! in which the Pambashe PF member of parliament stated that he entered into…...
HH won’t break laws to satisfy critics – State House
PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the President will not break the boundaries of the laws to satisfy a small section of his critics. Commenting on sodomy cases in an interview, Thursday, Bwalya said all matters of public nature and interest in so far as the new administration was concerned would be debated and discussed within…...
Govt instructs RDA to revert to regular, planned road maintenance
INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi has instructed the Road Development Agency (RDA) to commence regular planned maintenance and timely emergency repairs of roads. Speaking during the commissioning of the Mumbwa Weighbridge, Friday, Milupi observed that in the past, some roads were constructed and rehabilitated but left unattended until they were damaged again…....
We’re just laughing as PF, corruption has worsened under UPND – GBM
PF member Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says former ruling party members are in stitches because some vices like corruption are more prevalent now. Commenting on the Ministry of Agriculture’s decision to directly select six companies to supply fertiliser for the 2022/2023 Farmer Input Support Programme, Mwamba said he smelt corruption in the whole fertiliser tender. “I…...
UPND’s first budget hasn’t performed badly – Fundanga
FORMER Bank of Zambia (BOZ) Governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says the new dawn government’s first national budget has not performed badly, noting that there are a number of interventions during the course of the year which helped with its performance. In an interview, Dr Fundanga said despite the budget performing well, there was still a…...
Termination of fertiliser tender was based on fundamental irregularities, ZPPA tells court
THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has asked the Lusaka High Court not to grant four suppliers permission to challenge government’s decision to terminate the fertiliser tender after being recognised as the Best Evaluated Bidders. The Authority argues that its decision to direct the Ministry of Agriculture to terminate the tender was not illegal, irrational…...
Cyber Security law is toxic – Winfield
INTERNATIONAL Senior Lawyers Project chairperson Professor Richard Winfield says there is need for Zambia to repeal the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act because it is toxic. Speaking during a virtual webinar on media law in Zambia last week Wednesday, Prof Winfield said the provisions in the said Act were far from any democratic tenets…....