We’re also concerned about cancellation of fertiliser tender – Nalumango
VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says government is equally concerned about the cancellation of the fertiliser procurement tender, warning that if any individual is found guilty of any wrongdoing in the entire system, they shouldn’t call anyone names. And Vice-President Nalumango has mocked Raphael Nakacinda’s binoculars, saying they are just toys which don’t even see anything. Agriculture…...
Siyunyi being unjustly treated – Mangani
FORMER home affairs minister Lameck Mangani says the UPND is treading on dangerous grounds because the same injustice being occasioned on suspended DPP Lilian Siyunyi is what motivated Zambians to rise against PF. And Mangani says President Hakainde Hichilema should take a bold step and revisit his advisors, arguing that Zambia needs people who will…...
We are headed for a constitutional crisis- Tutwa
PF lawyer Tutwa Ngulube has wondered where the Court of Appeal drew its powers to grant a stay on High Court proceedings in a matter involving Bowman Lusambo and Joseph Malanji. In an ex-parte order dated September 16, the Court of Appeal ordered that the High Court proceedings under cause number 20222/HP/1327 be stayed. “Upon…...
ConCourt has brought confusion – Moonga
SOCIALIST Party member of the mobilisation committee Paul Moonga says President Hakainde Hichilema should do away with the Constitutional Court before it causes war in the country. In an interview, Monday, Moonga said the court had brought confusion. “We are scared, so the earlier we remove this confusion of a Constitutional Court and remain with…...
I’ve noticed Ministers, PSs pulling in different directions – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he has noticed a trend where Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are pulling in different directions. And President Hichilema has expressed concern that tenders are still being issued at a high cost despite the directive issued that any procurement in government must be at the right price and quality. Meanwhile, Swedish Ambassador…...
A silly excuse for late delivery of fertilizer
LAST week, the Zambia Public Procurement of Authority (ZPPA) announced the cancellation of the fertiliser supply tender for the 2022/2023 farming season which was recently awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture. According to ZPPA director general Idah Chella, the process was flawed, and the action by her office was in line with regulation 249 following…...
Maybe Luangwa voters prefer tantameni over our developmental agenda – UPND
UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda says ruling party’s defeat in the Luangwa by-election demonstrates that you have to expect anything in a democracy because the outcome will not always favour you. In an interview, Imenda said the ruling party wasn’t sure whether it picked a weak candidate, or maybe the electorate just didn’t buy…...
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Forest 27 not a dead issue, we want to do things methodically – Govt
MINISTER of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu says his ministry is jointly working with Ministries of Lands and Local government to come up with a report on Forest 27, which will then be presented to Cabinet for a final decision. In an interview, Monday, Nzovu said the government wanted to use science and data…...
Common Framework asks BlackRock, other bondholders to cancel some of Zambia’s debt
THE Common Framework on Zambia’s debt restructuring has called on the country’s bondholders to fully engage in a large-scale debt restructuring, “including significant haircuts”. And the Common Framework has lamented that over the last decade of low global interest rates, private lenders charged high-interest loans to lower-income countries. The Common Framework called on BlackRock and…...