Running my ministry has been a challenge – Sumaili
NATIONAL Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili says running her Ministry has been a challenge. And Rev Sumaili says there is need to uphold morals and uprightness in governance. Speaking when she featured on Smart Eagles’ Round Table Talk, Tuesday, Rev Sumaili said it was hard to run her Ministry many people did…...
Failure to pay $42m debt shameful – Mwenye
FORMER attorney general Musa Mwenye says government’s failure to to pay a US $40,000 debt interest repayment to the Eurobond holders is embarrassing and shameful. In response to a query, Mwenye said that no one was happy with the current situation, but that the country’s default was self-inflicted and deliberate as government was guilty of…...
Headteacher in court for theft of over K82,000
A 43-YEAR-OLD headteacher of Chitimukulu Secondary School has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing over K82,000 belonging to the school. In this matter, Isaac Mkandawire of Lusaka is facing a charge of theft by servant. Particulars of the offence are that Mkandawire between November 1, 2019 and May 1, 2020 in…...
Don’t interfere with our operations, ECZ warns critics
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has urged stakeholders to desist from interfering in their internal process of dealing with erring staff. And the Commission says the deployment of registration kits around the country was done on the basis of population density and relevant geographical considerations. In a statement, chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano cautioned…...
We’ll apprehend violent culprits if police fail – UPND
UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka has urged police to arrest the known culprits who attacked Chilanga UPND aspiring Charmaine Musonda, failure to which the UPND will assist in apprehending the culprits themselves. In an interview, Katuka said that the UPND will help police catch the culprits and hand them over to police for prosecution if…...
BoZ’s Refinancing Facility can’t stimulate economic activity – Cheelo
ECONOMIST Caesar Cheelo has urged the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at eight per cent as increasing it will tighten liquidity conditions in the financial market. And Cheelo says the BoZ’s Medium-Term Refinancing Facility remains limited to stimulate other sectors, such as manufacturing and agriculture where demand for goods…...
It’s unfair to ban owing students from writing exams – UNZASU
UNIVERSITY of Zambia Students Union (UNZASU) Shadreck Mumba says UNZA management is being unfair to students by not allowing students owing the institution to write the final exams. In an interview Mumba said it was painful that UNZA management had failed to show empathy to students who had faced financial challenges in 2020. UNZA management…...
1.1 million register to vote in one week
VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says 832 registration assistants and field officers have been recruited in order to beef up man power in the on-going voter registration exercise. And Vice-President Wina has announced that the Electoral Commission of Zambia has registered approximately 1.1 million in the first week of the exercise. The Vice-President said this as she…...
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Zambia’s economic turmoil now like Zimbabwe – Milupi
ZAMBIA has slid into an autocracy and financial ruin akin to that of Zimbabwe and citizens must brace for more economic turmoil, says Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi. And Milupi says Zambia defaulted on its debt obligations the moment the country asked for deferment on interest payments two months ago. In…...