Lungu not eligible for 2021, insists Mwitwa
FORMER Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Eddie Mwitwa has insisted that President Edgar Lungu is not eligible to stand in next year’s general election. Last Wednesday, Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe said the President was not worried by the eligibility debate and that he was standing in…...
Save & Remit payment platform launched
COMESA Business Council Chief executive officer Sandra Uwera says the digital financial system has been identified as a focus area for improving the efficiency and performance of SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa. And Save and Remit Services Managing Director Mrs Putty Muuka, said the digital platform such as the one launched Friday, would contribute to the…...
MoH the epicentre of corruption – Kalaba
DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) president Harry Kalaba says the mismanagement of COVID-19 funds by the Ministry of Health has confirmed that it is now the epicentre of corruption. Commenting on the Interim Auditor General’s Report on the utilisation of COVID-19 funds, Kalaba said it was unfortunate that Zambia had a weak leadership to fight the escalating…...
Senior PF members praying Lungu isn’t eligible for 2021 – Munir
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) sympathizer Munir Zulu says some senior members of the ruling party’s Central Committee are praying that President Lungu is not eligible to stand in 2021. And Zulu says it remains a source of concern that some senior members of the Central Committee continue to sponsor confusion in the party. Meanwhile, Zulu says…...
We’re ready to defend Lungu’s eligibility case – Lubinda
JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda says those plotting to challenge President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility should have just kept it a secret because now that their strategy is known, PF officials will put up a spirited fight when the time comes. And Lubinda says President Lungu will win the 2021 election by over 75 per cent if…...
UPND has done a disservice to women, youths by rejecting Bill 10, insists Wina
IN Zambia, especially in the political party that wants to take over from PF, they seem to relish suppressing women, says Vice-President Inonge Wina. And Vice-President Wina says UPND members of parliament have done a disservice to women, youths and people with disabilities who were guaranteed some safe seats in Parliament after they rejected Bill…...
Mpongwe PF aspirant donates K400,000 cash to marketeers
MPONGWE PF aspiring candidate Emmanuel Kasambo has donated K400,000 cash to marketeers, saying the money has come from President Edgar Lungu. According to Kasambo, President Lungu made the donation in order to empower marketeers. Kasambo delivered the cash to Ibenga market on Saturday. He said the money was from a revolving fund and that it…...
Trump defeat excites Lungu’s opposers
President Edgar Lungu has congratulated newly elected President of the United States of America Joseph Biden. But most of his Facebook followers have advised him to prepare for exit next year. In a statement issued by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe, President Lungu stated that he looked forward…...
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K452m wasn’t distributed to Social Cash Transfer beneficiaries, reveals AG
THE Auditor General has revealed that over K450 million was not distributed to Social Cash Transfer beneficiaries leaving a coverage of 16.6 per cent of entitlement. According to the Report of the Auditor General on the accounts of the financial year ending December, 2019, 632,327 programme beneficiaries were only paid amounts totalling K90,462,009 out of…...