There’s an increase in COVID-19 reinfections – Chilufya
HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says there has been an increase in the number of COVID-19 reinfections. And Dr Chilufya says the country has recorded 49 COVID-19 cases out of 6,157 tests done on Friday. Speaking during a briefing, Friday, Dr Chilufya noted with concern the increase of patients recording COVID-19 positive for the second […]
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Blame PF for mismanaged COVID-19 funds, not controlling officers – Kakoma
UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says Secretary to Cabinet Dr Simon Miti and government are hiding behind controlling officers on the mismanagement of COVID-19 donations because they are the main perpetrators of the abuse of funds. In an interview, Kakoma said the PF government was hiding behind controlling officers because it was a known fact that…...
MoF concealed K6.3bn donation, reveals AG
THE Interim Audit Report on the utilisation of COVID-19 resources for the period 1st February to 31st July, 2020, has revealed that the Ministry of Finance failed to indicate the actual funds it received from cooperating partners amounting to K6.3 billion. And the Report revealed that there was also no evidence of reconciliation of the…...
Kamfinsa MP also blames technical fault for skipping Bill 10 vote
KAMFINSA PF member of parliament Elalio Musonda says he is yet to receive a letter from PF Secretary General Davies Mwila asking him to explain to the party secretariat why he did not vote for Constitution Amendment Bill number 10. In an interview, however, Musonda said he had also faced a technical difficulty. On Wednesday,…...
Zambia needs regime change more than debt relief – Kalala
FORMER Special Assistant to the President for Policy and Project Implementation Jack Kalala has charged that giving aid or debt relief to Zambia will be like pouring water in a bottomless container as what the country needs now is regime change. In response to Oxfam who recently called for debt relief to help the country…...
Telesphore is wrong, PF not in the business of fixing people – Chama
DEFENCE Minister Davies Chama says the PF are not in the business of scheming to fix any opposition politician, including UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, because he cannot win elections. On Tuesday, Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu said that the ruling PF was demonising the opposition and slapping them up with trumped up criminal charges so that they…...
Lungu asks police to be fair during 2021 polls
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has asked the police service to be fair in the execution of their duties as the country goes to the polls next year. Speaking when he toured the newly constructed Kanyama police station and police camp, President Lungu said he would continue to support the police with necessary equipment which they needed…...
Reduce interest rates on loans, HH urges HELSB
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the interest rates on student loans being applied by the Higher Education Loans and Scholarship Board (HELSB) to beneficiaries is too high. But HELSB corporate communications officer Kawanda Chiselwa says the current interest rates are only pegged at 15 per cent. Hichilema argued in a statement that graduates’ current earnings…...