British Envoy expresses concern over Siliya’s Social Cash Transfer remarks
BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says any comments that may undermine the integrity of the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) process and the strengthening which the international community have supported over recent years are of concern. Addressing traditional leaders in Sinda, Sunday, Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya urged them to lie that they are…...
Police records warn and caution statements from 2 UPND members for giving false information
POLICE have recorded warn and caution statements from UPND members Mubita Nawa and Anthony Bwalya over allegations giving of false information. In a statement, Thursday, acting police spokesperson Danny Mwale stated that the duo were cautioned in relation to the offence of giving false information on the National Registration Act and destroying evidence. Mwale stated…...
Pre-online registration proving to be disastrous – Milupi
ALLIANCE for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi says the low numbers of people using the pre-online registration platform is an indication that Zambians still have minimal access to technology to effectively participate. The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) recently revealed that only 75,000 citizens had successfully registered using the pre-online registration platform. Commenting…...
B-Flow asks Bowman to apologise for lying to Parliament
RENOWNED musician Brian Bwembya popularly known as B-Flow has demanded an apology from Lusaka Provincial Minister Bowman Lusambo for lying about the nature of their interactions in Parliament. And Bwembya says Parliament’s failure to censure Lusambo for disparaging youths has set a bad precedence. On Wednesday, Kapiri Mposhi UPND member of parliament Stanely Kakubo moved…...
Chi Bill 10 Chagwa, says HH as he leads celebratory dance party
UPND president Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday led his members of parliament in a dance party at his house after the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 fell off in Parliament. The Bill, which had been subjected to several postponements, was finally put to a vote , but the ruling Patriotic Front failed to recruit…...
Inflation shoots to 16%
THE annual rate of inflation has increased to 16 per cent in October, up from 15.7 per cent recorded in September, mainly induced by a jump in food prices, according to the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZSA). Announcing Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month of October, ZSA Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa disclosed that…...
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Bill 10 dies
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL NUMBER 10 of 2019 has finally died after failing to attain a two thirds majority vote at second reading this afternoon. Disappointed PF members of parliament walked out of the House after suffering this humiliating defeat. Full story later…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...
Court of Appeal declines Pilato, others’ application for judicial review
THE Court of Appeal has declined to grant Musicians Chama Fumba, alias Pilato, Maiko Zulu, Brian Bwembya and two others leave to commence Judicial Review proceedings against ECZ’s decision to conduct a fresh registration of all eligible voters for the upcoming 2021 general elections within a period of one month and on a limited budget…....
There’s no police brutality, UPND are just lawbreakers – Tutwa
KABWE Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says there is no police brutality in Zambia, arguing that there is no way law enforcement agencies can just watch if UPND members break the law. And Ngulube says the UPND are being ignorant in attempting to seek international intervention on police brutality because foreign actors cannot…...