Police launch manhunt for Tembo’s killer
POLICE in Lusaka have launched a manhunt for Lieutenant Nigel Mwaba, aged 33, of Zambia Army who is suspected to have murdered Dr Tasila Tembo. In a statement, Wednesday, acting police spokesperson Danny Mwale announced that Dr Tembo’s body was found in a decomposed state covered with leaves in an army training centre in Mikango…...
Fuel shortage should normalize within a week – Nkhuwa
ENERGY Minister Matthew Nkhuwa says the fuel shortage in the country will be normalized within the next week. And Nkhuwa says the shortage has been engineered by a few disgruntled truckers adding that the transporting associations that have a partnership with the government have no grievances with their employers. Nkhuwa was responding to a written…...
Court sets Dec 10 for ruling on case to answer in Kambwili’s contempt case
LAWYERS representing NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili in a case he is charged with contempt of court have asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to summon EEP leader Chilufya Tayali to show cause why he should not be sent to prison for contempt of court for allegedly commenting on the matter. And Lusaka magistrate Nsunge Chanda has…...
Removing all partisan civil servants only way of improving efficiency – Sacika
ASKING civil servants who wish to aspire for political office in the 2021 general election to resign will not improve efficiency in the public service because some elements will still remain aligned to the ruling party, says Dr Sketchley Sacika. But Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary general Cosmas Mukuka says the rationale of…...
Mobile NRC Issuance has been selective in Namwala – Lubezhi
NAMWALA UPND member of parliament Moono Lubezhi says the distribution of wards that have been captured in the ongoing mobile issuance of National Registration Card (NRC) in her constituency is not equitable as highly-populated areas have still not been covered. In an interview, Lubezhi complained that so many wards in her constituency had not been…...
Mutembo entitled to report which informed Lungu’s decision to fire him, rules ConCourt
THE Constitutional Court has ruled that President Edgar Lungu acted constitutionally when he relieved Mutembo Nchito State Counsel of his duties as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in 2016. The ConCourt says this is despite the fact that the letter of dismissal erroneously referred to Article 144 of Act No.2 of 2016 and not the…...
Govt must be ashamed to claim they didn’t shut Prime, Post – Nyirenda
EMBATTLED National Restoration Party (NAREP) president Steven Nyirenda says it is shameful that Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya can deny that government closed Prime TV and The Post Newspapers when evidence clearly points to the contrary. Last week, Siliya said it was a total fabrication to argue that government closed Prime TV and…...
US Embassy grants K2.5m to 6 NGOs to boost press freedom, civic participation
THE United States Embassy has awarded K2.5 million to six Zambian community-based organisations to help promote civic participation, press freedom, entrepreneurship and creative expression among the youth. In a statement, Tuesday, US Embassy public Affairs Officer Sean McIntosh announced that the funds were channelled to six individual community-based organisations as grants. “Today, the US Embassy…...
UPND willing to sell Zambia to foreigners – Kamba
LUSAKA Province PF secretary Kennedy Kamba says UPND is desperate and willing to sell Zambia to foreigners if given a chance to win next year’s general election. In an interview, Kamba said the recent videos circulating on social media in which some foreigners are calling on Zambia to vote for UPND president Hakainde Hichilema at…...
Police search UPND secretariat for NRCs
Police in Lusaka have detained UPND member Anthony Bwalya on an unknown charge but have released party secretary general Stephen Katuka after questioning at Police headquarters. According to Lusaka lawyer Mulambo Haimbe, Bwalya has been detained but his charge and holding place remain unknown. “With regard to Mr Katuka, there was an interview that was…...