Zambia records 12,000 new cancer cases annually – Banda
OVER 12,000 cases of cancer are recorded every year in Zambia, says Cancer Disease Hospital senior medical superintendent Dr Lewis Banda. And MTN Zambia chief executive officer Bart Hofker says the company is committed to look beyond its main operations and reach out to communities to help improve Zambians’ lives through its corporate social investment…....
Kasama MP asks court to halt proceedings in K2m shoe bill case
KASAMA PF member of parliament Kelvin Sampa has asked the Lusaka High Court to stay proceedings in a case in which RL Extrem Investment Limited has sued him for allegedly failing to pay over K2 million after supplying him with more than 4,000 security boots. Sampa wants the Court to stay proceedings and to refer…...
There’s theft of construction material at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport, laments AVIC
AVIC International Zambia says there is serious theft of construction material at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola. AVIC Senior Consultant Lei Yingqi was speaking when the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) board toured the airport yesterday. In June this year, Lei reported theft of some cables on the site to Deputy Secretary to Cabinet…...
PF has nothing to do with Kambwili’s conviction – Kamba
LUSAKA Province PF executive secretary Kennedy Kamba says it is saddening to hear people calling the police with all sorts of names for manhandling Chishimba Kambwili’s wife, Carol, when she was on the wrong side of the law. And Kamba says political commentators should not link President Edgar Lungu or the PF to Kambwili’s conviction…...
Nevers trashes $360,000 theft allegation
MMD president Nevers Mumba has rubbished claims that he stole US $360,000 from the Opposition Alliance and that he is involved in activities meant to cause havoc in the country. And Mumba has reported an online publication, Batoka Times, to ZICTA so that they can trace the proprietors who’ve been spreading fake news. Meanwhile, Mumba…...
Kambwili files fresh motion of appeal after Simusamba rejects his bail application
LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba has set Monday, October 26, for hearing of an application for bail pending appeal by incarcerated NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili, after the latter successfully filed in the documents. Kambwili has also filed in a notice of appeal against his conviction and sentence, with 11 grounds of appeal, among them…...
There’s a silver lining to the effects of COVID-19 – HIVOS
COVID-19 has brought about unexpected positive outcomes despite having affected many lives across the world negatively, says HIVOS Regional Advocacy Manager for sustainable food in Southern Africa William Chilufya. Analysing Zambia’s food and nutrition security situation amid COVID-19 and the extent to which the pandemic had affected people’s lives in the country, Chilufya said the…...
Zambia’s economic recovery only possible with new govt – Milupi
ALLIANCE for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi says Zambia’s economic recovery will only be realised when a new government is voted into power. In an interview, Milupi said the PF government was simply unwilling to create a realistic recovery path, adding that Cabinet lacked the ability to get the country out of the…...
Police’s failure to act professionally a danger to peace – CCZ
THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) says the unprofessional conduct of police officers against suspects perceived to be aligned to the opposition is a danger to national peace and security. And CCZ has condemned police’s inhumane treatment on incarcerated NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili’s wife, Carol, and daughter, Chanda. In a statement, Thursday, CCZ general…...
TIZ hopes FIC Amendment Bill isn’t aimed at clipping centre’s powers
Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has wondered whether the Financial Intelligence Center amendment bill isn’t targeting to clip the powers of the centre. In an interview, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe hoped that the amendment bill was not a smokescreen for weakening the functions of the FIC. The Financial Intelligence Center amendment bill passed the first…...