Kwacha nears K19.50 per dollar
THE kwacha has continued to sharply depreciate and is expected to hit K19.50 per dollar owing to continued high demand for the greenback on the local market, compounded with little supply. According to financial market players, the kwacha maintained a weak position, depreciating to crash through the K19.00 per dollar mark last Friday for the…...
Zambia records 66 new COVID-19 cases
THE Ministry of Health has announced that Zambia has recorded 66 new COVID-19 cases out of 346 tests done, with 146 recoveries in the last 24 hours. And the Ministry has disclosed that it is currently employing plasmapheresis, a model similar to dialysis, to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients. Speaking during the daily briefing, Monday, […]
Police launch manhunt for Kanyama woman who allegedly murdered her husband
A 30-YEAR-OLD man of Lusaka’s old Kanyama compound has allegedly been murdered by his wife after a domestic dispute. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo Esther Katongo has disclosed in a statement that the deceased’s wife, who is also a suspect, is on the run and police have launched a manhunt. Katongo stated that the deceased’s body…...
Ramaphosa reprimands Mboweni
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reprimanded his Finance Minister Tito Mboweni for condemning President Edgar Lungu’s decision to fire Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Denny Kalyalya. According to a press statement issued by Acting Spokesperson to the President Tyrone Seale, President Ramaphosa said Mboweni’s remarks did not reflect the views of the South […]
TAZARA to start producing own spare parts
TANZANIA Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) regional general manager Kambani Ndhlovu says the company will soon be producing its own spares for wagons and locomotives in Mpika. And Transport and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says TAZARA should take advantage of available opportunities as government looks at ways of revitalising the company. Speaking when Kafwaya toured the…...
Jay Jay feels untouchable because of Lungu – Laura
ALLIANCE for Community Action (ACA) executive director Laura Miti says it is very unfortunate that President Edgar Lungu stands on the side of those accused of crime. Last week, Patriotic Front Eastern Province Youth chairperson Emmanuel J Banda, commonly known as Jay Jay, said people were trying to tarnish his image because he was President…...
IMF will stop engaging Zambia due to poor fiscal policy, warns HH
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the changes which President Edgar Lungu has made at Bank of Zambia are like replacing an experienced heart surgeon with a mechanic in the middle of a surgery. But PF media director Sunday Chanda says Hichilema’s criticism lacks logic because according to the law, new Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher…...
Bowman will soon return to being nothing – Wynter
RAINBOW party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says people should stop giving Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo a status which he does not deserve because he will soon return to “being nothing”. And Kabimba Deputy Inspector General of Police Bonny Kapeso acted arbitrarily when he transferred a Lusaka traffic officer who was involved in an altercation…...
State House shielded Jay Jay from aggravated robbery charge – Kambwili
NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili has charged that State House directed the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lillian Siyunyi to reduce the charge against Eastern Province PF youth chairperson Emmanuel J Banda from aggravated robbery to aggravated assault. And Kambwili says Archbishop of Lusaka Alick Banda should resign because he has destroyed the…...
Kitwe bus, taxi drivers petition council to remove cadres from stations
TAXI and bus drivers in Kitwe have petitioned the Kitwe City Council to remove PF cadres in stations or they will halt operations should their demands not be met by Monday, August 24, 2020. In a petition letter to the Town Clerk, the bus and taxi drivers cited the continuous intimidation, harassment and overcharging of…...