HH guaranteed another loss in 2021 – Chama
DEFENCE Minister Davies Chama says even if the opposition UPND and NDC fielded UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema in the forthcoming Mwanasbombwe and Lukashya by-elections, they would still be defeated by the ruling party. And Chama says Hichilema should start keeping track of his losses because he is guaranteed another one in next year’s general elections…....
Nevers blames govt for rising COVID-19 deaths
MOVEMENT for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) president Nevers Mumba says the government is responsible for the current COVID-19 deaths because they refused to lock down the country despite being aware that the pandemic will reach its peak in August. And Mumba says the continued stay of the health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya in office will affect…...
Kalyalya was a brave governor who said it as it is
WE SHALL wait to hear what scandal the Bank of Zambia governor was involved in, which necessitated his shocking dismissal. Surely, he must have done something totally unforgivable for the President to fire him on a Saturday evening. If it’s just a mtter of exercising Executive authority, then it would appear to us that someone…...
BAZ urges speedy disbursement of Bank of Zambia relief funds
THE Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) says verification delays by the Central Bank for clients seeking to access the K10 billion facility is a recipe for mistrust and discontent about the intention of the fund. In an interview, BAZ chief executive officer Leonard Mwanza said the Central Bank should also consider informing financial institutions of…...
Kalyalya dismissal sparks diplomatic tiff, as critics doubt Mvunga’s competence
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says comments made by South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni towards President Edgar Lungu’s decision to fire Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Danny Kalyalya are immature and improper. But Transparency International Zambia Chapter president Rueben Lifuka says instead of chasing the wind, the Zambian government would do better to address…...
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Lsk police nab 10 youths for fighting over illegal control of Mtendere bus station
POLICE in Lusaka have arrested 10 youths of Mtendere Compound who were fighting over the illegal control of a bus station. In a statement, Sunday, police assistant public relations officer Godfrey Chilabi said the youths had been charged with conduct likely to cause a breach of peace. “Police in Lusaka, this morning dispersed and arrested […]
COVID-19 cases rise to 11,082
MINISTER of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya has announced that the country has recorded 251 new cases of COVID-19, with one facility death in Mbala in the last 24 hours. And Dr Chilufya says so far, 76 per cent of deaths recorded in the country are Brought-In-Dead. Speaking during the daily briefing, Sunday, Dr Chilufya said […]
African leaders’ addiction to power
READING news from other countries on the African continent about how leaders are leaving office gives a chilling feeling. President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, announced around midnight on Tuesday that he was resigning from his post, saying he did not wish blood to be shed following a military mutiny that plunged the country into […]
We’ll take action against Jay Jay – Mwila
PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Davies Mwila says the party will take stern and appropriate action against its Eastern Province youth chairperson Emmanuel J Banda, insisting that no criminality will be shielded. In July, Banda mobilized PF cadres and stormed Lusaka Central police where they beat up some unsuspecting officers on duty and got away with […]