Things aren’t so well in our country – Kafwaya
TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says things are not well in the country but has blamed the problems on climate change which has seen increased load shedding of electricity by Zesco Limited. And Kafwaya has asked the UPND leadership to be serious and come up with a manifesto that explains what the party intends…...
Siliya urges media houses to take advantage of stimulus packages
CHIEF Government spokesperson Dora Siliya says media houses should take advantage of business stimulus packages which government has put in place in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to help them survive. And Free Press Initiative (FPI) founder Joan Chirwa says a number of media houses, including those in the public sector, are facing similar…...
People trying to tarnish my image because I defend Lungu – Jay Jay
PATRIOTIC Front Eastern Province Youth Chairperson Emmanuel J Banda commonly known as Jay Jay says people are trying to tarnish his image because he is President Edgar Lungu’s defender. And Banda says he was not hiding but he was in Eastern Province performing some traditional rituals after the death of his grandfather. Meanwhile, Banda says…...
UPND asks court to dismiss K520,000 debt case
UPND has submitted that pleadings in a case where a Lusaka man and a company are seeking an order that the party be declared bankrupt for allegedly failing to pay debt amounting to K520, 000, are defective and must be struck off. UPND secretary general Steven Katuka has further argued that the purported originating process…...
Details of ACC investigations that angered Lungu: Arrest of Paul Moonga, more Cabinet Ministers, Savenda boss revealed
STATE House sources have revealed that President Edgar Lungu is angry with the Anti-Corruption Commission because it is investigating politically exposed persons who are close to his inner circle, among them Savenda proprietor Clever Mhpoa, PF Lusaka Province chairperson Paul Moonga, and former Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale. And Moonga has confirmed being…...
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NPA said there wasn’t enough evidence to charge Jay Jay for aggravated robbery – IG
INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says his command had to abandon their intentions of charging Eastern Province PF youth chairman Emmanuel J Banda for aggravated robbery after the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) advised that there wasn’t enough evidence to do so. And Kanganja says he has ordered the Eastern Province command to arrest Jay…...
RB wasn’t persecuted, he shouldn’t mislead people
NATURALLY, human beings don’t like talking about their failures. We are always happy to talk about the good things we have done, but we don’t like hearing about what we did wrong. No one admits being responsible for a wrong act. That is why they say success has many parents, but failure is an orphan. […]
Zambia records 154 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths
MINISTER of Health Dr CHitalu Chilufya has announced that the country has recorded 154 new COVID-19 cases with five deaths in the last 24 hours. And Dr Chilufya says 63 districts have so far reported COVID-19 cases, advising covid-free districts to strengthen prevention measures. Speaking during the daily COVID-19 briefing, Thursday, Dr Chilufya said of […]
Caritas wonders why DMMU is not disbursing full relief package
CARITAS Zambia has wondered why relief beneficiaries are not receiving the full package outlined in the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU). In an interview, Caritas Zambia executive director Eugene Kabilika said despite a balanced diet being laid out, beneficiaries were only receiving part of the package. “What is written and what is supposed to…...