Court grants Nyirenda interim injunction against expulsion from NAREP
LUSAKA High Court judge Wilfred Muma has granted expelled NAREP president Steven Nyirenda and three others an ex-parte order of interim injunction, restraining the newly appointed party leader, Charles Maboshe and others from interfering with the administration, governance and use of the party secretariat. Justice Muma has further prohibited the defendants from issuing statements regarding…...
I’m not happy with police – Kampyongo
HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says he is not happy with the happenings in the Zambia Police Service where provisions of the Statutory Instrument Number 22 on enforcement of COVID-19 regulations were misinterpreted. And Kampyongo has accused Civil Society Organisations raising concerns about the monitoring of the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards are just…...
I won’t respond to Kaweche’s complaints in media – Lusambo
LUSAKA Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says he cannot respond to complaints from Kaweche Kaunda about him in the media because those are family matters. And Lusambo says those calling for his dismissal from his ministerial position are free to do so because Zambia is a democratic country where everyone is entitled to their own opinion…....
We are probing Stardy, confirms ACC
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed summoning former defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale for questioning in corruption related investigations. Mwale, who was recently transferred to Cabinet Office by President Edgar Lungu, appeared before ACC investigators yesterday. ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono confirmed the summoning in response to a press query from News Diggers. “I…...
Bus stations aren’t PF properties, they belong to councils, says Kafwaya
TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says bus stations do not belong to the ruling Patriotic Front because they are properties of the councils. And the Bus and Taxi Owners Association on the Copperbelt and Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers have complained that cadres continue to intimidate and overcharge them for loading their buses in…...
ECZ receives partial funding for voter registration exercise
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it has received almost half of the funding for the voter registration exercise scheduled for October, 2020. Speaking at a press briefing, Wednesday, ECZ chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano said the Commission would continue to engage the treasury on the remaining balance. “The Commission has received almost half…...
Political parties should be involved in NRC registration, insists Mwila
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila has insisted that political parties should be part of the National Registration Cards (NRCs) registration process. And Mwila says the people of Lukashya and Mwansabombwe Constituencies will choose to rise above and reject the opposition alternatives because of the bitterness, falsehoods and tribalism they exhibit. Briefing the press…...
Let Soko compose as many songs as he wants but that won’t intimidate me – Mawere
CHIPATA Central member of parliament Moses Mawere says he will re-contesting the seat in next year’s general elections and will not be intimidated by aspiring candidates such as former Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) chief executive officer Zindaba Soko. And Mawere says he cannot be intimidated by a song composed for Soko because that…...
Former ministers agree with K4.7m payback amount quantified by State
FORMER Cabinet and deputy ministers who received emoluments after the dissolution of Parliament in 2016 have not objected to the K4.7 million quantified by the State, as money they are required to pay back. But the said former ministers and their deputies have told the Constitutional Court that they were not paid their repatriation allowances…...
UPND, NDC ponder fielding one candidate in Mwansabombwe, Lukashya by-elections
NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says he has assigned his vice-president Josephs Akafumba to meet with UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema over plans to field one candidate in the forthcoming Mwansabombwe and Lukashya by-elections. And UPND chairman for elections Gary Nkombo says the party has not yet reached an agreement with NDC over the…...