PS to pay K100,000 in a case he is accused of adultery
MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs permanent secretary Ronald Simwinga and Lusaka businessman Lombe Okpara have entered into an agreement that the PS be removed from the case where he is accused of committing adultery with the latter’s wife on condition that he pays K100,000 as full and final settlement of the matter. In this matter, Okpara…...
GBM’s daughter seeks adoption as Lukashya PF MP
PF DEPUTY national mobilisation chairman Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba’s daughter, Sibongile, has applied to be considered for the vacant Lukashya by the ruling Patriotic Front. And Kasama District Commissioner Kelly Kashiwa has also applied for adoption alongside nine others. The Lukashya seat fell vacant after the death of Independent member of parliament Mwenya Munkonge. The other…...
Gawa Undi cancels Kulamba
We cannot hold Kulamba traditional ceremony amid the Covid-19 pandemic, says the Chewa Royal Establishment. Announcing the cancellation of the 2020 Kulamba ceremony of the Chewa people in Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique that was slated for this monthend, Kulamba Ceremony organizing committee chairperson Chief M’bang’ombe said the supreme leader of the Chewa people Kalonga Gawa…...
Zambia recorded 43% increase in public transport usage in 2019 – report
THE Ministry of Finance has revealed that the country recorded a 43 percent increase in the use of public transport in 2019 due to the increased fuel pump price which hiked the cost of travel for private motorists. And the report stated that the wholesale and retail industry accounted for the highest share of GDP…...
HH confined to his house while we’re campaigning, he shouldn’t complain when he loses – Mumbi
PATRIOTIC Front deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is enjoying the comfort of his house while the ruling party is campaigning so he shouldn’t complain when he loses elections. And Phiri says the ruling party is here to stay and will rule for over 100 years. Meanwhile, Phiri says President Edgar…...
We stand by our figures – Chamber of Mines
THE Chamber of Mines says it will stand by what it earlier stated that the Mineral Royalty Tax dropped by 12 percent and not the six percent announced by the Zambia Revenue Authority. Last week, ZRA Commissioner-General Kingsley Chanda said the Chamber of Mines should not alarm the nation by issuing false statements on Mineral…...
DP won’t join an alliance to escort another party to power – Kalaba
DEMOCRATIC Party leader Harry Kalaba says he will not enter into an alliance where he is treated like a “flower girl” escorting the bride and groom to enjoyment. And Kalaba says that Zambia has collapsed due to rampant corruption, which has become endemic. Speaking when he featured on Muvi TV The Assignment programme, Sunday, Kalaba…...
Kaziya complies with PF’s ‘media coverage’ ban
MATERO PF member of parliament Lloyd Kaziya says he will respect the party’s directive stopping him from speaking to the media. In a brief interview, Kaziya noted that he had opted to remain quiet so as to avoid being misunderstood by the party. “Yes, I am not commenting on anything because I don’t want my…...
PF’s decision to claim NRC registration as party exercise beginning of rigging – Kabwita
NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) national youth chairperson Charles Kabwita has called on the church and civil society to rise up and ensure that the issuance of NRCs is available to all and not just the preserve of the PF. And Kabwita charged that PF’s announcement that it takes the issuance of NRCs a party program…...
Accessing COVID-19 supplies a major challenge – ZNPHI
ZAMBIA National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) says the major challenge which the institute is facing is where to get COVID-19 supplies from because every country is looking for them. And the Institute says Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya will relaunch a reviewed strategic plan which will make non adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures punishable […]