IBA says it has powers to regulate online broadcasting
THE Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has backtracked on an earlier statement, saying it actually has powers to regulate online broadcasting. Last week, an online based TV station Spring TV ran a misleading story that former General Education Minister David Mabumba had committed suicide. Thereafter, IBA issued a statement condemning the story but at the same…...
A push for journalism ethics by a people with no ‘moral ethics’
Like we stated in our editorial opinion yesterday, this “Zambia Council of Journalists Bill” that government wishes to take to Parliament, according to what they have told us, will dictate that all journalists affiliated to this council should have a prescribed level of qualification, without which, they will not be issued with a practicing licence. […]
Cops nab DEC officers for stealing Benylin
POLICE in Ndola have arrested four Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers for stealing eight boxes of Benylin cough syrup from a vehicle in transit. Copperbelt deputy commissioner of police Bothwell Namuswa has confirmed the incident. It is alleged that the four hijacked a vehicle carrying the medical drugs from Kabwe going to Kitwe at Hillcrest…...
MoH warns against self medicating, as COVID-19 deaths hit 200
MINISTER of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya has announced that the country has recorded 275 new cases of COVID-19 out of 2,034 tests done with one death in the last 24 hours. And Ministry of Health Director of Infectious Diseases Professor Lloyd Mulenga has warned that the use of hydroxychloroquine and erythromycin to treat severe cases […]
COVID-19 has exerted unprecedented pressure on govt – Lungu
PRESIDENT Edgar Chagwa Lungu yesterday received regional cluster reports from provincial ministers and directed them not to relent as they strive to improve the welfare of the people. And President Lungu says the global emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has exerted pressure on government to unprecedented levels. According to a statement issued…...
NRC registration exercise a party programme, insists Mwila
PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Davies Mwila says his party is working on a budget so that funds can be released for members to mobilize people to get National Registration Cards. Speaking he met party officials in Nchelenge, Thursday, Mwila insisted that getting NRCs was a party programme. “The NRCs exercise let us take it as…...
PF promoting illegality by taking NRC issuance as party programme – Andyford
PEOPLE’S Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda has warned the PF against tampering with the operations of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) as it borders on the country’s national security. In an interview, Banda alleged that the PF wanted to enlist foreigners to register as voters…...
Speaker urges LAZ to be apolitical
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini has commended the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) for its renewed commitment in collaborating with the National Assembly on matters of governance. According to statement issued by Clerk of the National Assembly Cecilia Mbewe, Speaker Matibini was speaking when the newly elected LAZ president Abyudi Shonga State…...
ACC witness shocks magistrate, says Chitalu didn’t commit an offence
ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission (ACC) investigations officer Chipambe Manda yesterday shocked the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court when he admitted that the total value of assets that Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya is accused of acquiring through proceeds of crime, is less than his known legitimate income. Manda testified that the total value of assets that the minister stands…...
Mineral Royalty Taxes down 6%, says ZRA
ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says the Chamber of Mines should not alarm the nation by issuing false statements on Mineral Royalty Tax (MRT) because there has only been a marginal reduction of six per cent this year. And Chanda says the Authority will soon be launching tax payments on WhatsApp to…...