LAZ engages AG to ensure respect for rule of law in COVID-19 fight
THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says it has initiated dialogue with the Attorney General in order to discuss the legal framework in place, and enforcement mechanisms being adopted to combat the spread of COVID-19. And LAZ has urged all members of the public to treat COVID-19 with the seriousness it deserves. LAZ Honorary Secretary…...
Nyirenda’s dismissal is final, says NAREP
NATIONAL Restoration Party (NAREP) spokesperson Frank Sichone says the decision of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to fire Steven Nyirenda still stands, adding if the latter masquerades as president, the party will use means and ways to ensure that he is restrained from doing so. And newly appointed NAREP president Charles Maboshe says he…...
Politicians must not drag church into politics – Phiri
NEWLY installed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ndola Reverend Dr Benjamin Phiri has urged politicians not to drag the church into politics. And President Edgar Lungu says government and the church cannot afford to work in isolation. Speaking during his installation, Saturday, Bishop Phiri said the job of the church was to unite and…...
There’s no SI which regulates mask wearing – Kasonde
CHAPTER One Foundation executive director Linda Kasonde says it is unfair to penalise poor Zambians for not being able to afford a face mask when politicians continue flouting COVID-19 health regulations. And Kasonde says it is unfortunate that COVID-19 regulations regarding the right to freedom of assembly and movement are being applied selectively to favour…...
ConCourt to rule on Paramount Chiefs’ authority over subordinate rulers
THE Constitutional Court has dispensed with oral hearing of the petition in which four paramount chiefs are seeking a declaration that their traditional authority to recognise, install, discipline and dethrone any of their subordinate chiefs shall continue to be exercised by them. And Constitutional Court Judge Enock Mulembe has ordered that there being no dispute…...
Govt won’t be distracted by doomsayers – Chitotela
TOURISM and Arts Minister Ronald Chitotela says government will not be disrupted by the “evil intentions of doomsayers” who want them to fail, insisting that President Edgar Lungu is determined to better Zambia. And Chitotela has called for discipline among uniformed officers under the Department of the National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW). Meanwhile, Chitotela said…...
Youths shouldn’t be used as agents of evil – Lungu
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has asked youths not to accept to be used as tools of violence in the 2021 general elections, warning that the vice will destroy Zambia. And President Lungu has launched the K470 million multi-sectoral youth empowerment fund targeting 150,000 beneficiaries. Speaking during the launch of the youth empowerment fund in Ndola, Saturday,…...
AUDIO: Corruption fight is anchored on politics, they want me out of power – Lungu
IN THIS audio, President Edgar Lungu says those in charge of fighting corruption know where to find it, but they can’t dare go there because all they want is to remove Edgar Lungu from power. Speaking when he toured Chifuba Market in Ndola where market shelters were being built, the Head of State said the…...
Kalaba mocks Moonga’s dental formula following ‘tribal alliance’ remark
DEMOCRATIC Party DP president Harry Kalaba says he will not allow PF Lusaka chairperson Paul Moonga to label him as a tribalist just because of whom he chooses to speak with. And Kalaba says he is yet to understand what the UPND stands for. Reacting to Moonga allegations that Kalaba’s planned alliance with Lusaka lawyer…...
Audio: Petauke DC vows to shut down PASME Radio until after elections
IN THIS audio, Petauke District Commissioner Velenasi Banda Moyo vows to shut down PASME FM Radio and keep it closed until after the 2021 general elections, because the station aired a programme featuring opposition UPND president Hakainde Hichilema without a police permit. And Petauke Association of Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (PASME) FM Radio station manager…...