Body viewing, holding funerals must be stopped to prevent COVID spread – Mwaba
LUSAKA Apex Medical University chief executive officer Professor Peter Mwaba says people need to stop conducting body viewing and holding funerals to prevent the spread of COVID-19. And Prof Mwaba says hospitals must be treated as dangerous places to visit amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. Speaking when he featured on a live COVID-19 interactive […]
Suspension of LCC, Kitwe Council illegal, says Chapter One
CHAPTER One Foundation has asked Local Government Minister Dr Charles Banda to reverse his decision to suspend the operations of the Lusaka and Kitwe City Councils because his action is in contravention of Article 152 (2) of the Constitution. In a statement, Tuesday, the Foundation stated that Dr Banda’s action was unconstitutional and illegal. The…...
Special education isn’t disability specific in Zambia, reveals AG
THE Auditor General’s Report on the Provision of Special Education in Primary Schools has revealed a lack of specialisation among teachers handling pupils with unique education needs in Zambia. In the performance audit on the Provision of Special Education in Zambian Primary Schools for the period 2014 to 2018, the Auditor General noted that special…...
Gary wonders what miracle Lubinda will perform to resurrect Bill 10
MAZABUKA Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo says he is waiting to see what miracle Justice Minister Given Lubinda will perform to bring the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 back to life. And Nkombo has insisted that Bill 10 lapsed last month and will never see the light of the day. In…...
Mopani will maintain operations beyond July, but talks continue – Mines PS
MOPANI Copper Mines Plc has agreed to maintain operations beyond this Friday, July 31, 2020, the date it was originally set to place its operations on care and maintenance, says Ministry of Mines Permanent Secretary Barnaby Mulenga. In an interview, Mulenga said, however, that talks would continue on the way forward since Mopani had appealed…...
Only 11 suspected COVID-19 cases have been reported in schools – Mabumba
GENERAL Education Minister David Mabumba says only 11 suspected cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in schools so far. And Mabumba says it is logistically impossible to test all the 1.1 million pupils who are currently attending examination classes. Speaking during a live COVID-19 information dissemination programme which was hosted by Chief Government Spokesperson Dora […]
Foreign Affairs PS denies adultery allegations
MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ronald Simwinga has denied committing adultery with an investments officer at the Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ), saying the allegations against him are frivolous and malicious. In this matter, businessman Lombe Okpara has dragged his wife, Musamba Mulenga, to the Lusaka High Court for dissolution of their eight-year marriage…...
DPP must stop giving nolles like confetti at a wedding – Changala
GOVERNANCE activist Brebner Changala says the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has no moral right to penalize people who withdraw court cases after being bribed by suspects because she is also guilty of withdrawing cases in the interest of politicians via nolle prosequis. Commenting on the DPP’s proposal to amend the law to enable her…...
We were arrested for holding elections in the bush – Beyani
UPND chairperson for policy and research Dr Choolwe Beyani and five others have finally been granted bond after being arrested and charged with unlawful assembly for holding intra party elections in the bush on Saturday. Recounting the ordeal, Dr Beyani said UPND was not intimidated by schemes to derail the party’s growth on the Copperbelt…....
Judiciary paid over K2m in salaries to workers who were fired, resigned – Report
THE Judiciary paid over K2 million in form of salaries and allowances to 74 employees who were no longer working for the institution, says the latest Auditor General’s Report. According to the Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts of Parastatal Bodies and other statutory institutions for the financial year ended December 31, 2018, this payment…...