Some universities enrol students without minimum entry requirements – HEA

HIGHER Education Authority (HEA) says individuals who do not meet the minimum university entry requirements can acquire skills such as plumbing or bricklaying at TEVET institutions because it is a crime to enrol them. And HEA Director General Professor Kazhila Chinsembu has insisted that it can be better if private institutions did not offer STEM…...
Corruption fight must be won – Nevers

MMD leader Nevers Mumba says the corruption fight must be viciously fought and won. And Mumba says the UPND, MMD partnership is the most useful alliance in the country at the moment. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV’s Breakfast Show, Monday, Mumba said people should account for their wealth when called to do so…...
You must have shame once someone cleans up your mess – HH

YOU must have a sense of shame, do not talk the loudest once someone cleans up the well you messed up, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema has asked Zambians to continue trusting and supporting his administration, which inherited a very difficult situation. Speaking when he met with Chief Chizela in Mufumbwe District of…...
Nothing wrong with owning property, but don’t sympathize with PF looters – Kasune

JUSTICE Minister Princess Kasune says the PF have the audacity to say they will recover the forfeited property once there is change of government because Zambians have normalised corruption. And Kasune says citizens should not empathise with those who looted the country. On Saturday, Lukashya PF MP George Chisanga predicted that the forfeiture of properties…...
Retail sites will be prioritised when allocating diesel from TAZAMA pipeline – ERB

ENERGY Regulation Board (ERB) Director General Elijah Sichone says the regulator has issued a directive to the effect that retail sites should be prioritised in terms of diesel allocation from the TAZAMA pipeline. Addressing the media, Monday, Sichone disclosed that ERB was devising a method to allocate the fuel that comes through the pipeline according…...
ACC opposes Kampyongo’s wife’s bail application

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked the High Court to deny Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyonog’s wife, Wanziya Chirwa, bail pending her appeal against a three-year sentence. ACC Legal and Prosecutions Officer Namwezi Chisanga Chizalila has told the court that Chirwa had not disclosed exceptional circumstances to warrant the court granting her bail…....
ECZ’s argument on Kawambwa polls is flawed – Zimba

LUSAKA Lawyer Jonas Zimba says the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s argument that they followed the Constitutional Court’s ruling when they set a date for the Kawambwa parliamentary by-elections is flawed. In July this year, the Kawambwa Magistrates’ Court convicted and sentenced former Kawambwa PF MP Nickson Chilangwa to 60 months imprisonment for malicious damage to…...
Police are overzealous, they should be professional – Kelvin Sampa

UPND member Kelvin Sampa has questioned why the police have remained overzealous despite the presidential directive that people should not be detained beyond the stipulated hours. Meanwhile, Sampa has urged the ruling party to identify strategic people who can effectively communicate with the people, saying they need to work hard to retain the over one…...
HH is walking the talk of lies – Kalaba

CITIZENS First leader Harry Kalaba says President Hakainde Hichilema is walking the talk of lies because he has failed to fulfil his promises to the citizens. On Sunday, President Hichilema said the UPND government was walking the talk and delivering on its promises, wondering what other governments were doing during their time in office. But…...
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