Lungu’s ‘proxy,’ others, fight forfeiture of their properties
FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s alleged proxy, Emmanuel Mugala, his company Pittscon Zambia Limited and three others have asked the court to stay the execution of a High Court judgement which forfeited more than 100 of their properties to the state. In August, 2024, the Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court Division, forfeited properties to…...
Indeed, people are lying to HH, it’s good he knows
SPEAKING at the Guta Mweenze Bbwe traditional ceremony, Saturday, President Hakainde Hichilema said he wants to attend more traditional ceremonies in order to hear people’s problems directly. The Head of State noted that some people in Lusaka had been lying to him about the prevailing situation in the country. He said: “I am coming to…...
We’ve agreed to help UPND with ideas since they’ve failed – Mundubile
MPOROKOSO PF MP Brian Mundubile says his party has resolved to help the UPND-led government come out of the quagmire it has fallen into by providing ideas on various subjects. Mundubile says UPND ministers have remained arrogant and boastful, yet nothing is happening on the ground. Speaking during a media briefing, Friday, Mundubile said the…...
Police hold Lusambo in undisclosed detention ahead of sentencing
POLICE say former Kabushi PF MP Bowman Lusambo remains in custody and will be presented before the Luanshya Magistrate Court, which ordered his arrest. On Friday, police apprehended Lusambo from his home, where he was found hiding in the ceiling board. The officers were executing a bench warrant issued against Lusambo by the Luanshya Magistrate…...
Let’s pray for sufficient rains so that farmers can plant – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has invited all Zambians to pray for sufficient rains during this year’s rainy season. The President has also urged farmers to continue planting and encouraged citizens to work hard once God grants the country rain. And acting Local Government Minister Douglas Syakalima says one can imagine that the 2 million children President…...
Kaseba is a disgrace, charges Mumbi Phiri
CHRISTINE Kaseba would laugh at us when we wore PF Chitenges with Sata’s portrait, saying we were wearing another man’s face on our buttocks, says former PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri. Phiri further says the former first lady should not worry about PF not being on the ballot in 2026, as the party is…...
Govt blames poor network for delayed cash for work payments
LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says the lack of mobile network signals in some areas has delayed payments to beneficiaries of the Cash for Work programme. Speaking in the National Assembly, Nkombo said his Ministry had disbursed a total of K419 million to all constituencies under the Cash for Work programme. “Last…...
Stardy goes for Kambwili: My farm, lodge are gone because of your mouth, you should have died
FORMER Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale has charged that most of the problems that PF politicians such as himself are going through are because of Chishimba Kambwili. Mwale says Kambwili’s mouth has killed a lot of people, including his brothers, who recently passed away in an accident. He says the former minister should…...
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Agriculture Ministry urges farmers to avoid buying seed from unregistered dealers
MINISTRY of Agriculture Department of Seed Control and Certification Institute, Principal Seed Officer Richard Chanda, has urged farmers to avoid buying seed from unregistered dealers. Speaking during an Advocacy for Diverse and Climate-Resilient Food Systems in Zambia workshop, Chanda said unregistered seed dealers were only out there to make money. “The Ministry of Agriculture is…...
