PF politics and the shameless pissing contest on Sata’s memorial
ON the same day that our Chief Justice Mumba Malila delivered a poignant diagnosis of the habits and factors hindering our development, our politicians gave us an epic episode of “Mastering the Art of Petty Unproductive Politics”. Plotted around the memorial marking the tenth anniversary of President Michael Sata’s death, the political foolery resulted in…...
State closes case against Yamba, Malanji
THE State has closed its case in a matter in which former Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba and former Foreign Affairs minister Joseph Malanji are charged with 10 counts of willful failure to comply with laid down procedures and possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. Lusaka Senior Resident Magistrate Irene Wishimanga…...
Health sector gains from 2016 to 2021 shouldn’t be lost – Chitalu
FORMER Health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says he is concerned that the country is regressing in certain aspects of the health sector. And Dr Chilufya, who is Mansa Central PF MP, says politicians must honour the late president Michael Sata’s legacy by detoxifying politics, focusing on service delivery and addressing the country’s challenges. Speaking on…...
If they don’t sort out things, there’ll be no PF on the ballot by 2026 – Kaseba
FORMER First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba says the family is disappointed with the PF’s decision to hold a separate memorial anniversary for late former president Michael Sata, away from the one organised by government. And Dr Kaseba says Sata would not be proud of the current status of the party he worked hard to form…...
GBM seeks High Court intervention for bail
FORMER Defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court Division, to grant him bail pending his appeal against the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court’s decision to sentence him to five years. Mwamba’s lawyer has submitted that his client’s thighs and legs are swollen, indicating that the medication he is taking…...
Those who blocked Archbishop Banda from entering Pope Square must be arrested – Fr Mwewa
CATHOLIC Priest Fr Augustine Mwewa says President Hakainde Hichilema must fire the person who ordered police to seal off Cathedral of the Child Jesus to prevent Archbishop Alick Banda from entering. And Fr Mwewa says the church will not fight President Hichilema because only God, who gave him the presidency, will remove him from office…....
Lungu kept arms-length relationship with ECZ, but he had information – Nshindano
FORMER ECZ chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano says it is naive for anyone to believe that a sitting head of state cannot have information with regards to an ongoing electoral process. On Sunday, former president Edgar Lungu said senior officials at ECZ went to him after losing the 2021 general elections and asked him, “how…...
HH to attend COMESA summit in Burundi
GOVERNMENT has announced that President Hakainde Hichilema will travel to Bujumbura, Burundi, to attend the 23rd COMESA Summit of Heads of State and Government, scheduled for October 31, 2024. In a statement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mulambo Haimbe said at this summit, President Hichilema would hand over the Chair of the Bureau…...
ECZ to award million-dollar ballot printing tender to South African firm
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it intends to award a three-year contract to Ren-Form CC Printing Group of South Africa for the printing and delivery of election materials for by-elections and the 2026 general election. According to the contract details, for General Elections, the first option (up to 6 candidates) is valued at…...
RDA explains transportation of oversized load across Zambia
THE Road Development Agency (RDA) has disclosed that an abnormal load, consisting of a Cold Box Unit destined for Solwezi’s Kansanshi Mine, began its journey at Katima Mulilo Border yesterday, passing through Sesheke and Livingstone. The agency says the abnormal load will also pass through Zimba, Kalomo, Choma, Monze, Mazabuka, Kafue, Lusaka CBD bypass, Kabwe,…...
