How much funding from the “drought national disaster” is going towards fixing energy crisis?
Last month, Zesco submitted an application to the Energy Regulation Board, seeking approval for an emergency tariff adjustment for its Residential, Commercial and Maximum Demand customer categories. The adjustment was expected to impact approximately 44% of customers or 417,365 households and tariffs were expected to rise between 50 and 156 percent. Taking a populist approach,…...
Disciplinary functions will be delegated to districts – Teaching Commission
THE Teaching Service Commission Chairperson Daphne Chimuka says the Commission will soon delegate disciplinary functions to districts. Speaking when she paid a courtesy call on Copperbelt Province Minister Elisha Matambo, Chimuka said the Commission had created 116 human resource management committees with the prominent function of recruitment. “Honourable Minister, I have led a team from…...
HH engages Chinese solar company
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has disclosed that he held an energy meeting yesterday with LONGi Green Energy Technology Company, one of the leading Chinese solar companies, in Xi’an City, China. In a statement shared on his Facebook page, President Hichilema, who is in China on a working visit, said government was engaging various partners in the…...
Findlay told me a year ahead Lungu would lose 2021 elections – Dora
HOW could we expect to win an election in the province with an alleged ‘thug’ using the Edgar Lungu Foundation name as his brand, wondered Dora Siliya in her memoir Minding My Father’s Country, in apparent reference to her successor in Petauke Central Constituency, Emmanuel Jay Banda. Dr Siliya discloses that, at that point, she…...
Consumers have slowly started buying mealie meal brands which had aflatoxins – MAZ
THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says the eight mealie meal brands which government named for containing aflatoxins are slowly recording an increase in their sales which had dropped. Last week, the Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) assured that all mealie meal brands currently on the market were safe for human consumption. Government had named…...
I feel very sad about the political vengeance – Luo
FORMER livestock and fisheries minister Professor Nkandu Luo says the continued arrest of opposition leaders is saddening and sometimes it makes her wonder what is happening to the country. Speaking when she visited PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda while he was still detained, Prof Luo wondered why the country was going through a process…...
Dora’s memoir depresses Mutubila: “My character has taken a knock from a colleague”
Last week, we witnessed the launch of Dr Dora Siliya’s book titled Minding My Father’s Country. In the book, she addresses several topics, but one particular part has sent tongues wagging all over social media, or should I say, it has tickled many fingers to type some spicy reactions. You see, Dr Siliya discloses that…...
Jay Jay’s mother weeps, asks govt to bring back her son
EMMANUEL Jay Banda’s mother Grace, has appealed to government to bring back her son. And Grace has complained that her other children are being harassed and their phones have been confiscated because of their sibling’s disappearance. Addressing the media, Tuesday, Grace who was crying, said she had not seen her son in over a month…....
Govt’s reaction to UNHRC report undiplomatic – Kalaba
CITIZENS First president Harry Kalaba says government’s reaction to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s report is undiplomatic. Immediately the report was made public, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said it was false and misleading. And on Monday, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said the document which cited Zambia for human rights violations was not…...
ZICB launches “Wina na ZICB” campaign to celebrate clients’ resilience
ZAMBIA Industrial Commercial Bank (ZCIB) has launched the “Wina na ZICB” campaign to celebrate its retail and MSME clients’ resilience and dedication, reaffirming the bank’s commitment to empowering Zambians through innovative banking solutions. Speaking at the launch, Tuesday, ZICB Chief Executive Officer Ngenda Nyambe said the campaign would run from September to December 2024, offering…...
