We hope 17hrs load-shedding schedule will be more stable – Zesco
ZESCO Spokesperson Matongo Maumbi has expressed optimism that the planned 17 hours load shedding schedule will be more stable. The utility company recently announced that load-shedding time would increase to 17 hours per day effective September 1, 2024. In an interview, Maumbi said now that the 17-hour load-shedding will be implemented across the country, stability…...
Citizens must sue millers of unsafe mealie meal – Canisius
PF member of the central committee Canisius Banda says citizens must bring up a civil action suit against millers of the toxic mealie meal that had to be recalled from the market. Dr Banda says just like dogs, human beings can equally die instantaneously depending on the level of exposure to aflatoxin, saying the damage…...
Arrows won’t have a problem against TP Mazembe – Mbewe
RED Arrows are not worried about meeting Congolese giants TP Mazembe in the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. Red Arrows will host TP Mazembe on September 13, before traveling to Lubumbashi for the reverse fixtures seven days later. Arrows coach Chisi Mbewe said the Airmen would prepare adequately for the 2015 CAF…...
UPND’s 3 years in Govt: A mixed bag of triumphs and shortfalls: Part One
AS the UPND enters into its fourth year in power, many citizens have mixed feelings about the state of affairs. The government insists that it’s on the right track in implementing long term measures for economic recovery, but the cost of living, which is the biggest factor and most important issue at household level, has…...
We’ll introduce pool tables in schools to deter pupils from going to bars – Kabwata MP
KABWATA UPND MP Andrew Tayengwa says he will procure about 30 pool tables next year through the CDF and distribute them to schools to deter pupils from going to bars. And Tayengwa says load shedding is a challenge that government will gradually cure in the next coming years. Speaking on Prime Television’s Matters Arising programme,…...
Don’t preach to manipulate, Anglican archbishop tells bishops
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says when one part of leadership is dysfunctional, it affects service delivery to Zambians. And Anglican Archbishop Albert Chama has advised other bishops against preaching with the intention of manipulating Christians. Speaking during the consecration service of Anglican Bishops, Sunday, President Hichilema said leaders must love Zambians in order to serve diligently…....
Lungu is the top mukukulu, we can’t fear UKA which is full of ‘nashala neka’ parties – Govt
YOUTH, Sport and Arts Minister Elvis Nkandu says it is surprising that former president Edgar Lungu can call someone a mukukulu when he himself is the number one mukukulu in the country. Nkandu also says Lungu should be grateful that the UPND government is completing some of the projects he started, as he lacked both…...
Court acquits Chinese national accused of manslaughter
THE Lusaka High Court has acquitted a 40-year-old Chinese national whose 10 dogs were said to have mauled a 13-year-old girl. Shi Yaming, 40, a director at farm No.289a in new Kasama was charged with manslaughter. Particulars of the offence were that on November 8, 2023 in Lusaka, Shi Yaming caused the death of S…....
Airtel explains adjustment of its Soche packs
AIRTEL Networks Zambia Plc says it has adjusted its service packs by maintaining the price points while reducing the resources provided, in order to maintain affordability. For instance, the Airtel Soche Pack for K50 now offers 225 monthly minutes, down from 300. In response to a press query on the matter, Airtel Zambia’s Head of…...
Civil Servants Union reacts to Lungu’s threats: “He shouldn’t provoke us, we’ll deal with him in 2026”
THE Zambia Police Service says it is not worried about Edgar Lungu’s warning about coming to sort out police officers or civil servants doing “ifyabupuba”, as they are simply enforcing the law. And the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia says civil servants do not fear Lungu, adding that they will deal with…...
