It’s total madness, says Chabinga as Miles replaces him with Kampamba Mulenga in Parley
MILES Sampa has appointed Kalulushi PF MP Kampamba Mulenga as Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, replacing Robert Chabinga, while Lundazi PF MP Brenda Nyirenda has been appointed as PF Chief Whip. The PF faction president has also removed Chabinga and Morgan Ng’ona from the party’s Central Committee with immediate effect. These decisions come shortly…...
Police arrest Tanzanian, 3 Zambians for aiding illegal immigrants
POLICE in Kapiri Mposhi have arrested a 32-year-old Tanzanian national and three Zambians for aiding four illegal immigrants of Ethiopian nationality. In a statement, Monday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said law enforcement officers on Sunday intercepted a Scania tanker truck driven by a Tanzanian national identified as Ramadan Ayoub which was carrying…...
Give us more inputs, we don’t want handouts – Chief Nsokolo
WE don’t want handouts, give us inputs and we will deliver, says Senior Chief Nsokolo of the Mambwe people. Speaking when Minister of Youth, Sports and Arts Elvis Nkandu paid a courtesy call on him ahead of the Umutomolo traditional ceremony of the Mambwe-Lungu speaking people of Northern Province, held on Saturday, Chief Nsokolo said…...
We don’t have sufficient storage to keep maize – Milupi
UPND Alliance Chairperson, Charles Milupi, says the strategic maize reserves had to be exported at a good price because the country lacks storage capacity to hold grain. And commenting on former president Edgar Lungu’s claim that had he still been in power today, the price of mealie meal would be much lower, Milupi said Lungu…...
HH salutes freedom fighters, other heroes
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has paid tribute to freedom fighters and other national heroes past and present, for their selfless efforts towards the country. And President Hichilema has encouraged citizens to be inspired by the many heroes and emulate their courage and selflessness in their own ways. In a Facebook post celebrating Heroes and Unity Day,…...
Dalitso Lungu sells eggs at Kasumbalesa – Nawakwi
FDD president Edith Nawakwi says former president Edgar Lungu’s son, Dalitso, keeps chickens, pigs and sells eggs at Kasumbalesa. Nawakwi also says by December, citizens will be vomiting blood from hunger. Speaking when she featured on K FM in Mansa, Sunday, Nawakwi said Lungu helped his son build poultries, adding that since President Hakainde Hichilema…...
We’ll increase your salaries, HH promises chiefs
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has promised chiefs that government will increase their salaries now that debt restructuring has been achieved. And President Hichilema says traditional leaders should let government know when their subjects are unable to access food at the nearest depots during the current drought period. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says even as government is trying…...
Contractors collecting money without doing any works will face the law – Govt
INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi has warned contractors who obtain public money for construction projects which they later abandon, that the law will visit them. Milupi says this conduct is akin to obtaining money by false pretences. He said this during the commissioning of the newly-completed Lufwanyama District Administration Office Block in…...
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Police thwart Puma filling station robbery, kill 4 criminals
POLICE in Lusaka have killed four criminals armed with an AK-47 assault rifle who were planning to stage a robbery at Libala’s Interland Puma filling station. In a statement, Monday, Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said the incident happened on Sunday. “Police thwarted a robbery at Interland Puma filling station in Lusaka’s Libala…...
