Govt has lost confidence in itself – Sikota
UKA Chairperson Sakwiba Sikota says government has lost confidence in itself and that is why it’s afraid of allowing opposition members to be seen anywhere in public. On Sunday, UKA Communications Chairperson Silavwe Jackson claimed that armed police officers and UPND cadres stopped alliance leaders from attending church services on the Copperbelt. In an interview,…...
Chamboli, Chimwemwe Level One Hospitals look like 5 star hotels – Matambo
COPPERBELT minister Elisha Matambo says the newly constructed level one hospitals in Chamboli and Chimwemwe townships of Kitwe look like five star hotels. And UPND secretary general Batuke Imenda says the two projects have been facilitated by the money which was supposed to be paid to Zambia’s creditors. Speaking during an inspection tour of the…...
Those involved in Jay Jay’s so called abduction to put us in bad light will pay the price – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says President Hakainde Hichilema and State House have nothing to do with Emmanuel Jay Banda’s “so called abduction”. And Mweetwa says it’s a misnomer for former president Edgar Lungu to say he was better than President Hichilema when he was in office. At a media briefing, Monday, Mweetwa said everyone…...
Honour your promises on constitutional reforms, Oasis Forum tells UPND
OASIS Forum Chairperson Grace Sinkamba says her organisation will engage government so that it provides a clear road map on the constitutional reforms which UPND promised when in opposition. Recently appointed Minister of Justice, Princess Kasune, has indicated that it is not for government to push for constitutional reforms, but the people of Zambia. Kasune…...
ConCourt dismisses Sean Tembo’s petition challenging HH’s ‘numerous’ trips
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by PeP leader Sean Tembo in which he was seeking a declaration that President Hakainde Hichilema’s appetite to continue travelling does not promote efficient and effective use of economic resources. The Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) leader claimed that the President’s foreign trips, which totalled 49 in the…...
Zesco’s failure to follow its schedule worse than load shedding – ERB
ERB Board Chairperson James Banda says the recently increased Zesco tariffs cannot be reversed. And Banda says Zesco’s failure to stick to its power cut schedules is worse than load shedding itself. Asked if the board would consider reducing the recently approved Zesco tariffs during Hot FM’s Red Hot Breakfast, Monday, Banda said there was…...
We’ve constituted dept to facilitate power import from Tanzania – Zesco
ZESCO Kabwe Pensulo Line two Project Manager Engineer Masoka Daka says the power utility has created a special department aimed at expediting the construction of a new line which will facilitate the importation of 300 Megawatts of electricity from Tanzania. And Daka says the newly-commissioned 330 kilo voltage Kabwe Pensulo Line project will not lead…...
Lsk man, 24, denies raping ‘grandma’
A 24-YEAR-OLD driver of Lusaka’s Shantumbu area has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and denied raping an 81-year-old woman. In the first count, Maurice Chomba is charged with rape Contrary to Section 133 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence allege that Chomba, on May 5,…...
Amnesty International, COF urge govt to end escalating crackdown of civic space
AMNESTY International and Chapter One Foundation have called on the government to immediately end “the escalating crackdown of civic space and repression of human rights”. The organisations have also called on Zambian authorities to thoroughly and impartially investigate the abduction of Petauke Central Independent member of parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda. In a statement, Monday, the…...
Police searched vehicles of congregants at my parish, Ndola priest narrates
NDOLA Catholic priest, Fr Ephraim Mapulanga says police manned the gates to his parish and searched vehicles of congregants going in and outside the church premises on Sunday morning. The parish priest at Holy Trinity Masala Catholic Church says he was expecting former president Edgar Lungu and some UKA members to attend mass before law…...
