HH, control your people – Archbishop Phiri
ARCHBISHOP Benjamin Phiri says those who give orders to these policemen to go and do illegal things on church premises should be seen to be dealt with. And Archbishop Phiri, who is newly appointed Metropolitan Archbishop for the new Archdiocese of Ndola, says no politician, whether from the opposition or ruling party, should be given…...
Water levels at Kariba Dam continue to deplete – ZRA
ZAMBEZI River Authority (ZRA) CEO Munyaradzi Munodawafa says water levels at lake Kariba have continued to deplete in the past four weeks. Giving an update on the Hydrological Outlook at the Kariba Dam, Munodawafa said the water levels had been receding due to low upstream inflows. In a statement issued by ZRA Public Relations and…...
Govt must also hike taxes on electric geysers – Chikwanda
ENERGY Expert Dr Johnstone Chikwanda says the government should also increase taxes on electric geysers because they also draw a lot of energy. And Dr Chikwanda says Zambia has been saving more than 100 megawatts of power since migrating from filament bulbs to energy saving bulbs. On Tuesday, Energy Minister Peter Kapala said he had…...
We’ll regain our spot as copper mining leader in Africa – Musokotwane
FINANCE Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has expressed optimism that Zambia will regain its top spot as a copper mining leader in Africa. According to a statement issued by the ministry, Tuesday, Dr Musokotwane said this when he met Barrick Lumwana Country Manager Anthony Malenga, who informed him that the US$2 billion Lumwana supper-pit expansion project would…...
UPND talking nonsense, Vedanta won’t change – Musukwa
FORMER mines minister Richard Musukwa says it is laughable for the new dawn government to say Vedanta will change under their administration. And Musukwa says PF liquidated KCM to protect the asset from total collapse, wondering whether “that boy”, Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe, knows that a South African bank was poised to take over the…...
Kalabo Central MP cries in Parley
Kalabo Central UPND MP, Chinga Miyutu, wept in Parliament on Tuesday after Energy Minister, Peter Kapala, described Kalabo as a rural constituency. Miyutu got emotional after Kapala disclosed that the government had no plans to construct a filling station in his constituency due to shifts in policies that saw government disengaging from financing, procuring and…...
Lungu making it seem like he and HH are fighting for a woman – Mwaliteta
LUSAKA Province UPND Chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta says former president Edgar Lungu’s attacks against President Hakainde Hichilema have become too personal, as if the two are competing for a woman. On Sunday, Lungu said President Hichilema could only win 2026 through rigging. “Yesterday (Saturday) when I had a chance to speak to members of the clergy…...
Entertaining contractors at NRFA offices a conduit for corruption – Nkoma
NATIONAL Road Fund Agency Board Chairperson, Noel Nkoma, says the agency has resolved not to entertain contractors at its offices because their presence can be a conduit for corruption. And Nkoma has dispelled assertions by PF Information and Publicity Chairperson, Emmanuel Mwamba, that the UPND government has borrowed over $6 billion since it formed government…....
Secretary to Cabinet mustn’t promote lawlessness – Mwamba
PF faction chairperson for information and publicity Emmanuel Mwamba says Secretary to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa must not promote lawlessness by involving ministers in administrative decisions. In a Cabinet Office circular dated June 12, 2024, Kangwa directed that the ministers’ office must endorse all foreign travel requests before they were submitted to Cabinet Office. Kangwa further…...
2 UPND cadres testify against Munir
TWO UPND cadres have testified against Lumezi Independent member of parliament Munir Zulu in a matter in which he is facing three counts of seditious practices. Joel Mukuta, 28, a bus driver of Garden Chilulu told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he was touched when Zulu said Easterners should stay in Eastern Province and Southerners…...
