It’s game on in Lumezi, we’ll demolish them – Levy
Apa futi ya gemuka ku Lumezi, says President Hakainde Hichilema’s political advisor Levy Ngoma. Last Wednesday, Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti declared the Lumezi Parliamentary seat vacant, after Zulu was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for defaming Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane and his infrastructure counterpart Charles Milupi and RDA Board…...
GBM alive, says Kawana as he warns against social media abuse
MINISTRY of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says former defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba is alive and in stable condition. Reports on social media were suggesting that Mwamba had died at Maina Soko Military Hospital. Addressing the media, Tuesday, Kawana warned individuals spreading falsehoods on social media that their days were numbered. “We’re…...
KCM pays 35% of debt to CEC under court-approved Scheme
KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has paid 35 per cent of its US$29.6 million debt to Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC), in line with the High Court-approved Scheme of Arrangement. This development comes after Court of Appeal Judge Anessie Micheal Banda-Bobo dismissed KCM’s application for a stay of further execution and sale of seized assets, citing incompetence…....
Several reasons why Zambians watch movies, ignore govt news
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali recently lamented a reality that many in leadership have quietly observed but rarely acknowledge publicly: that many Zambians are simply not paying attention to what the government is doing. Instead, they are absorbed in entertainment, watching Telemundo, engaging in social media gossip, movies, and other distractions. As concerning as…...
LAZ won’t be impartial in Sampa’s Mopani case, AG tells ConCourt
ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has objected to an application for joinder by LAZ in the matter in which Matero PF MP Miles Sampa is challenging the Mopani deal. Kabesha has told the Constitutional Court that the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) will not be impartial in the proceedings based on its recent contradictory stance regarding…...
It’s insulting to say Zambians love movies when they can’t even afford DStv – PF
PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda says it is an insult to suggest that Zambians are not interested in seeing what the government is doing when, in fact, it has done nothing. On Sunday, Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali said Zambians were not interested in following what government was doing, stating that they hardly…...
Govt must be honest when engaging the church – Sumaili
FORMER Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili says government needs to attach honesty and sincerity when engaging the church. On Monday, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa and Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata Gabriel Msipu Phiri had a closed door meeting which lasted over four hours, after which Bishop Msipu emphasised the importance of open dialogue, mutual…...
Govt launches plans to establish Zambia Military Museum
THE Ministry of Defence and the National Museums Board are finalising preparations for the establishment of the Zambia Military Museum, which is expected to be located at Buffalo Park in Lusaka’s Chalala area. And Military Museum Development Committee Co-Chairman George Mudenda says Zambia has a lot of military history which is not documented and not…...
Zesco boasts of predictable power supply due to improved local generation
ZESCO Limited says residential customers are now receiving at least seven hours of predictable power supply due to improved local generation. Speaking during the Zesco Malaiti Monday programme, Zesco Lusaka Division Control Center Senior Manager Boniface Syasipa said customers would notice consistency in power supply. “Where we’re coming from, we’ve had unpredictable power supply availability…...
State House wonders whether Sishuwa wanted to be ECZ Chair
STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa’s allegation that President Hakainde Hichilema appointed ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis and Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti to those critical positions in a bid to secure a two thirds majority in the House are baseless. On Monday, Historian Dr Sishuwa charged that President…...