Critics are being threatened by govt even when they mean well – Tembatemba
ACTIONAID Zambia Country Director Faides Tembatemba says the citizens’ space is shrinking as they are being threatened even when they mean well. And Ministry of Sports, Youths and Art Permanent Secretary Fumba Chama says in a democracy, there should be no one who is voiceless. Speaking during the commemoration of 60 years of cooperation between…...
Local Govt Commission demotes 8 principal officers, warns against incompetence
LOCAL Government Service Commission Chairperson Ackson Sejani has warned that, going forward, the commission will not entertain substandard performance, incompetence, or failure to perform in councils. Sejani has revealed that the Commission has introduced performance contracts for Principal Officers and rolled out an annual staff appraisal system aimed at making council officials more accountable to…...
Suspend constitutional amendments, Global Platform Zambia, ActionAid youths tell govt
YOUTHS from Global Platform Zambia, in conjunction with their Actionaid colleagues, have joined other stakeholders in asking government to suspend constitutional amendments due to “lack of meaningful engagements”. Meanwhile, the Youths say the majority of female pupils between the age of 12 and 15 in Kafue shun school lessons due to embarrassment from lack of…...
All arrears will be paid effective month-end, Marcopolo Tiles assures workers
MARCOPOLO Tiles Company Ltd says the unpaid arrears, which prompted protests earlier this week, relate to the 10 percent salary increment that was to be implemented in January. The company has committed that all outstanding arrears will be paid effective month-end. Workers at Marcopolo Tiles, a Chinese-run tile manufacturing company located along Mungwi Road in…...
NAPSA pays out K10bn in partial withdrawals
NAPSA says it has disbursed a total of K10.1 billion in partial withdrawals to 487,389 eligible members out of the total membership of 1,119,412, since the implementation of the partial withdrawal benefit in April 2023. Meanwhile, the NAPSA Director General has reaffirmed the Authority’s strong financial standing, stating that the fund remains liquid and sustainable…...
Kavindele introduces AfDB candidate, Dr Samuel Maimbo, to AU Commission
FORMER vice-president Enock Kavindele has met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, to introduce SADC and COMESA’s African Development Bank (AfDB) presidential candidate, Dr Samuel Maimbo. According to a statement issued by Zambia’s First Secretary for Press and Tourism in Ethiopia, Inutu Mwanza, during the meeting held on Wednesday, Kavindele also took…...
Police detain hungry Choma man for attempting to eat dog meat
POLICE have detained a Choma man for killing a dog and preparing its meat for cooking. It is alleged that Davison Mudenda, aged 22, slaughtered the dog at around 10:00 hours on Wednesday in Mwapona residential area and attempted to eat its meat. Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Auxensio Daka said Ivy Mudenda, 48, Davison’s…...
Nawakwi entitled to official funeral, HH didn’t grant it to her – M’membe
SOCIALIST Party leader Fred M’membe says late FDD leader Edith Nawakwi is entitled to an official funeral as a former cabinet minister, and therefore it is misleading to say President Hakainde Hichilema has granted her one. On Wednesday, Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa announced that President Hichilema had accorded an official funeral to the…...
Prof Mumba changes earlier testimony, as Mutembo continues grilling him
FORMER University of Zambia (UNZA) vice chancellor Professor Luke Mumba yesterday u-turned on his earlier testimony where he admitted to producing a confidential document; a lease between UNZA and Graduare Property Development, in his bundle of documents without authority from the Institution. Professor Mumba, who had earlier told the court that the document was in…...
Tonse demands K5bn from Kawana over “Lungu is doing well after chemo” remarks
THE Tonse Alliance has issued a demand letter to Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana, demanding that he retracts his statement that Edgar Lungu is doing well after chemotherapy in South Africa. Through their lawyers, Patrick Chulu Legal Practitioners, the alliance is further demanding K5 billion from Kawana, stating that the “false…...