With its chairman fired, RDA must up its game – Masebo
LANDS and Natural Resources Minister Sylvia Masebo has called on the Road Development Agency to up its game when it comes to monitoring contractors in Chongwe Constituency. Speaking when she monitored the road works in her constituency, the Chongwe lawmaker expressed frustration with the current state of roadworks despite assigning a contractor to work on…...
Take advantage of current constitutional review to enhance social inclusion – Speaker
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has urged citizens to take advantage of the current constitutional review process to enhance provisions for social inclusion, particularly for women, youth and persons with disabilities. Speaking on the occasion of Parliament Day at the Parliament buildings, Speaker Mutti said meaningful and sustained equitable representation of women and…...
HEA laments low staffing, funding
HIGHER Education Authority (HEA) Director General Professor Kazhila Chinsembu has revealed that the Authority has collected K10 million in annual student levy from higher education institutions, as of the first quarter of this year. And Prof Chinsembu says the Authority is facing difficulties in effectively carrying out its mandate and regulatory functions due to funding…...
Some contractors working against HH, observes Mutinta
ITEZHI-TEZHI UPND MP Twaambo Mutinta has lamented that most contractors being awarded contracts by the central government are working against President Hakainde Hichilema by abandoning projects. In an interview, Mutinta said one contractor awarded a contract to construct an early childhood block in his constituency abandoned the project after being paid 25 percent. “Most of…...
Maintaining MPR at 14.5% a positive step towards economic recovery – Haabazoka
ECONOMIST Dr Lubinda Haabazoka says the Bank of Zambia’s decision to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate at 14.5 percent is a positive step towards economic recovery, but insists that more needs to be done. On Friday, the Bank of Zambia (BOZ) Monetary Policy Committee maintained the Monetary Policy Rate at 14.5 percent for the second…...
My Woman’s Angry Again…Might Be That Time?
For Zambian and Indian women like myself, the foods our grandmothers set on the table weren’t simply comforting—they were strategic. A bowl of roasted sweet-potatoes tossed with ground-nuts, a ladle of turmeric-spiced dal, a plate of ifisashi gently thickened in peanut sauce: every spoonful was timed to a season of the female body. Those dishes […]
Stop selling your body, it’s not a market place – Rev Sonny Zulu
CONGREGANTS at Grace City Ministries broke into cheers and shouts of “Amen” as Reverend Sonny Zulu delivered a sermon on the sanctity of the human body. He said that the body is the temple of God, not a market, and that no organ, no piece, no member of the body is for sale. In fact,…...
We marry decent girls, not slay queens with tattoos or big behinds – Magnate
BUSINESS influencer and entrepreneur Suzyo Shawa, popularly known as Magnate, has come out guns blazing, saying that real men don’t marry slay queens or women with tattoos who are only interested in money for 50-inch wigs and trips to Dubai or Zanzibar. Instead, he says, they settle down with humble, decent women who can help…...
Mpali star Cephas debuts with ‘Sentinel of Hope’ film
KNOWN to many as Cephas from the hit TV series Mpali, actor Jefter Phiri is trading the small screen for a much larger cause, the future of our planet. A fortnight ago, he swapped scripts for a cause and premiered his debut film, Sentinel of Hope. Jefter admits that while the journey of creating his…...
Mother-in-law Vs son-in-law: “He calls me a witch and claims I keep ma Lilomba”
A 66-YEAR-OLD woman of Lusaka has sued her son-in-law for defamation, claiming he called her a witch and threatened to beat her. Sarah Zulu told the court that Lazarus Lengwe accused her of keeping “ma Lilomba” (supernatural creatures) in her house, which he claims bit his legs leading to his current leg problems. When the…...
