ZA takes issue with City Marathon for organising races
THE Zambia Athletics (ZA) says it will not tolerate scrupulous individuals who wake up at midnight and start collecting cash from unsuspecting athletes and the general public for financial gain using the Athletics Brand. According to a statement issued by ZA General Secretary Davison Mung’ambata, the association has noted with deep concern the unsanctioned marathon…...
ZNS private companies illegal, border on abuse of office
THE Zambia National Service says it has created eight companies to participate in private business ventures, and its Commander, Lieutenant General Maliti Solochi, says this will give his defence wing an opportunity to generate extra income and contribute to the country’s GDP. Interestingly, one of the companies created is a security company, meaning our ZNS…...
We need 3 to 4 good rainy seasons to increase water levels in Kariba – ZRA
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) says three or four very good rainy seasons are needed to have higher water levels in the Kariba dam. Speaking when he featured on the “Red Hot Breakfast Show” Wednesday, ZRA Director of Water Resources and Environmental Management Christopher Chisense insisted that it would take a while to raise the…...
UPND must implement short term measures to remain popular – Saasa
ECONOMIST Oliver Saasa says as government realigns the 2024 budget, it should revisit things that have proved to be very painful to the average Zambian, which may not make a lot of economic sense but are fundamental to ensuring that it remains popular and in power. And Professor Saasa says life was better under the…...
Don’t provoke police, you don’t need to be arrested to become President or MP – Chikuse
ZAMBIA Police Service Commissioner Leslie Chikuse says politicians should practice decent politics and avoid provoking the police. Commenting on the recent “tribal remarks” made by some opposition leaders, Chikuse said anyone could become president or a member of parliament without having to be arrested by the police. “I would like to call upon the members…...
Lungu fumes: “This failed regime is now after my family after failing to fix economy”
FORMER president Edgar Lungu says the UPND government, through the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), has summoned his entire family for interviews as part of a scheme to silence and break him. In a Facebook post, Wednesday, Lungu charged that after failing to fix the economy, the UPND “failed regime” was now targeting him, his family,…...
Jay Jay’s feet have no visible injury, na mang’a kuliye – Kawana
MINISTRY of Information Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says although Petauke Central Independent member of parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda claims that he was tortured under his feet, he did not observe any physical harm on his body when he visited him. And Kawana says Banda will be attended to by a psychiatrist because what he went…...
HH taunts Lungu: as a rancher, I always had a shotgun for snakes
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says a snake doesn’t belong where people are, recalling that as a rancher, he always had a shotgun for snakes. And President Hichilema says government will not use public resources to support the ruling party. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says while in opposition, he always told his wife Mutinta to take care of…...
Don’t receive money from politicians, it compromises our decisions, Masase urges clergy
A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Lusaka, Fr Gabriel Mwanamwalye, says the Church should stop giving politicians the microphone to speak to congregants to avoid creating confusion. And Prophet Salifyanji Masase of the Spirit Ministries Church says the clergy must not receive money from politicians, as it may influence their decisions. Meanwhile, Bishop Steven…...
Saboi must display her nakedness at the graveyard where ghosts are – Ngoma
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s political advisor Levy Ngoma says NDC leader Saboi Imboela should go and strip naked at the graveyard since she confessed that she had sex with a ghost. And Ngoma says Petauke Central MP Emmanuel Jay Banda’s so called abduction is a useless and fake movie which has gone wrong. Meanwhile, Ngoma says…...
