I’m shocked Govt Whip doesn’t understand what crossing the floor means – Nyirenda
PF faction deputy secretary general Brenda Nyirenda has insisted that the MPs who supported UPND in Petuake crossed the floor of the House. On Monday, Government Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa said the MPs did not cross the floor of the House because their party did not adopt anyone. But in an interview, Tuesday, Nyirenda said…...
HH fires Education PS
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has, with immediate effect, fired Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary in Charge of Technical Services Joel Kamoko. The dismissal follows his interview on ZNBC TV news on Sunday evening, where he appeared drunk and disoriented. In the video that went viral on social media, PS Kamoko was heard struggling to comprehend questions…...
We need to review and restructure ZRA – O’Donnell
THE Business Coalition Taskforce (BCT) says it is concerned with the ongoing challenges faced by the Zambia Revenue Authority in effectively addressing issues related to tax collection, among others. And the Taskforce has called for the appointment of experienced private sector professionals to the ZRA board to provide valuable insights and expertise. In a statement,…...
I’ll initiate, complete pending projects before 2026 polls – Pambashe MP
NEWLY elected Pambashe UPND MP Justin Kapema has expressed confidence that he will be able to deliver on one or two projects despite the limited time before next year’s general elections. Kapema won the Pambashe seat with 5,067 votes. In second place was FDD’s Williams Mwenya with 2,614 votes. Democratic Union came third with 1,722…...
Police nab Chinese national, Zambian for conniving to steal K450,000 casino money
POLICE have arrested a Chinese national and a Zambian national for allegedly conniving to steal K450,000 cash and an undisclosed amount of casino tokens from Casino Plaza. The suspects have been identified as Ye Shengruo, 38, a Chinese national residing in Long Acres, and Chola Mulenga, 37, a worker at Casino Plaza and a resident…...
PF propaganda will also ‘work’ in 2026 if UPND doesn’t fight it, warns Kabimba
ECONOMIC Front (EF) Leader Wynter Kabimba has warned UPND to fight PF’s propaganda or else what happened in Petauke will repeat itself in 2026. And Kabimba says he is ready to give police evidence proving that former president Edgar Lungu’s PF faction is responsible for Emmanuel Jay Banda’s escape from hospital. Speaking when he featured…...
Ministerial statement on US aid freeze is coming – D/Speaker
FIRST Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Attractor Chisangano says there is a scheduled ministerial statement on the effect of the United State’s aid freeze on the health sector. Chisangano said this in the House yesterday after Nkana Independent MP Binwell Mpundu rose on an urgent matter without notice on whether Vice-President Mutale Nalumango was…...
We’ll only know what crop to expect in March – ZNFU
THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) says the country will only know what to expect in terms of crop production around March. ZNFU president Jervis Zimba says the country will be okay in terms of production if it passes through February with sufficient rains. In an interview, Tuesday, Zimba said the farming community was still…...
ZSIC–Life procured K11m fuel but couldn’t show how it was utilised – AG
THE latest Auditor General’s report on parastatal bodies has revealed that Zambia State Insurance Corporation – Life management paid K11,832,599 for the procurement of fuel, but there were no receipt and disposal details showing how the fuel was utilised. According to the report, ZSIC Life had outstanding claims in amounts totalling K97,151,000 and reinsurance claims…...
Witness narrates Munir’s “seditious” incident
A WITNESS has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that Munir Zulu’s statement that “President Hakainde Hichilema will dissolve Parliament” calmed down Esther Lungu’s supporters who were having an altercation with police at Ibex Hill Police Station. Suzyo Mbale, 43, told the court that in making the statement, Zulu was exercising his democratic right to comment…...