CDH refurbishment will only be completed by Dec – Muchima
MINISTER of Health Elijah Muchima says construction works going on at the Cancer Diseases Hospital at UTH should be completed by December 2025. In an interview, Tuesday, Muchima said by December, all cancer patients will be treated locally. “What it is, is that the Cancer Hospital at UTH is a work in progress, there is…...
Govt has weakened us, we can’t provide effective checks and balances – PF
PF Acting Deputy Secretary General Brenda Nyirenda has lamented that the party is unable to provide effective checks and balances to the government because it has been weakened by the UPND. In an interview, Thursday, Nyirenda said PF had been weakened because of the three factions that had emerged within the party. “The issue is that…...
Sampa told me he’s HH’s right hand man, defrauded me $80,000 – Japanese investor
A JAPANESE national has narrated how former Kasama PF MP Kelvin Sampa allegedly offered to safeguard his US$80,000 while he waited to buy gold from a seller organised by Sampa. Satoshi Sakamoto has lamented that he has not received his money back to date. Testifying before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Sakamoto said he trusted…...
Jay Jay says nothing, plays gospel on FB live
FORMER Petauke Central MP Emmanuel Jay Banda yesterday left netizens in suspense, while others got frustrated, after he went live but failed to address the “issues affecting the nation” as promised. On Monday, the fugitive lawmaker made a surprise appearance on Facebook in a barely audible and blurry livestream, advising netizens to buy bundles and…...
Govt to borrow K280.7bn domestically
GOVERNMENT says it projects to borrow a total of K280.7 billion from the domestic market between 2025 and 2027 in order to bridge the gap between revenues and expenditures. According to the Ministry of Finance and National Planning White Paper Medium Term Budget Plan 2025-2027, of this amount, K78.6 billion was projected to be acquired…...
Court allows Findlay to travel to South Africa for medical attention
LUSAKA Principal Magistrate Silvia Munyinya has allowed Lusaka businessman Harry Findlay, who is facing charges of possessing more than one passport, to travel to South Africa for medical attention. The defence had earlier informed the court that Findlay’s kidney was failing and that he needed urgent medical attention outside the country. Magistrate Munyinya has ordered…...
Shame those using tribe to win votes, govt urges Petauke electorate
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over the continued use of tribal remarks in the ongoing Petauke parliamentary by-election campaigns, allegedly perpetrated by PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda. Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has warned that anyone sowing a seed of disunity through tribal remarks would not go scot-free. Speaking during a press briefing, Monday, Mweetwa…...
HH renovated Community House with own money – Kawana
MINISTRY of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says the minimal renovations made on Community House were done using President Hakainde Hichilema’s personal resources. Speaking when he featured on Prime TV’s Oxygen of Democracy, Monday, Kawana said there was no basis for PF to grab Community House if they bounced back through whatever means…....
AG laments decline in analytical news reporting on PFM
ACTING Auditor General Dr Ron Mwambwa says there has been a decline in journalists writing authoritatively on Public Finance Management. Speaking when he officially opened the AG’s Investigative Journalism workshop, Tuesday, Dr Mwambwa attributed this to limited resources and a lack of training, particularly in understanding complex financial data and audit reports. “This workshop aims…...
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