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UPND predicts victory in by- elections
UPND candidate Misheck Mutelo is smeared with face powder after he wasdeclared winner of the Lukulu West by-election at Mitete basic school The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says it is confident of scooping all the five forth-coming parliamentary by-elections . UPND Secretary General Winston Chibwe said the party is geared for the polls in five constituencies in ...
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Rights Activist Calls On Malawi to Recall Judge Chikopa
Women rights activist Sarah Longwe has appealed to the President of Malawi Joyce Banda to withdraw Judge Lovemore Chikopa from overseeing the tribunal of the three suspended Zambian judges. Longwe said Chikopa was wasting Zambians' tax payers' money by taking up a futile cause. Chikopa has been in the country for almost a year and stuck to the uptown Intercontinental Hotel during the ...
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Shift From Livingstone to Choma Upsets Civil Servants
Many civil servants in Livingstone are annoyed with Provincial Minister Daniel Munkombwe for coercing them to shift offices to Choma, which has been turned into the provincial head quarters for the Southern Province by a government decree last year. The civil servants do not want to move to Choma because of the lacking infrastructure such as houses, office space and other amenities that would ...
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FQM Injects KR12 Million in Solwezi General Hospital Rehabilitation
THE upgrading of Solwezi General Hospital to a modern health institution is almost complete after First Quantum Minerals (FQM) pumped in KR12 million into the project. So far the construction of the first-ever high cost ward with bed capacity of 24 is complete including the new administration blocks. Other areas that are being attended to include the theatre and the emergency deportation spot ...
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ZCS Puts Smiles On Cancer Patients
CHILDREN at Ward A06 for children with cancer were treated to a fun-day last Friday, which brought smiles on their faces as they felt part of society. The annual fun day, organised by Zambia Cancer Society, is a day where children with cancer are treated to an array of worthwhile fun activities. This year, ZCS gave out gifts such as Jerseys, scarves, among other items, in order to ease the ...
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Chief Mpezeni suspends Chief Kapatamoyo for illegal land allocation
Paramount Chief Mpezeni watches traditional dance at the N'cwala mainarena in Mutenguleni Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people has with immediate effect suspended Chief Kapatamoyo for allegedly being involved in illegal land allocation. And Paramount Chief Mpezeni has requested for the immediate suspension of embattled Chief Kapatamoyo's monthly allowances. The suspended ...
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US Peace Corp volunteer found guilty of marijuana trafficking given 12 months suspended sentence
A United States Peace Corp volunteer who last Friday pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in psychotropic substances has been slapped with a twelve months suspended sentence by Magistrate Sanford Ngobola. Appearing before the court was Jacqueline Frances Walsh, 24 a US Peace Corps Volunteer who is currently based at Kozele village of Chief Zingalume in Chadiza District. Walsh was facing ...
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NAREP’s Position on the removal of subsidies
The removal of subsidies on fertilizer, fuel and maize has created serious problems for many ordinary Zambians. This reality seems to be lost on the PF administration. No one is seriously disputing the fact that these subsidies are a huge drain on national resources. No one is doubting that the funds could be more effectively used to develop social and economic infrastructure that could bring ...
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Suspended judges file application challenging the constitutionality of Judge Chikopa tribunal
Court Room Two of the three suspended Judges Nigel Mutuna and Charles Kajimanga have challenged the constitutionality of the tribunal set to probe their alleged professional misconduct. Judges Mutuna and Kajimanga have contested that the tribunal should not be allowed to sit and hear their alleged professional misconduct because it has no legal framework consistent with their constitutional ...
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Zimbabwe Zambia US envoys cycle for tourism
THE United States ambassadors to Zimbabwe and Zambia will on Tuesday begin a three-day cross-border bike ride between the two countries to promote tourism. Ambassadors Bruce Wharton, the US envoy to Zimbabwe, and Mark Storella, Washington's man in Lusaka, will be joined by diplomatic staff and celebrities from both countries including comedian Carl Joshua Ncube, ZiFM DJ Lorraine Bgoya and ...
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Zambia to hail Dr David Livingstone’s legacy
THE 200th anniversary of Dr David Livingstone’s birth is to be marked in his beloved Zambia with a cultural festival to celebrate the Scots explorer’s contribution to the country, it was revealed ...
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Equatorial Guinea replace Tanzania at 2013 Cosafa Cup
COSAFA has revealed that Equatorial Guinea will replaced Tanzania at the 2013 COSAFA Cup to be hosted by Zambia after the Taifa Stars withdrew from the July tournament. The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) on Sunday said the Taifa Stars withdrew from the COSAFA Cup after a clash in dates with their 2014 South Africa CHAN qualifier against Uganda in July. ';We asked Uganda to reschedule ...
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Call up cheers Nkana defender Malama
Nkana defender Donashano Malama is cheered with his national team call-up ahead of Zambia’s May 25 friendly against Namibia in Windhoek. Coach Herve Renard on Friday named Malama in his 24-member home based team scheduled to enter camp on Monday in Lusaka. ';This is a motivation to me. I will work hard at the national team,'; Malama said. This is Malama’s second call-up ...
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Kaumba questions Zanaco penalty
Napsa Stars coach Peter Kaumba questioned the second half penalty referee Emmanuel Njolo awarded to Zanaco that helped earn them a 1-1 away draw on Saturday. Zanaco skipper Henry Banda converted a late penalty awarded by Njolo to cancel Robby Musosha’s first half strike in this FAZ Super Division match at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka. Kaumba repeated that Napsa were playing well despite ...
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ZNUT unhappy with teachers allowance removal
The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) in Eastern Province says it is not happy with government for removing teacher's responsibility and double class allowances. Regional Chairperson, Alakwisa Phiri said it was sad that teachers who were supposed to be motivated this time around had their allowances removed from their pay. Mr Phiri noted that the way teachers could be motivated was ...
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President Sata directs his ministers to explain subsidies removal
President Michael Sata has directed Cabinet and deputy ministers to offer explanations to the Zambian people on his administration's resolve to remove subsidies on maize and fuel. Mr. Sata urged the ministers to work tirelessly and with greater urgency to ensure that they engage people and assure them that these bold steps are meant to facilitate practical and equitable allocation of ...
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Male Birth Attendants Debate Rages
JOHN Nsululu , 39, is a male midwife, he joined a profession which in the past was regarded as predominantly female but going by the numbers of male involvement now, it no longer is. He has been attending to expectant mothers for the past three and a half years of his career as he strongly feels that he has a calling to take care of expectant mothers and assist them while giving birth. Married ...
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Inter-denomination Thanksgiving service of Africa Freedom Day in Pictures
FROM L-R: President Micheal Sata, freedom fighter Grey Zulu,first republican President Kenneth Kaunda and National RestorationParty leader Elias Chipimo walk out of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross after attending the inter-denomination thanksgiving service of AfricaFreedom Day in Lusaka ...
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Bishop describes dressing styles among Zambians as disgraceful
A Lusaka-based clergyman has expressed great concern over what he described as disgraceful style of dressing on most men and women in the country. United Church of Zambia Synod Bishop, Mutale Mulumbwa, expressed his concern during a church service held at Central Congregation in Nakonde district yesterday. Bishop Mulumbwa observed that most dressing styles which many people have adopted in the ...
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Government will not bow to pressure to remove subsidies on both fuel and maize-Kabimba
Secretary General of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Wynter Kabimba Justice Minister Winter Kabimba has reiterated government's stand on the removal of subsidies. Mr. Kabimba says government will not bow to pressure to remove the subsidies on both fuel and maize. ZANIS reports that the Justice minister said this when he featured on a Zambia National Broadcasting cooperation (ZNBC) ...
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Conservationists Petition UNWTO Members to Boycott Assembly in Zambia
Environmental conservationists have petitioned members of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to boycott the general assembly scheduled to be hosted by Zambia and Zimbabwe in August this year if the Zambian government allows mining activities in a national park, the Post of Zambia reported on Friday. Conservationist have opposed the Zambian government's decision to award ...
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