Constructions projects that stalled in Luampa and Nkeyema districts of Western Province have resumed following the release of 60 million Kwacha by the government. And a team of engineers from the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development led by Director Planning Research and Monitoring Charles Mweshi who conducted a routine check in Luampa and Nkeyema…
President Edgar Lungu has described the Zambia National Football team’s loss to Mozambique as disheartening. The President Lungusays he was hoping that the team would qualify to the 2019 Cameroon AfCON. The Head of state has urged the team and the football Association of Zambia -FAZ – to get back to the drawing board. The…
President Edgar Lungu has urged the people of Mangango to vote for PF candidate Godwin Putu in a bid to foster development in the constituency. President Lungu says it will be easy to take development to Mangango constituency if the people of Mangango vote for Mr. Putu as area Member of Parliament on November 20th.…
Lunte Member of Parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya has pledged to continue implementing development projects in Lunte District. Mr Kafwaya says the district has potential to attain massive development in various sectors of the economy. Speaking when he addressed a PF meeting in his constituency, Mr Kafwaya who is also Minister of Works and Supply, said some…
The Movement for National Transformation (MNT) says it believes that legitimacy and credibility is very critical for the governance of any Country. MNT president Daniel Shimunza says his party also thinks that if citizens begin to feel disfranchised by a party in power those that are in government should also begin to revisit their mandate.…
ZAZU and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Zambia release report on 4-months pilot delivering financial literacy through mobile phones. Last week, ZAZU and FSDZ launched a report on a 4-months pilot project to increase financial literacy through the use of mobile phones. The report is a result of a partnership between the two organizations aimed at…
Vice President Inonge Wina says reports that government has sold state-owned enterprises to the Chinese are false and misleading. Mrs Wina says allegations that government has sold its enterprises are being peddled by some opposition leaders who want to gain political mileage by making people rise against Government. The Vice President was responding to Guinea…
Zambia has failed to qualify to the 2019 Cameroon AfCON after suffering a 1-nil defeat away to Mozambique in the Group K match played in Maputo. This is the second time in a roll that Chipolopolo have failed to qualify for the continental show after failing to qualify for the 2017 edition. The loss means…
Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe says government and the church are inseparable because their core value is to serve humanity in harmony and peace. Mrs Mwanakatwe was speaking in Kafue where she donated building materials for the construction of Mwambula UCZ congregation. Mrs Mwanakatwe said government will continue working with the church to foster development.…
Personal interests of key political players has been cited as one of the main reason the national dialogue process has failed to take off in the Country. Political historian Bizeck Phiri has however acknowledged that dialogue among warring parties does sometimes take long to finally take off. Professor Phiri, Â who is a university lecturer, nonetheless,…
TWO children of the same family aged one year eight months and 14 years respectively have died after their house caught fire. The incident occurred on Friday around 04:00 hrs in Kanyama’s Chinika area. Deputy Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has revealed in a statement to Mwebantu that two pots of wax mixed with suspected Kerosene…
Western Province Permanent Secretary Sibanze Simuchoba on Wednesday admitted before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that public funds amounting to K584,570, which were meant for various developmental activities, were misapplied under his administration. And PAC also learnt how Western Province illegally paid amounts totaling to K187,819 as hotel bills for its former provincial deputy…
Police in Lusaka have arrested three pastors of Miracle Impact Ministries International Church for theft. According to a statement issued by police deputy spokesperson Rae Hamoonga today, the trio duped a 46-year-old woman who was seeking healing from them. “Police in Lusaka have arrested three pastors for theft namely : Bishop John Nundwe popularly known…
THE Zambia National Students Union has called on managers of public and private institutions of higher learning to allow students who owe to take their semester examinations but put measures in place for recovery of monies. ZANASU vice-president Steven Kanyakula the increasing threats by managements of both public and private universities to stop students from…
CHIPATA Magistrate Philip Mpundu says it is important to protect society from people who have taken crime as a profession. Passing judgment in a matter where George Phiri 22, of Mchini Compound was charged with two counts of breaking into a building and committing a felony and failing to account for possession of property believed…
A TAXI driver in Kitwe has died in police custody a day after handing himself in. Copperbelt Commissioner Charity Katanga confirmed that Oscar Sakala was found dead in the Riverside Police cell on Friday morning after being detained on Thursday. Sakala’s death has sparked suspicion and speculation among Kitwe residents who are blaming police for…
Ethiopia is changing rapidly under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, with women now wielding enormous power in a country where they have mostly been confined to traditional roles, writes BBC’s Tigrinya’s Hana Zeratsyon. Ethiopians like to say they were ruled by Queen Sheba in biblical times – something they take great pride in, yet the reality…
MMD faction leader Felix Mutati says without the support of his party, the story would have been different for the PF in 2016. During the Lusaka Province MMD membership renewal exercise at Government Complex yesterday, Mutati said President Edgar Lungu had acknowledged the help the former ruling party rendered to PF. Mutati said he was…
THE Road Transport and Safety Agency says corruption among traffic officials is posing a great risk to road safety. Agency chief executive officer Zindaba Soko said the effect of corruption was not only a loss of state revenue, but that it might contribute to road accidents if not curbed. “Corrupt officials who allow motorists who…
(By Melony Chisanga and Oliver Chisenga) I WISH God would say ‘may I take all these leaders, including myself, to go and sleep in death and raise a young generation to take up leadership, says Bishop John Mambo. In an interview, Bishop Mambo said President Edgar Lungus government was alarming the nation by accusing Hakainde…
President Edgar Lungu has called on the Church to pray for continued peace and unity in the Country. President Lungu also appealed to the Church to pray for politicians and encourage them to be guided by the teachings of Christ in their quest to aspire for leadership positions. He says there is need for the Church to…
Theresa May has told her critics that getting rid of her as PM would not make delivering Brexit any easier. Mrs May, who has been facing calls for a no-confidence vote from some of her MPs since her draft plan for leaving the EU was published on Wednesday, said there was a “critical” week ahead.…
An MP and former militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been extradited to The Hague to face trial for crimes against humanity. Alfred Yekatom arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention centre on Saturday. The ICC alleges he was responsible for murder, torture, attacking civilians and using child fighters. Mr Yekatom,…
The ruling PF has dismissed as misplaced and mischievous the suggestion that an early general election be called in view of the lost confidence of the Zambian people in its capacity to govern. PF Media Director Sunday Chanda says his party also finds this suggestion to be an outrageous and ridiculous wild call, as it…
Actress Rebel Wilson has lost her final bid to reclaim a record payout in Australia, despite winning a high-profile defamation case. Wilson sued magazine publisher Bauer Media over articles that she said had wrongly portrayed her as a serial liar. A court awarded her a A$4.7m (£2.6m; $3.5m) payout last year, but that sum was…
The five-man shortlist for the 2018 BBC African Footballer of the Year award has been announced. This year’s nominees are Medhi Benatia (Morocco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Thomas Partey (Ghana) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt). The vote opened on Saturday, 17 November at 19:00 GMT and closes on Sunday, 2 December at 20:00. The…
HOME affairs minister Steven Kampyongo says those intending to turn Hakainde Hichilema’s police appearance in Ndola on Tuesday into a circus will be dealt with by police. The UPND leader has been summoned by police for questioning over government allegations that he incited Kitwe riots over the ZAFFICO listing saga a fortnight ago. Last Wednesday,…
SUFFERINGS by Zambians are immense and they need to have their plight placed first than those of political leaders, says Hakainde Hichilema. Speaking at St Kizito Catholic Church during a service for the late Sesheke member of parliament Frank Kufakwandi, the UPND leader said Zambians are faced with many challenges which need to be addressed…
It’s very clear that the police are not administering the public order Act in a manner that can be said to be fair and impartial. It is very clear that those in the ruling Patriotic Front are treated differently by the police when it comes to the administration of the public order Act. Whereas the…
Amy Schumer has had to cancel a show in Dallas after being hospitalised with severe morning sickness. The comedian and actress posted a picture of herself in hospital on Instagram and apologised to fans for having to reschedule. She said she’s “fine” and “baby’s fine” but she has hyperemesis gravidarum, which the Duchess of Cambridge…
