KAPALA CHISUNKA, Lusaka UNITED Party for National Development’s no-show candidate for the upcoming Kasenengwa parliamentary by-election Faustin Banda has gone into hiding due to intimidation from cadres who have allegedly been frequenting his home.Dr Banda said in Lusaka yesterday that he left home last Thursday because it was no longer safe for him and his…
HENRY SINYANGWE, Mungwi THE Bembas and Ngonis cemented their relationship further as tribal cousins when Paramount Chief Mpezeni officiated at this year’s Ukusefya pa Ngw’ena traditional ceremony of the Bemba-speaking people of Northern and Muchinga Province.Paramount Chief Mpezeni called for more collaboration among traditional leaders to ensure unity and national development. He encouraged traditional leaders…
Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development Permanent Secretary Charles Mushota has expressed concerned that some politicians are using the deplorable state of the Kafue-Mazabuka road in order gain political mileage. Eng. Mushota however has always been committed to ensuring that the road is rehabilitated much to the expectations of the people. He has told q-news…
Former UPND vice president Dr Canisius Banda has hit back at his former political party labelling advocates of ethno-centred politics. Banda has come out of the woods in the aftermath of Dr Faustina Banda pulling out of the Kasenengwa parliamentary race at the last minute without warning the UPND. Full write up: UPND’s ETHNO-CENTRED POLITICS…
A young politician from the party that pioneered Multipartism in the country, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy has described the culture which has started to slowly creep into the country’s democracy were candidates are disappearing on nomination day as an elaborate strategy by enemies of democracy to derail the nation’s democratic growth. Prince Ndoyi who…
Despite embarking on several programmes to better the City of Kitwe, financial constraints at the Kitwe City Council are frustrating implementation of various ambitious initiatives. Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe has complained that many programmes initiated are not being implemented because the local authority only has limited resources. He said the District has a lot of…
JACK ZIMBA, Mwansabombwe IT WAS only a casual inquiry by the banks of Ng’ona River in Mwansabombwe district, Luapula Province.I asked one lad – about 16 years old – where I could buy akalumba. Akalumba (lightning) is witchcraft used to kill people, popular in Luapula. Many people here believe in black magic or witchcraft. The…
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