Armed Police officers Tuesday morning blocked the opposition UPND from holding a media briefing at Chainama Hotel. And UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says it is a shame for President Edgar Lungu to call for peace when he commands his men in uniform to disturb peaceful gatherings. And ADD leader Charles Milupi says democracy
FORGET the Mukula tree and mealie meal; too hard to hide if you want to make a quick buck. Try Anti-Retro-Virals. It’s the hottest smuggler’s item if you can get a bottle or two of the HIV-AIDS drug into the DR Congo where a month’s dosage is fetching up to K5,000. Mansa District Commissioner Royd
By JAMES KUNDA - ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has arrived in the country on a three-day State visit. Mr Desalegn touched down at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka yesterday at 15:49 hours aboard an Ethiopian airline Boeing 737-800 plane and was received by President Edgar Lungu. Service Chiefs, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba,
By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA, CHATULA KANGALI & KENNEDY MUPESENI - The Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has led a chorus of disapproval from stakeholders in the agricultural sector unhappy at government’s decision to reserve the recently-imposed ban on the importation of vegetable and fruit products. ZNFU boss Jervis Zimba said government was losing US$42 million annually
By JAMES KUNDA - ENERGY expert Johnstone Chikwanda has backed plans by Zesco to increase electricity tariffs by 75 percent, saying the measure will boost the country’s capacity to produce and supply power sustainably. Mr Chikwanda, who is also Energy Forum Zambia chairperson, said Zesco’s migration to cost reflective tariffs would significantly cut Government electricity
ZNBC employees at Mass Media and Kitwe Studios have gone on a sit-in protest, demanding payment of their March salaries. Mass Media employees were first to begin the protest around 08:00 hours and their Kitwe colleagues joined them around 10:00 hours. They have been sitting outside their offices since morning where they even had lunch.
Every couple of months, we hear of Kaizer Zulu’s latest exploits. And every couple of months, we learn how the law will not catch up with him; except for the occasional “we are investigating the matter” that never yields results. His boss, President Edgar Lungu, also turns a blind eye to Kaizer’s multitude of infractions.
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