Tag: Politics

EMPOWERMENT FOR SMEs COMING- MATAMBO

Copperbelt Province Minister ELISHA MATAMBO says the UPND Administration will give empowerment funds to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises regardless of their political affiliation. Mr. MATAMBO says the empowering of SMEs will not be channeled towards one political party like it used to be in the previous Government where cadres were the only ones benefiting…

PLUNDER PROBE MAKES PROGRESS-MWIIMBU

BY MARK ZILIGONE Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister, JACK MWIIMBU says the joint investigation team instituted to probe cases of national plunder and asset recovery has made great strides. Mr. MWIIMBU says the team has also made remarkable progress in cases involving asset recovery and corruption. He says the joint team comprising the Zambia…

“I DIDN’T DIRECT ZNBC TO DROP STORY”

BY CHANSA KUNDA Information and Media Minister CHUSHI KASANDA has dispelled assertions that she directed the Zambia National broadcasting Corporation- ZNBC – not to air a story on the launch of the 2021-2022 Farmer Input Support program in Southern Province. Ms. KASANDA says the information circulating on online media platforms is false, baseless and aimed…

“SEAL CORRUPTION LOOPHOLES”

BY WILSON MULINDA Acting Secretary to the Cabinet PATRICK KANGWA has challenged Chief Executive Officers from various institutions to identify and seal corruption loopholes within their systems. Mr. KANGWA says institutions need to move towards achieving zero audit queries which he notes that can only be achieved if the necessary interventions are implemented. He has…

HH DIRECTS MOH ON VACCINE DISTRIBUTION

President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA has directed the Ministry of Health to provide one million vaccines to all health care facilities countrywide. President HICHILEMA says this is in view of the fourth wave which is coming. The President has encourged Zambians to get to the nearest health centre and get vaccinated this week. President HICHILEMA says getting…

LET’S FIGHT POVERTY – M’MEMBE

BY CHRISTOPHER MITI Socialist Party President FRED M’MEMBE says there is need to teach people how to read and write if they are to come out of poverty. Dr M’MEMBE says it is difficult for people to enjoy meaningful agriculture if they cannot lead and write. Dr M’MEMBE was speaking when he officiated at the…

FORMER MINERS PLEAD FOR HELP

BY MUSHOTA MPUNDU Over Nine hundred Former Miners and widows to former workers of the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mine –ZCCM- have pleaded with President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA to intervene in the payment of their terminal benefits. The former workers were retired on medical grounds between 1994 and 1998. MUZI LESA, 50, of Mufulira’s Butondo Township said…
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