Archive: 8 January 2019
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Govt will add 3,000 bed spaces in prisons this year – KampyongoHome Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says government shall by the end of this year add 3,000 extra bed spaces to the current 11,100 in correctional centres. And Kampyongo says there’s need to provide for sentences […]
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Don’t discuss ConCourt outcome or you’ll be jailed, YALI warns Opposition AllianceYoung African Leaders Initiative (YALI) executive director Andrew Ntewewe has advised pioneers of the recently-formed opposition alliance to stop discussing the Constitutional Court judgement on President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility case or risk going to jail. […]
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ECZ will cause civil strife if elections aren’t handled well, warns HHUPND president Hakainde Hichilema has warned that the Electoral Commission of Zambia will cause civil strife if they fail to handle elections properly like the case was in 2016. And Hichilema has charged that PF […]
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Zambians should rise up and take their country back – AndyfordPAC president Andyford Banda has urged Zambians to ensure that the national dialogue process takes place this year, saying the ideal of getting independence is under threat. And Banda says citizens should stand up and […]
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Zambia’s public service now a criminal enterprise, says SacikaZambia’s public service has now descended into a criminal enterprise because of the rampant theft of public funds by Ministers, civil servants and other officials who have rapidly built properties from unearned income, says former […]
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Lusambo orders deployment of more staff to Chawama HospitalLusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has directed the provincial medical office to ensure that more doctors are deployed to Chawama level-one hospital in order to improve the patient-doctor ratio. And Lusambo has also directed Lusaka […]
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We don’t need police permit to campaign during elections, UPND tells KampyongoUPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says there is no law that requires political parties to get permission from police to conduct campaigns during elections. Reacting to the directive made by Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo to […]
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PF’s economic milestones continue to guarantee its popularity – DoraChief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says there are a number of economic and developmental milestones that the Patriotic Front has achieved that continue to guarantee its popularity. And Siliya has also assured that government is […]
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East MMD attributes rising teen pregnancies to poor parental guidanceEastern Province MMD chairperson Jacob Mwanza says parents need to get more involved in providing guidance on their children’s education in order to stop vices like teenage pregnancies. In interview, Mwanza observed that parents were […]
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Court grants Tayali 1 week to secure counsel in defamation caseA Lusaka resident, Edward Sichali, has refused to withdraw a matter in which Chilufya Tayali has been slapped with seven counts of contempt of court and publishing defamatory statements against him, despite the accused’s plea […]
