Archive: 5 February 2019
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ACC arrests minister ChitotelaThe Anti Corruption Commission has moved to arrest Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela for corruption. In a statement, ACC assistant public relations manager Dorothy Mwanza said the minister has since been charged with two counts […]
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Kambwili demands lifestyle audits for ministers, says they are thievesNDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says if citizens want the opposition alliance to field one presidential candidate in 2021, that is what they will do. And Kambwili has insisted that Zambia needs a lifestyle audit for […]
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I want to keep council police busy by making them clean the city – MilesLusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says council police have become too many and as such, he wants them to be kept busy by joining in the cleaning of the city. And Sampa says the council officers […]
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Zambia vulnerable to vultures – SaasaProfessor Oliver Saasa says Zambia’s poor ranking on the 2018 Transparency International corruption perception index makes the country vulnerable to vultures. And Prof Saasa says acting Anti Corruption Commission Director General Rosemary Khuzwayo’s remarks that […]
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DP moves to sue Chifuta for contempt over “misleading press statement”Lawyers representing Democratic Party national secretary Precious Ntambu have written to Attorney General Likando Kalaluka, advising him to tame Home Affairs Spokesperson Nephas Chifuta against interfering with party operations. On Saturday, Chifuta had issued a […]
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PF should stop its cadres from perpetrating violence – Chief KapichilaChief Kapichila of the Tumbuka-speaking people in Lundazi says he is concerned with the political violence obtaining in Mkombwe Ward being perpetrated by Patriotic Front cadres. And UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has told the people […]
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Nawakwi, Wynter, Saki and Mutati should define their alliance – MilupiADD leader Charles Milupi says by standing on the truth, the Opposition Alliance has unsettled those who lack integrity. On Sunday, four opposition political parties accused the Opposition Alliance and the church of trying to […]
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Political violence can only end with cultural transformation – SACCORDZambia’s challenge with ongoing political violence is difficult to address because the vice requires a cultural transformation to effectively deal with it, says SACCORD executive director Boniface Chembe. In an interview, Chembe called for enhanced […]
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Govt shouldn’t use SJCCS to violate citizens’ rights – MulongaBloggers of Zambia chief executive officer Richard Mulonga says government must not use the Special Joint Cyber crime Crack Squad (SJCCS) must not be used to clamp down on internet users. Last week, government through […]
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Mining tax hike won’t affect investment – MusukwaMines Minister Richard Musukwa says Zambia remains a stable and attractive investment destination for mining and other economic sectors. And Musukwa has dismissed assertions that the 2019 mining fiscal changes reflect government policy uncertainty and […]
