Archive: 16 September 2019
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Govt insists on power tariff hikeEnergy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa has insisted that electricity tariffs will have to be increased to attract investments in the sector as Zambia has “the lowest power tariff in the region”. And Mines Minister Richard Musukwa […]
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Judiciary, parliament under capture – SichingaFormer Minister of Commerce Robert Sichinga has said parliament and the judiciary are among the country’s institutions of governance that are under capture. And Sichinga said the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill No. 10 will […]
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SGBV cases still under-reported, police sayZambia Police Service Victim Support Unit (VSU) national coordinator senior superintendent Meamui Mubita says there is need for the police to instill confidence in the public to create an enabling environment for them to report […]
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Bill 10 is nonsensical – ChongweFormer Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Dr Roger Chongwe says the coalition government clause in the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill No. 10 of 2019 is nonsensical and perhaps made by people who are […]
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Airtel agent in court for defiling wife’s sistersA 30-year-old Airtel agent has been dragged to court for allegedly defiling his sisters-in-law aged 10 and 14 and infecting them with HIV. The accused has also been sentenced to four months imprisonment with hard […]
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British man in court for assaulting Zambian cleaner girlfriendA 65-year-old British man has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up his 36-year-old cleaner girlfriend on accusations that she stole his household properties while he was away in the United Kingdom […]
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NGOCC calls on govt to harmonize SGBV-related laws to protect survivorsNGOCC and the women’s movement in Zambia has called on government to harmonize Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) related laws to protect GBV survivors, including providing a uniform definition of a child and age for […]
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Xenophobic Attacks and Failure of National Politics in South AfricaThis current feature argues that xenophobic attacks in South Africa (henceforth SA) are unfortunate but help highlight three fundamental issues. First is that challenges facing SA are historical in nature and that any current analysis […]
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Findlay knows Goswami; I’ve been in their presence before, reveals Kaweche KaundaI am surprised that Valden Findlay told you he doesn’t know Vijaygiri Vicky Goswami; he knows him and I have been in their presence, first Republican president Kenneth Kaunda’s son Kaweche has said. And Kaweche […]
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Court finds PF member with case to answer for assaulting Chipata journalistThe Lundazi Magistrates’ Court has found Chipata-based Patriotic Front member Frank Mwale with a case to answer on charges of assault and theft. This was in a matter where Mwale, a 42-year-old businessman, with others […]
