Archive: 5 August 2020
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Police gun down robber for allegedly stealing from Trade Kings vehiclePOLICE in Kasama, Northern Province, have shot and injured one suspected criminal and arrested two others in connection with the theft of money from a Trade Kings motor vehicle, spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo stated, Wednesday. […]
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Covid-19 cases hit 7,000 in Zambia with 176 deathsMINISTRY of Health spokesperson Dr Abel Kabalo has announced that Zambia has recorded 229 new cases of COVID-19 with three deaths in the last 24 hours. And Dr Kabalo says the overall positivity rate of […]
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Zambia records 229 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deathsTHE Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Abel Kabalo has announced that Zambia has recorded 229 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours out of 1,112 tests done. And Dr Kabalo said the cumulative […]
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PF cadre gets 2 years for slapping LubindaLUSAKA Chief Resident Magistrate Lameck Mwale has convicted and sentenced a 39-year-old driver of Kalingalinga Township to two years imprisonment with hard labour for assaulting Justice Minister Given Lubinda when he toured Kabwata Market last […]
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UPND will cry next year – ChamaTHE UPND remains in denial that they are losing grip in their perceived strongholds, as evidenced by their losses in local government by-elections, says PF deputy national chairperson Davies Chama. In an interview, Chama, who […]
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Budget deficit caused by debt servicing, not COVID-19 – MusokotwaneFORMER finance minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says it is incorrect to attribute Zambia’s budget deficit to COVID-19 because it was caused by debt servicing obligations. And Dr Musokotwane has urged government to implement empowerment programmes […]
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ZAFFICO didn’t submit expenditure returns worth $1.2m from sale of Mukula logs – AGTHE Auditor General’s Report has revealed that the Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Limited (ZAFFICO) did not submit expenditure returns to the Office of the Accountant General in amounts totalling US$1,200,000 from the sale […]
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Kambwili wasn’t involved in incorporation of Mwamona – WitnessA witness has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili was not in any way involved in the incorporation of Mwamona Engineering and Technical Services. James Nyasulu, 62, told the Lusaka Magistrate’s […]
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Lungu making COVID-19 fight difficult – LubezhiNAMWALA UPND member of parliament Moono Lubezhi says President Edgar Lungu’s continued flouting of health regulations is giving members of parliament a tough time to convince their electorate about the dangers of COVID-19. And Lubezhi […]
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It’s impossible to stop people from seeing Lungu – ChipampeIT is impossible to stop Zambians from all walks of life from seeing President Edgar Lungu, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, says Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe. On […]
