Archive: 22 October 2020
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Truck drivers’ strike erupted due to unions’ misinformation – PTAZPETROLEUM Transporters’ Association of Zambia (PTAZ) secretary general Benson Tembo says the recent strike by truck drivers was instigated solely because of misinformation relayed from the unions to the drivers. Tembo says his association, whilst […]
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2 brothers deny theft by director chargeTWO Lusaka siblings, Chansa and Kelly Kapijimpanga, have taken fresh plea in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and denied the charge of theft by director in a case in which they are accused of stealing over […]
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Fight political battles through ballot, don’t intimidate people with state machinery, Kambwili’s wife tells PFPOLICE spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo says NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili’s wife Carol has been released but his daughter, Chanda, is still in custody, charged with assault. And Carol has wondered why PF isn’t using the […]
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Chamber calls for ramped up copper production to exploit global supply gapZAMBIA Chamber of Mines president Goodwell Mateyo says local mining firms should take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to supply more copper on the international market, while other suppliers are still contending with the situation. […]
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Zambian govt weak, paranoid – LumumbaKENYAN Professor of Law Patrick Lumumba says he will not respond to unfounded rumors that he and other foreigners are mobilizing funds to help the opposition unseat President Edgar Lungu because it’s a sign that […]
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Lungu determined to destroy Zambia’s democracy to stay in office – KatukaUPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says police’s actions against Chishimba Kambwili’s wife and daughter is an assault on women’s rights to participate in politics. And Katuka says President Edgar Lungu is determined to destroy Zambia’s […]
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Magistrate commits Jay Jay, others to High CourtSUSPENDED Eastern Province PF youth chairperson Emmanuel Banda, commonly known as Jay Jay, and four others have reappeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court on the same charge of aggravated assault with intent to steal. The […]
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ZRA seals off HITVIK trading area, seizes 3,830l of cooking oilThe Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has seized 3,830 litres of Cooking Oil worth K999,708.54 which was smuggled into the country by HITVIK trading limited. ZRA corporate communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda stated that the authority has […]
