Archive: 2 December 2020
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We’ve recorded 148 COVID-19 cases in schools since Sept – MalamaMINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama has announced that 148 COVID-19 cases have so far been recorded in primary and secondary schools since they re-opened in September. Speaking during the weekly COVID-19 update […]
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Cop turns down K10,000 bribePOLICE in Lusaka have arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly attempting to bribe a police officer with K10,000. In a statement, Wednesday, police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo stated that after receiving the money through a […]
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Sikazwe is lying, PF inherited 5 loans only, worth $500 millionPRESIDENTIAL Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe says the Patriotic Front government was forced to borrow excessively because it inherited a bad economy from the MMD in terms of infrastructure. “It is true, some people are crying […]
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My support for PF won’t affect empowerment programmes – SamwimbilaNATIONAL Arts Council Chairperson Patrick Samwimbila says his decision to join politics and campaign for President Edgar Lungu in the 2021 elections will not in anyway affect the selection and distribution of empowerment funds meant […]
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Media Network encourages people to report all forms of GBVMEDIA Network for Child Rights and Development executive director Henry Kabwe has called for the Child Protection Unit of the Zambia Police Service to be more proactive in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). In […]
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ACC must prosecute more high-profile cases to restore public confidence – TIZTRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) says the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lost the public’s confidence because of failure to prosecute high-profile cases to their logical conclusion. ACC public relations manager Timothy Moono last week admitted that […]
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We’ll have better calibre ministers – UPNDUPND secretary general Charles Kakoma says while the PF has failed to deal with the current economic challenges, his party can easily do so as it has individuals with a superior calibre and skillset. In […]
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Court acquits Kitwe DP members of unlawful assemblyTHE Subordinate Court has acquitted 21 Democratic Party members who were arrested and charged for unlawful assembly on January 25. In a statement, Tuesday, DP spokesperson Judith Kabemba stated that Kitwe Magistrate Belita Nkonde acquitted […]
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Rising defamation of the president cases a ploy to intimidate people – AndyfordPEOPLE’s Alliance for Change president Andyford Banda says the rising number of defamation of the president cases are a ploy by government to intimidate those who speak against leaders as elections approach. On Monday, police […]
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Mweetwa asks court to declare Parley’s pending disciplinary action against him illegalCHOMA Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa has petitioned the Lusaka High Court, seeking a declaration that the Speaker’s ruling that found him to have been out of order following a point of order […]
