Archive: 1 July 2021
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0.7 GPD growth insufficient to drive an economy like Zambia – HambayeECONOMIST Trevor Hambaye says the 0.7 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth recorded in the first quarter of 2021 is insufficient to drive an economy like Zambia. In an interview, Wednesday, Hambaye noted with concern... […]
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Luo brags about her dancing skills: I won trophies when I was in schoolPF presidential running mate Professor Nkandu Luo says the education structure during the late president Kenneth Kaunda’s administration was designed in such a way that children were taught beyond just academic knowledge. And Prof Luo... […]
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32-year-old Lusaka man gets 60 years in prison for defiling daughterLUSAKA High Court Judge Sharon Newa has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 60 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his four-year-old daughter. In this case, Benjamin Mukobela was charged with one count of incest... […]
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ConCourt has discretion to award costs, AG insistsATTORNEY General Likando Kalaluka has submitted that the Constitutional Court has the discretion to award costs as it guards against ‘busy bodies’ from commencing unnecessary, frivolous actions. This is a matter in which Constitutional Lawyer... […]
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KK hated corruption and tribalism, he made sure all provinces were represented in Cabinet – PanjiFIRST Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s eldest son Colonel Panji Kaunda says his father hated tribalism and corruption. Speaking during Dr Kaunda’s funeral procession in Kasama, Wednesday, Colonel Kaunda said he was alarmed by the... […]
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State House tightlipped on Lungu’s Covid vaccine statusSPECIAL Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe says it is President Edgar Lungu’s prerogative to publicise whether he has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or not. When asked in an interview,... […]
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ZCCM-IH declares K53 million dividend payout to shareholdersZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has approved a K53 million dividend at K0.33 per share. In a statement, ZCCM-IH public relations manager Loisa Matha Kakoma said the K53 million dividend was arrived at after the company posted... […]
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ECZ bans Kambwili as police prob him for engaging in tribalism, hate speechTHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has suspended PF member Chishimba Kambwili from participating in any campaign activity for breaching the Electoral Code of Conduct. And Police in Lusaka say they are investigating Kambwili over... […]
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Encouraging people to eat Kandolo is in line with our pro-poor policy – PFPF Lusaka Province chairman Kennedy Kamba says encouraging people to eat Kandolo (sweet potatoes) during the prevailing harsh economy times is in line with the party’s pro-poor policy. But MDC leader Felix Mutati says people... […]
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We must win big, PF intends to manipulate August polls – HHUPND president Hakainde Hichilema says the party is aware of the PF’s desire to manipulate the August elections hence they need to “win big”. And Hichilema says there is need to have a Parliament that... […]
