Bulgaria to write off Zambia’s debt if it receives US$6m cash
The Bulgarian government said Wednesday it would write off 77 percent of Zambia’s communist-era debt as long as it received the remainder of $1.88 million (1.37 million euros) in cash, AFP reported. The pardoned debt — which amounts to $6.29 million — would be considered as development aid and Zambia would repay the outstanding amount in [...]
President Rupiah Banda will next Monday relaunch his propaganda website www.presidentbanda.com President Banda will also in the next few weeks open a Facebook account for propaganda purposes. His mouthpiece Dickson Jere says president Banda’s new website boasts of a new design and brand new content. He sais the site will include more useful information and [...]
Continue reading …President Banda has appointed Mines Deputy Minister Gabriel Namulambe as new Minister of Works and Supply, according to a statement from State Hhouse President Banda said the appointment of Mr Namulambe is with immediate effect. Namulambe will take over the position left Mike Mulongoti who was fired on Saturday. President Banda has also appointed Luapula [...]
Continue reading …President Rupiah Banda has warned Zambians against emulating the demonstrations that have engulfed North African countries resulting in dictators been toppled. Zambia goes to the polls to elect a new president in the last quarter of this year. But president Banda says Zambians should not take to the streets if his party, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy retains power. He [...]
Continue reading …A Stanbic bank employee has been arrested for stealing K105 million from the bank. Chewe Chitomfwa, an Information Technologist was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission for money laundering activities. DEC spokesperson John Nyawali confirmed the arrest of Chitomfwa but could not disclose the name of the bank involved. But Watchdog sources confirmed positively that [...]
Continue reading …The United Party for National Development (UPND) has declared that it has sufficient ground to win this year’s elections even without its pact partners, the Patriotic Front. UPND Secretary General Winston Chibwe says the UPND was formed as a political party with an intention to form government and that it has remained focused to its [...]
Continue reading …The Zambia Government is preparing to evacuate its nationals from Libya due to the ongoing violence in that country. Zambia’s foreign affairs minister Kabinga Pande said in the capital Lusaka on Wednesday that 42 Zambians will be flwon out of Libya anytime. He said those to be evacuated include embassy staff and a footballer. He gave no plan of how [...]
Continue reading …Speaker of the National Assembly Amusaa Mwanamwambwa Tuesday ordered Vice-President George Kunda to give a statement on Friday 25 on the death of two people during the January 14 demonstrations in Mongu. This followed a point of order raised by Luena member of parliament Charles Milupi, who wanted to know why the government had kept [...]
Continue reading …Kajilo Muzungu, son of losing MMD Mufumbwe constituency candidate Mulondwe Muzungu, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on each of three counts of manslaughter contrary to section 199 of the penal code Cap 87 of the laws of Zambia. The sentences will run concurrently and this means he will only serve a 10 year [...]
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