Reuters: balance of opinion still in Sata’s favour
Zambia’s King Cobra has had a busy two weeks. Since his upset Sept. 20 election victory, former opposition Michael Sata, who keeps a statue of rearing a snake on his desk as a reminder of his venomous tongue, has made his mark on Africa’s biggest copper producer. He has fired the central bank governor and [...]
President Michael Sata has fired Zambia army Commander General Wisdom Lopa. And president Sata has appointed Press Association of Zambia vice president Amos Chanda as chief analyst for press, sources have revealed. President Sata has also fired deputy army commander and chief of staff Colonel V.M Mukanda. He has replaced army commander Lopa with Zambia’s [...]
Continue reading …Transparency International Zambia President Rueben Lifuka says it is not right for President Michael Sata to label all parastatal boards as perpetrators of corruption. In a statement released to the Watchdog, Lifuka noted that though corruption has drastically affected the development of Zambia, boards are still needed for the smooth running of organizations. He said [...]
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More than 500 Zambian workers at Sino Metals copper processing plant went on strike on Friday for higher wages, in the latest industrial action to hit Africa’s top copper producer, just two weeks after its new president took office on the promise of improving conditions at Chinese-owned mines. “The strike today spread to Sino Metals [...]
Continue reading …The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a businessman of Lilanda Township in Lusaka for possessing over K4million of counterfeit notes. And a Lusaka Magistrate court has sentenced a 48 year old businessman of Lusaka to four years imprisonment with hard labour for being in possession of counterfeit notes. Juma Nkhowani, a resident of Makeni [...]
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Citizens Forum Executive Director Simon Kabanda has said the Zambian people are expecting alot from President Michael Sata as they are eager to see what he has to offer. Speaking to the media, Kabanda noted that citizens are anxious to see the president deliver on his campaign promises. He said there is need for the [...]
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Although the ban was lifted Thursday, the damage has already been inflicted and may not easily be undone.
Analysts are expecting the worst, though, as Mr. Sata is expected to continue efforts to meet political debts to the unions.
Southern Africa Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) Information Officer Obby Chibuluma says Zambia risks falling into instability due to the current uprisings by workers in various companies. Chibuluma told the Watchdog that there is need for workers to dialogue with their employers so that their grievances are heard prior to strikes. He [...]
Continue reading …Lusaka Businessman Dante Saunders has charged that the Movement for Multi party Democracy (MMD) has gone bankrupt as can be seen from the seizure of its property by bailiffs assigned by NAPSA. In an interview with HOT FM, Saunders noted that MMD’s experiencing is a clear indication that the former ruling party was using tax [...]
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