Home » 2011 » October » 25

How PF cadres looted food at State House

PF cadres on Independence day looted beers and food meant for guests at State house. The ruling party invited more than five thousand cadres for the celebrations at State house. But the unruly cadres looted the beer and meat which was brought in from Pamodzi hotel. They carried some of the raw meat on their [...]

The secretely re-constituted Task Force on Corruption on Independence Day and the previous weekend interrogated ex-president Rupiah Banda’s former private Secretary Robinson Mukuka Nkonde. The former president had three senior private secretaries handling his personal and official mails, phones and appointments on the desk. Robison Nkonde is believed to have been the closest and is [...]

Continue reading …

Senior Chief Ishindi of the Lunda people has advised traditional leaders to stay away from active politics and avoid being compromised. In an interview in Lusaka, Ishindi said chiefs tend to lose focus and become partisan when they involve themselves in politics. He noted that traditional rulers should portray their true identity with impartiality despite [...]

Continue reading …

A group of Zambian gay and lesbian activists are currently taking part in advocacy training in Sweden in readiness to engage the Zambian government on the sexual rights of minorities. The three-week long training is being attended by 50 activists from other African countries namely Cameroon, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and [...]

Continue reading …

Lusaka Province Minister, Miles Sampa has called on the media to play its critical role of sensitizing the public to desist from purchasing goods from undesignated places so as to curb street vending in the city. Speaking in an interview, Sampa said there is need for journalists to help bring sanity to Lusaka, adding that [...]

Continue reading …

Other PF supporters who were honoured for singing for the then opposition party are David Kunda Kayabwe, Shepe Mulanda, Evaristo Kaoma, Paul Mwansa, Michael Bwalya, Michael Chiwanangala, Albert Mulenga, Godfrey Chola, Mulenga Muswema, Katongo Mubanga, Albert Lengwe and Alex Lambwe.
Others are Jordan Totwa, Charles Kasapo, Martin Mumba, Lewis Mwansa, Gift Mwansa, Aaron Mwansa, Joel Banda, Sylvia Banda, Gloria Chimbini, Elizabeth Mukomang’ombe, Bridget Chimbini and Mary Mwewa.

Continue reading …

GOVERNMENT says it will track all assets that were collected by the defunct Task Force on Corruption and ensure that all the earnings from the sale of goods that were auctioned are accounted for. Minister of Home affairs Kennedy Sakeni said in an interview with the government controlled Daily Mail that  Government also wants to [...]

Continue reading …