HH campaigns in villages as Sata orders electrification of Chongwe villages
President Michael Sata has ordered Lusaka province permanent Secretary Charity Mwansa to immediately electrify all villages in Chongwe district. President Sata made the order in Chogwe Thursday afternoon when he was campaigning for Sylvia Masebo. Sata held a rally at Chongwe boma. And UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has urged the people of Chongwe to reject Masebo and her PF [...]
Former Commerce and Trade Minister Felix has asked the PG government to be truth on the Zamtel deal. Mutati says the current government is only focusing on the net instead of the gross proceeds of the transaction after debt and pensioners were paid. He said the previous government did a decent job on the Zamtel deal to Lap Green of Libya.He said unlike [...]
Continue reading …Complaint to auditor-general against Western province minister and his wife
November 24, 2011 36 CommentsYou are well aware that the current minister’s wife is an employee at your Mongu provincial office, a public institution with the responsibility of providing checks and balances to those in authority. And this responsibility is owed not the politicians currently enjoying employment but to the people of this country.
Continue reading …By Jowie Mwinga (late) 1993 writing for BBC Focus on Africa The British Protectorate of Barotseland joined Zambia nearly 30 years ago. Now, with President Chiluba fighting accusations of tribalism, the Barotse want their freedom back. Jowie Mwiinga in Lusaka reports. ‘ONE ZAMBIA – ONE NATION!’ The rallying cry of enthusiastic nationalists of the Kenneth [...]
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Letter by Alfred AK Ndhlovu to Chairperson of Barotseland Commission of Enquiry Riots do not just happen unless there is something simmering on the ground. The Mongu riots must be seen in that light. We cannot treat those riots in isolation from the Barotseland Agreement 1964. I have discussed the subject with one of those [...]
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Inflation in Zambia fell to 8.1 percent in November from 8.7 percent in October due mainly to a reduction in fuel prices introduced by new President Michael Sata, its statistics agency said on Thursday. A poll of 10 analysts surveyed by Reuters this week said inflation in Africa’s biggest copper producer should average 9 percent [...]
Continue reading …South Africa’s Bafana Bafana will play 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Zambia in a friendly international on January 11. Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) sources have said that match is on, with Port Elizabeth being discussed as a possible venue. The fixture will be part of a busy week for coach Pitso Mosimane’s side, [...]
Continue reading …By Maurice Makalu This is the first of four articles on tribalism. Part two will be on Thursday Dec 1. There is growing sentiment and resentment of tribalism in Zambian politics. The ‘hottest beef’ seems to be between Bembas andTongas, each accusing the other of being tribalistic. It is important to acknowledge that tribalism or [...]
Continue reading …Czech MEP Jan Brezina Wednesday said his recent call on the EU to consider suspending its aid to Zambia over the case of three Czechs detained in Lusaka has met its purpose and provoked Zambia’s reaction. “Zambia’s reaction alone shows that my appeal has met its purpose,” Brezina (Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL) told CTK, referring to [...]
Continue reading …President Michael Sata says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema owes Zambians answers on where the money for Luanshya Copper Mine went after privatisation. Sata was speaking in Magoye on Wednesday where he went to campaign. He said the same applied when it comes to the defunct Lima bank whose house Hichilema now occupies. Sata further said that [...]
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