Former MP Sinyinda installed as Ngambela of Barotseland
The Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) has appointed and installed former MMD Senanga central Member of Parliament Clement Yainyae Sinyinda as new Prime Minister for Barotseland. Sinyinda who was also Education deputy Minister in the MMD government was installed Tuesday morning. Ngambela Sinyinda who originates from Situnda Village of Chief Sayela in Senanga district in [...]
Former President Rupiah Bwezani Banda has congratulated the Zambia National Soccer Team for its outstanding performance at the on-going Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) being co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. In a statement issued to ZANIS in Lusaka today by Administrative Assistant in the office of the Fourth Republican President Mikatazo Wakumelo, Mr. Banda [...]
Continue reading …High Court Judge Albert Wood has nullified the election of former Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale as Malambo Member of Parliament. Judge Wood nullified the election of Mr Mwale when he delivered judgment in the matter this afternoon. Patriotic Front’s Kaweche Kaunda, son of first republican President Kenneth Kaunda had petitioned the election of Mr Mwale [...]
Continue reading …Now that all is said and done, the principal problems that rocked Zamtel pre-2010,which centred on high capital cost of expanding Zamtel’s telecommunications infrastructure and the lack of variety and diversity of the benefits from Governments’ capital investment in the organisation, must be addressed, even in the absence of a foreign partner, ZACCI has advised. [...]
Continue reading …Suspected PF cadres ferried from Lusaka on Monday to Msanzala in Eastern province have ripped open the stomach of an MMD supporter. The woman has been admitted in Petauke Hospital in critical conditions. Police Spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela confirmed reports of violence but could not disclose the number of people that were injured. Villagers in Petauke have [...]
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He said Libya would send a delegation to Zambia to discuss the Zamtel issue in one or two weeks.
“Definitely this money is Libyan money, and owned by the Libyan people. We will exercise all our efforts to protect this money,” Khayyal said.
Continue reading …The ‘Don’t Kubeba’ government has u-turned on 100% pay rise for health workers. Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba says some sections of the media misquoted President Michael Sata when they reported that the head of State directed the ministry of finance to ensure that it increases health workers’ salaries in the country by 100 percent. Mwamba [...]
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(Dow Jones)- Workers at Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines have rejected a 12% pay rise offer, a union official said Monday, in the latest wage dispute to hit the mining sector of Africa’s largest copper-producing nation. The miners are seeking at least a 20% increase to meet escalating living costs, Godwell Kaluba, general secretary of the [...]
Continue reading …Zim mobile firm wants to grab Zambian mission property due to mobile phone bills
January 30, 2012 29 CommentsA US$6,600 phone bill accrued by the Zambian embassy in Harare has triggered a diplomatic incident. Lawyers for mobile phone company Econet Wireless have advised Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Ministry they intend to seek a forfeiture order against the embassy. Econet is also starting proceedings against the Angolan and Sudanese embassies over unpaid bills. But the [...]
Continue reading …Accountants body cites irregularities in grabbing of Zamtel, rebasing Kwacha
January 30, 2012 87 CommentsThe Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) disapproves the savage manner government grabbed Zamtel from LAP Green Network of Libya. Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka today, ZICA Chief Executive Officer Hapenga Kabeta said government should have engaged LAP Green with a view to reaching a consensus that would have given more benefits to the people [...]
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