Sata vows to protect MMD rebel MPs
“These are patriots who have weighed the options available and concluded that national duty comes first. Let me emphasise that my party and government is willing to back our colleagues should any legal action against them arise as a result of these government appointments bestowed on them.
PRESIDENT Michael Sata has said that his Government will not relent in the fight against corruption despite Zambia’s standing on the corruption perception index improving since the PF assumed power. The President has also declared that there would be no sacred cows in the fight against corruption and has since directed the defence forces to [...]
Continue reading …THE MMD has warned of disciplinary action against Members of Parliament (MPs) who have been appointed deputy ministers by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF). MMD national secretary, Richard Kachingwe said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that the ‘treacherous’ MPs had been given enough time to reflect on their actions and that the party was [...]
Continue reading …Fishing for a living in Lake Tanganyika has become a gamble, due to the escalating effects of climate change, pollution and unfriendly fishing gear which have reduced catches from the World’s second deepest lake. “Fish production in Lake Tanganyika continued to go down in recent years,” Executive Director of Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA), Dr Henry [...]
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UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says there is too much corruption in the Michael Sata led government. And Hichilema says the PF government is just the same with the fallen MMD government as party cadres have been given jobs as envoys Meanwhile, Hichilema has maintained that president Sata is not allergic to corruption. Hichilema made the [...]
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