RB’s office dismisses as rubbish Post newspaper stories that $36,000 missing from his house
The Office of former President Rupiah Banda has refuted media reports suggesting that about US$ 36,000 had been stolen from the former Head of State’s bedroom. Reacting to a story in today’s edition of the Post Newspaper under the headline “$36, 000 goes missing in Rupiah’s bedroom Mr. Banda’s office said in statement to ZANIS [...]
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwasi Nyantakyi, says his outfit has lodged an official complain to FIFA over the manhandling of some Black Stars players in Zambia last Saturday. Midfielder, Derek Boateng, and striker, Ben Acheampong, were brutally assaulted by the Zambian Police after the World Cup qualifier between Ghana and Zambia which [...]
Continue reading …PF cadres to demonstrate against HH for saying Sata is Chimbwi (hyena) no plan
June 12, 2012 139 CommentsPatriotic Front Copperbelt Youths have advised United Party for National Development UPND President Hakainde Hichilema to stay clear off President Michael Sata. On Monday 11th June 2012, during a press briefing in Lusaka, the UPND Leader likened President Michael Sata to a hyena without a plan. PF Provincial Youth Chairman Menyani Zulu advised Hichilema to [...]
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The PF government is to increase fuel and Zesco electricity tariffs in the next few weeks in order to address the crisis being faced by the energy sector in the country. Sources in government have told the watchdog that there were several populist policies the PF government implemented that are no longer sustainable on the [...]
Continue reading …ZESCO Managing Director Cyprian Chitundu has attributed the power failures across the country to the cold weather. Chitundu says there is high demand for electricity because of the current cold weather in the country and this is causing power to fail. He said part of the power failures are caused by malfunctioning transformers in Luama valley [...]
Continue reading …It is common knowledge that having chaired the Commission of inquiry into the management of the Energy Regulation Board, Mr. Wynter Mwachambwa Kabimba is not only an interested party hereto but will definitely play an intimidatory role to anyone deemed critical of Midlands Energy Zambia Limited whence he is a Director and certainly be unfairly influential.
Continue reading …Dear Editor, Please allow me to air my displeasure at the manner the Auditor General,Anna Chifungula runs the Office of the Auditor General(OAG). First of all,most of the workers in this public office are related to the Auditor General and are given priority when trips abroad are there,training opportunities,loans,promotions,labour day awards and other incentives all [...]
Continue reading …Zambian govt orders police to investigate opposition leader, a week after battering protesters
June 12, 2012 70 Comments
DEFENCE Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Stella Libongani, to thoroughly investige allegations by United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema that Government is planning to send youths to Sudan for military training. The government controlled Times of Zambia reports that minister Mwamba ordered Libongani to urgently find out from [...]
Continue reading …The Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) says the Patriotic Front government has done nothing to improve the energy sector since assuming office last year. In an interview with Qfm news in Lusaka, ZUFIAW president Cephas Mukuka expressed disappointment at the current shortages of fuel in the country. Mukuka observed that national [...]
Continue reading …The price of bread in Zambia has now reached K6000 (six thousand Kwacha), the highest it has ever been in the history of the country. And a 25 kg of meallie- meal is selling around K50, 000 making it extremely expensive for most households whose bread-winners have no formal employment or regular income. A small bottle of cooking [...]
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