Sata’s Inutu Suba, the PS for Central province escapes lynching by irate civil servants
Inutu Suba, the permanent secretary for Central province Thursday had to be escorted by hordes of police officers from her office to avoid angry civil servants. The civil servants want Suba out and have been on strike for three days now demanding that she be taken away. The civil servants accuse Suba of [...]
Kambwili says mandatory millitary training will start with grade 7 failures
July 19, 2012 44 CommentsYouth and Sports Minister, Chishimba Kambwili, says he is currently consulting the Ministries of Education and Defence in order to improve the proposed compusory millitary training disguised as skills training. Kambwili’s latest pronouncement shows that the project has no definite plan asPF officials are just issuing statements on whatever they dreamed about last night. Speaking [...]
Continue reading …The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) will soon launch investigations into the reported increase in prices of bread on the Copperbelt province. CCPC Director Consumer and Public Relations Brain Lingela says the commission is concerned with the unjustified price rise in the essential commodity in just one part of the country. Lingele who says [...]
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Just last week, president Micheal Sata absconded from the African Union Summit in Ethiopia despite having comfirmed that he would attend. Barely a week later, Sata has missed another meeting of presidents in China. Most Africa president like Jacob Zuma and Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema are currently in China attending the fifth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa [...]
Continue reading …More than twelve people have died in Lundazi district in eastern province in a road traffic accident involving a Toyota Hiace minibus. An eye witness has told the watchdog that the Toyota Hiace minibus driven by a mr eddie chipeta was coming from chief Magodi area of Lundazi to Lundazi boma when the accident happened. [...]
Continue reading …ZAMBIA Daily Mail Managing Director, Isaac Chipampe, was yesterday summoned and reprimanded by Parliament over what has been termed as “unprofessional, disrespectful and contemptuous” articles published by the newspaper in March this year. Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini summoned Mr Chipampe to apologise to Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament (MP), Garry Nkombo (UPND), [...]
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Singer Elton John says he always thought his homosexuality was “common knowledge” which is why he never officially came out until he was asked directly. The 65-year-old, who married partner Renate Blauel in 1984 before confirming he was gay in 1988, says he was “waiting” to be asked about his sexual preferences, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Asked [...]
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Former President Rupiah Banda’s son Andrew Banda has filed a lawsuit against the Zambian attorney general for having unlawfully restricted his movements while failing to give a court hearing for him to prove his innocence before charges, read the court documents.Mr. Banda former served as the Deputy High Commissioner to India and was ordered to [...]
Continue reading …By Edwin Sakala We wish to categorically express our displeasures at some chiefs that have offered themselves to be used by politicians as tool for political oppression. We particularly like to singles out some chiefs in the Eastern part of Zambia where chiefs spend most of their time quarrelling among themselves at the instigation of [...]
Continue reading …Barotse secessionists urge Lozis to stop paying tax to Zambian government
July 19, 2012 101 Comments
Some suspected Barotse secessionists are circulating fliers urging both motorists and marketers not to pay any tax to government or its agencies. The latest flier written in Lozi language titled ‘Barosteland’ and bold-headed ‘An announcement to the people of Barotseland’ is being circulated at some busy market places, taxi ranks and bus stations telling people [...]
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