The Lusaka Province Police command has called for dialogue with the leadership of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) regarding the political party’s planned peaceful demonstration next weekend. Lusaka Province Police Commissioner Solomon Jere stated that the planned peaceful demonstration by the MMD youth is contrary to public interest. Dr. Jere told ZANIS that [...]
Continue reading …Dear Editor, Kindly allow me space to clarify a few issues with regard to your story headlined “PF agency to interven in bread prices” published on 19th July 2012 in which various bloggers raised concern on why the Commission was getting involved in the matter.. Firstly, CCPC is a government agency created under the Competition and [...]
Continue reading …As the 50 days consultative period on the fist draft Constitution comes to an end tomorrow, the Non Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says the process has been disappointing. NGOCC chairperson Beatrice Grillo has told Qfm news in an exclusive interview that the process still has not yielded desired results such as reaching out to [...]
Continue reading …Opposition MMD leader Nevers Mumba has poured cold water on speculations hatched by the PF aligned Post Newspapers over a fake tribalism article allegedly sidelining him from the leadership of the UPND-MMD alliance. The Post recently carried an article quoting anonymous sources alleging that former Republican president Rupiah Banda had preferred UPND’s Hakainde Hichilema to Mumba [...]
Continue reading …PRESS STATEMENT ZESCO would like to inform its esteemed customers that Generator number one at Kafue Gorge Power Station has been shutdown to facilitate repair of punctured guide bearing oil coolers. This Generator will be shutdown for 48 Hours beginning Monday 30July 2012 at 10.00 Hours. The works are currently being expedited. This outage implies [...]
Continue reading …Zim official in trouble for saying Zambia changes ministers every two months
July 30, 2012 60 CommentsZimbabwe Tourism and Hospitality Industry permanent secretary, Sylvester Maunganidze’s job is on the line following statements he made to Parliament which Cabinet felt undermined preparations for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) 20th general assembly. His statement nearly caused a diplomatic spat between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Maunganidze recently told the Parliamentary Portfolio committee on [...]
Continue reading …MMD president Nevers Mumba has described as insensitive the move by the Patriotic Front Government to increase salaries for Ministers, Members of Parliament and other constitutional office holders. Dr Mumba says it is bad timing for the PF government to choose to increase salaries at such a time. He states that it would have [...]
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Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga Governor has for the first time shunned the Umutomboko ceremony of the Lunda people in Luapula Province of Zambia. Moise Katumba is reported to have shunned the ceremony in Mwansabombwe because of him being labeled a thief by Patriotic Front Secretary General Wynter Kabimba. A source within the organising committee [...]
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President Michael Sata, known by his supporters as ‘man of action, has started constructing his retirement house in Lusaka. This is before houses for his three predecessors Fredrick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa and Rupiah Banda have been built. Retirement houses for former presidents are constructed by government as part of retirement package. Only the house for [...]
Continue reading …Milanzi MMD MP Whiteson Banda is under pressure to join the PF regime as an under-minister. But the Watchdog has been reliably informed that MP Banda has so far rejected the offer. ‘Top OP guys and that Lameck Mangani are the ones who have been trying to recruit him but he has on three occasions [...]
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