Now Kabwe also runs out of mealie meal, cement
A critical shortage of mealie meal and cement has rocked Kabwe District, the Provincial Headquarters of Central Province. ZANIS reports that long queues where noted at most retail shops and Millers premises for the commodities especially at National Milling Limited while at other retail shops such as Shoprite had nothing. Meanwhile, unscrupulous entrepreneurs took advantage of the [...]
Fifa has refused to get involved in the debate about who holds the world record for scoring the most goals in a year. It was widely reported that Lionel Messi’s 86th goal of 2012, which he scored on Sunday, surpassed a mark set by Germany’s Gerd Mueller 40 years ago. But the Zambian Football Association [...]
Continue reading …PF regime deports Mwanawasa’s ex-business partner saying he is Al Shabaab terrorist
December 14, 2012 51 Comments
The Zambian Government has deported Abdul Rwigara Simwiya, a former close partner of late president Levy Mwanawasa to Rwanda. Simwiya came to Zambian in 1979 and has been doing business for the past 25 years. Simwiya is a business partner of TAZARA managing director Aka Mbikusita Lewanika and Mbita Chitala. Simwiya runs a number of [...]
Continue reading …UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has revealed that the PF plans to cause 30 unnecessary by-electionsby poaching MPs from the opposition. Speaking during a live Joy FM radio programme this afternoon, Hichilema said the unnecessary by-elections would cost the country K300 billion. PF is trying hard to have a majority in parliament and so far, two [...]
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Corruption investigations against Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba, who allegedly obtained a kick back in the US$500 million Trafigura oil deal, have stopped and the case files have been handed back to the ACC Director-General Rosewin Wandi, reports the Daily Nation newspaper of today. And Watchdog sources say the oil importation deals involving Justice Minister Wynter [...]
Continue reading …Ndola shooting: residents take the opportunity to riot over mealie-meal shortages
December 14, 2012 106 CommentsWhat started as mini-riot by Ndola residents to retaliate the shooting of a domestic worker by a Somali national has turned into a fully-fledged riot over mealie-meal by some hungry Ndola residents. Police were this morning forced to move in and fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of hungry and angry residents, who looted mealie-meal [...]
Continue reading …Zambia is at Crossroads, we stand by LAZ on public order act and illegal deportations, says Oasis Forum
December 14, 2012 50 CommentsWe wish to remind the Republican President, Mr. Michael Sata, that at his inauguration as President, he stood in front of the Supreme Court and before the whole nation and with his hand on the Bible swore to God and Zambia that he would preserve, protect and defend the Republican Constitution. Soon afterwards he personally proclaimed that he would rule this nation on Christian principles.
Continue reading …Flashback: Namulambe is a dangerous turncoat with special skill in politics of the belly- Mpombo
December 14, 2012 43 Comments
But the young man should be reminded that people who thrive on evil always get themselves in serious problems and eventually die as destitute because there is nobody willing to come to their rescue in times of need as their treacherous ways are well known. Traitors die miserably and lonely. May God teach him the correct way of living with people even amidst political differences.”
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When the Task Force on Corruption during the Levy Mwanawasa era confiscated property belonging to Access Financial Services and Tedworth properties, a lot of suspected plunder and theft took place by officials of the Task Force and the Bank of Zambia. One issue that has just emerged is that there was an offshore account opened [...]
Continue reading …By James Mwape One of the most painful experiences in my life is when I have a look at the (in) equality of the politicians whom we have entrusted to guide us as a nation. A typical case in point is the resignation of Mpongwe MP Honourable Gabriel Namulambe from MMD to PF. First and [...]
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