ZAF owes over K11.2m in rentals
THE Zambia Air Force (ZAF) owes K11.2 million in unpaid house rentals to various landlords accrued between August 2005 and December 2013, the latest Auditor General’s report has revealed. Auditor...
View ArticleOver 200 pupils are learning in make shift stores, tuntembas.
Over 200 pupils at Kalindi primary school east of Solwezi district are reported to be having their lessons from make shift shops commonly known as tuntemba. This is after their school had its entire...
View ArticleIreland hails Zambia’s economic progress
IRELAND has pledged additional programme support to Zambia to help the country consolidate its position as a middle-income country. Irish President Michael Higgins made this announcement when he...
View ArticleLCC owed over K183 million by institutions & individuals
The Lusaka City Council (LCC) says it’s owed over K183 million by different institutions and individuals. The council has since warned that it will take legal action against the defaulters. Council...
View ArticleMbala hospital crisis disappoints Minister
Northern province minister Freedom Sikazwe is disappointed with the management crisis at Mbala general hospital which has negatively affected the smooth delivery of quality health service to the...
View ArticleCivil servants inertia worries govt.
Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President Davies Mwango has bemoaned the poor work culture by government workers in Solwezi district. Mr Mwango said there has been an outcry from the public...
View ArticleKabanshi unhappy with implementation of keep Zambia clean campaign
Government is disappointed with the way the make Zambia clean and health campaign, which it launched in 2007, is being implemented. Local Government and Housing Minister Emerine Kabanshi singled out...
View ArticleScott commends ‘visionary’ UTH management
Vice President Guy Scott has commended management at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) for embarking on a project to expand infrastructure at the country’s largest referral hospital. Speaking at...
View ArticleSolicitor General testifies in Kabimba tribunal
Solicitor General Musa Mwenye this morning told the tribunal investigating Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba of alleged abuse of office and breach of Oath of Secrecy that the opinion that he rendered to...
View ArticleSolicitor General testifies against Kabimba
Solicitor General Musa Mwenye today testified before a tribunal investigating Wynter Kabimba which is being chaired by Acting Supreme Court Judge Evans Hamaundu who is sitting with High Court Judges...
View ArticleNYDC warns youth organisations to register to operate this year-NYDC
The National Youth Development Council (NYDC) has advised youth organizations countrywide to register with the organization if they are to operate in 2014. NYDC Chairperson Saviour Chishimba says it is...
View Article3 year old Girl rescued from early marriage
A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl of Chief Singani’s area who was impregnated by her 17-year-old uncle was yesterday rescued from a two-day-old marriage. Choma District Commissioner (DC) Bernadette Hamweemba...
View ArticleSata to increase NATSAVE branches countrywide
PRESIDENT Sata says Government will this year recapitalise the National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE) to enable it open 30 new branches across the country. The President said in a message posted on...
View ArticleSampa comes out on top
POPULARITY contest of members of Parliament (MPs) on President Sata’s Facebook page has ensued with Matero MP Miles Sampa taking an early lead followed by Kabwata’s Given Lubinda and Roan legislator...
View ArticleTransparency International Zambia Executive Director testifies in Kabimba...
The tribunal investigating Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba’s alleged abuse of office and breach of Oath of Secrecy has today adjourned to pave way for the consideration of facts that both the...
View Article‘Come; let us reason together’, Sata invites HH
President Michael Sata has advised opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema to take advantage of his (Sata) open door policy to engage government on national...
View ArticleUPND accused PF of lacking policy direction
The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has accused government of failing to provide policy direction in its governance of the country. Speaking during a press briefing at the party...
View ArticleSandang’ombe Ward in Solwezi cut off from the rest of the District.
Government has directed the Solwezi District council to construct a bridge linking the town to Kifubwa farm block to ease the movement of goods and service for the community in the area. And FARMERS...
View ArticlePresident Sata’s Facebook : MCS- 25/01/14
Good Morning Dear Friends, On behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Zambia and indeed on my own behalf, I would like to convey my heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the...
View ArticleSata appoints Enelesi Banda as Vubwi DC.
President Michael Sata has appointed Enelesi Banda as District commissioner for the newly created Vubwi district of Eastern Province. Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chileshe Mulenga confirmed to...
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