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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has warned the ZNBC Board that he will not allow mediocrity by frustrating President Edgar Lungu’s directive to ensure that salaries for civil servants are paid on time. During the 2019 Labour Day commemoration in Lusaka, President Edgar Lungu assured civil servants across the country that […]
Continue ReadingBy KASONDE KASONDE – SPEAKER of National Assembly Patrick Matibini has described the launch of the first edition of the Parliamentary Publication on MPs as a legacy to Parliament and all citizens. Dr Matibini said yesterday the relevance and importance of the handbook could not be overemphasised and that the data provided would be useful […]
Continue ReadingBy STEVEN ZANDE and JOSEPH BANDA – ZAMBIA received the first consignment of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, AstraZeneca, yesterday with Health Minister Jonas Chanda advising people to ignore the myths and miscommunication being shared on social media platforms on Coronavirus vaccines.Read more
Continue ReadingBy CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Zambians cannot risk giving up the tried and tested experience of the ruling party for the ‘very untested’ option being offered by the opposition in the upcoming general elections. Mr Lungu also warned in Lusaka yesterday that schemes by foreign elements hoping to engineer a regime change […]
Continue ReadingBy FRANCINA CHOMBA – THE first batch of COVID-19 vaccines are today expected to arrive in Zambia with Government reassuring the consignment has met safety and efficacy criteria. The government says it will share a precise timeline for rolling out in the coming days. The consignment comprising 228,000 doses of Covishield vaccines commonly known as AstraZeneca […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUSA SICHONE – THE Patriotic Front (PF) elective General Conference yesterday came to a close, with the unopposed President Edgar Lungu re-appointing Davies Mwila as Secretary General while assuring that he is neither a dictator nor tribalist. President Lungu said he was aware that some people were not happy about the composition of the […]
Continue ReadingBy FRANCINA CHOMBA and ESTHER NG’ANDU – POLICE in Chembe district, Luapula, have arrested a second pastor of Zion Apostolic Church for allegedly defiling a 16-year- old girl after she approached him for prayers. The pastor is said to be house-mates with the man arrested last week for a similar offence as he arrived at the […]
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH BANDA – THE ministry of Health has started holding Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine engagement meetings with the private sector and non-state actors who have shown interest and support for the vaccine acquisition and deployment programme. Meanwhile, Health Minister Jonas Chanda told Parliament yesterday that Zambia expects to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by next month […]
Continue ReadingBy JAMES KUNDA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says leadership is about service to the people and has advised others seeking the country’s presidency to put the people ahead of their ambitions.Mr Lungu has advised serving leaders in his government and the Patriotic Front administration to be humble and loyal to the electorate who put them […]
Continue ReadingBy KASONDE KASONDE and CHILA NAMAIKO – THE fuel crisis is slowly stabilising in Lusaka with Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa assuring that the country has sufficient fuel at its two depots in Ndola and Lusaka. This was after President Edgar Lungu directed truck drivers on Sunday to immediately commence the distribution of fuel assuring them […]
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