Category: Local News

THE Lusaka quintuplets and their mother, Shabi Mulenga, have been discharged from the University Teaching Hospital. University Teaching Hospital (UTH) managing director Lackson Kasonka said the babies who were born prematurely were out of any danger. The quintuplets were born on October 23, 2012 weighing between 1.1 and 1.7 kilogrammes. “”They have all pulled through, […]

MMD information and publicity secretary Alfred Ndlovu says his party will survive because it has a survival kit. And MMD national secretary Richard Kachingwe says his party is very confident of winning the Mufumbwe seat and was just worried with the level of corruption in the government. Commenting on UNIP candidate in the Mufumbwe by-election […]

DR Rodger Chongwe says a dysfunctional judiciary can lead the country into a failed state. Dr Chongwe, who is a legal consultant, said there was need for the government to make the judiciary functional. He, however, said the government was on track in terms of judicial reforms. “We are on the right course because the […]

INVESTIGATIVE agencies have moved into the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) to probe alleged financial irregularities involving billions of kwacha. And Auditor General, Anna Chifungula, says her officers have completed a 30-day audit of alleged irregularities at REA. But REA chief executive officer Wilfred Serenje says the allegations against him are completely false and that he […]

UNIP candidate in this Thursday’s Mufumbwe by-election, Steven Kamwengo, has begged the people of Mufumbwe to feel sorry for him and elect him MP because he has contested the seat many times but failed. And UNIP vice-president Njekwa Anamela has urged the electorate in Mufumbwe to elect an opposition candidate as member of parliament this […]

A CATHOLIC priest in Chipata has advised the government to always be pro-poor in its development activities. In a sermon during morning Mass on Radio Maria yesterday, Fr Mathias Mchona-Phiri said the option for the poor was to show them love. He said the Church was also advised to make a deliberate choice to care […]

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia has asked the Anti Corruption Commission to critically study the judgment in which Henry Kapoko and eight others were acquitted of theft by public servant before lodging an appeal. Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) executive director Goodwell Lungu stated that the public expected a better result than what they had seen in magistrate […]

THE Zambia Media Women Association has expressed happiness with President Michael Sata’s gesture of honouring wives of freedom fighters during the 48th Independence Day celebrations. ZAMWA chairperson Felistus Chipako-Nwaneri stated yesterday that ZAMWA prayed that this was the beginning of women being recognised for their sweat. “We have no doubt that the gesture is a […]

BISHOP John Mambo has asked newly-appointed deputy Inspector General of police Solomon Jere to help motivate police officers. Bishop Mambo said there was need to boost the morale of police officers because they were the worst looked after among defence personnel. Bishop Mambo said it would be difficult for Dr Jere to fight corruption in […]

PRESIDENT Michael Sata has retired Ministry of Education permanent secretary Miriam Chinyama. And Professional Teachers Union of Zambia has described the removal of Chinyama from her position as long overdue. In a statement released in Lusaka yesterday, PTUZ general secretary Kangwa Musenga stated that the union was worried with the pace of educational reforms with […]