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Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Kasempa Member of Parliament Brenda Tambatamba has questioned President Edgar Lungu's failure to declare a national mourning for the 50 people  killed by Mob Justice due to spate of gassing incidents. "We have mourned people who have died in Road Traffic Accidents through a national mourning, what about those [50 people killed] don't they deserve a significant departure?"  Tambatamba questioned. Ms, Tambatamba says the country has mourned people who have died in Road Traffic Accidents through several national mourning days but wondered why the Zambian  Government  and President Lungu in particular failed to extend such an honor to the Departed Innocent souls. She has charged that out of the 50 People killed, 90 percent of the deceased citizens were innocent and not linked to gassing incidents. The Law Maker says it is not convincing to hear the President talking about good governance creden...

Patriotic Front (PF) Mafinga Member of Parliament (MP) Jacob Siwale has welcomed President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s intention to set up a Commission of Inquiry into gassing incidents which have so far resulted in 50 deaths and 26 suspects being apprehended by law enforcement agencies.  In an interview after  President Lungu made his address entitled: "The Progress Made in the Application of The National Values and Principles delivered to The Fourth Session of The Twelfth National Assembly on Friday, 6th March 2020, in Lusaka," Mr. Siwale said the Commission of Inquiry once set up will allay speculations that gassing is a scheme organized by either the Patriotic Front (PF) or the United Party for National Development (UPND) led by Hakainde Hichilema. Mr. Siwale says the only thing that is going to vindicate both parties and isolate the real architects is through setting up a Commission of Inquiry envisaged by  Dr. Lungu. "Once the Commission is set up the actu...

Patriotic Front (PF) Chililabombwe Youth Chairperson Samson Chisambo has welcomed the central committee's decision to appoint a mobilization committee headed by Member of the Central Committee Richard Musukwa describing them as magic team. Mr. Chisambo says Mr. Musukwa, currently serving as Mines and Minerals Minister has a tall order to convince the Zambian electorate that the PF has honored the electoral mandate of providing more jobs, more money in people’s pockets and lowering taxes. He is confident that Mr. Musukwa is capable with necessary credentials to mobilize the Zambian electorate to vote for President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, and the Patriotic Front. In a Press Statement, Mr. Chisambo is delighted that MCC Musukwa who will be deputized by former United Party for National Development vice-president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba will make the mobilization task easier for the party and win the elections on 12th August 2021.  Mr. Chisambo is confident that the Mus...

In line with the continuous commitment to giving back to under privileged sections of the community, China's Avic International has donated an assortment of items to the House of Moses, an orphanage in Lusaka valued at K10,000. The foodstuff which included cooking oil, sugar, Milk, Mealie-meal, Cereals among others were handed over to the House of Moses, Business Manager Salinda Phiri at a function which took place at the Orphanage. AVIC Human Resource Manager, Bidon Nkhoma has announced that the firms is considering to be donating some assorted items on a monthly basis to the House of Moses saying it is one of the institutions that need support from stakeholders. "Avic International wants to supplement government's efforts by ensuring that children are equipped with social facilities because the company's mission is to improve the living conditions of people in the country" He said. "The donation is in line with the AVIC; s social respons...

Presence of God Ministries International Senior Pastor, Apostle Christopher Kunda has charged that the ruling Patriotic Front will find it difficult to win the 2021 elections if former and serving Ministers who remained in office illegally after the dissolution of parliament 2016 fail to pay back the money. Apostle Kunda says the people Zambia will not trust them with power, hence the need for them to pay back the money. “I think it is an honor that the affected ministers respect the judgement because no one is above the Law. People are demanding that they [ministers] need to pay back the money, because the court has passed the judgement and it must be respected,” Apostle Kunda said. “I appeal to the President Lungu to encourage honorable Ministers to pay back the money. Cabinet should also tell us how much money Former and Serving Ministers are owing the country.” The senior cleric has reiterated his call on President Lungu to direct the affected Ministers to pay back the mo...

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa says he has no intentions of resigning following calls by National Democratic Congress president Chishimba Kambwili for him to step down over continued load shedding in the country. Mr. Nkhuwa said he is doing everything possible to address the issue of load shedding and that only President Edgar Lungu can fire him. ”My office is too busy to start engaging in petty issues, I don’t want to get involved into unnecessary issues, I will leave him he [Chishimba Kambwili] can say whatever he wants, he didn’t hire me and I will not resign because  I didn’t get permission from anybody to get into this job. I was appointed and if the appointing authority think that am not worth been Energy Minister, then he will deal with me. As far as I am concerned am doing my best. The Load shedding the country is currently experiencing is not the first time,” Mr.  Nkhuwa said. And Mr. Nkhuwa has emphasized that he will not pay attention to those calling for his...

Zambia National Union of Teachers [ ZNUT] Public Relations Officer Joe Kasaka has urged government to monitor Tuition Centres in the country accusing them of been the source of Examination leakages. "I think Tuition centres must be monitored closely because most sources of these leakages are coming from their because their aim is to ensure that they prove a point that what they have been teaching are bearing fruits so that they can have market next year, Mr. Kasaka has said. "And at the end of the day what they do is to try by all means to get these papers and disseminate them to their students which are very unfortunate because we think a tuition centre should prepare their students on how to answer examination questions among others." He has accused some Tuition centres of causing issues of Examination leakages which he said is not right in the education sector in Zambia. Mr. Kasaka is concerned over reports that 10 people were arres...