Prominent Lusaka Lawyer and PF Presidential elections front runner Mr Kelvin Fube Bwalya has emerged as a clear favorite to take the stewardship of the ruling Patriotic Front at the forth coming Patriotic Front General Conference set for July this year. Mr Bwalya is said to be leading in an independent poll conducted recently by […]
National Action for Quality Education in Zambia Executive Director Aaron Chansa says the reopening of exams classes needs more consultation before implementation. Mr Chansa says the organisation is reluctantly supporting the reopening of the exam classes as there is still need to ensure the ministry of general education, ministry of health and the disaster management […]
The recruitment strategy of Health workers in the wake of Covid-19 has been received with mixed feelings by various stakeholders. The Biomedical Union of Zambia has accused Ministry of Health of being bias in the recruitment process as the initial statistics shows that more nurses have been recruited than the other professions such as clinical […]
Kantanshi Member of Parliament Anthony Mumba has described as unfortunate the impasse between Konkola Copper Mine KCM and Copperbelt Energy Cooperation- CEC. Mr. Mumba has noted that failure by the mining company to settle its debt will have a negative impact of CEC which also has to meet its obligations such as wages and tax […]
Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya is today May 16 in Nakonde District which is the new epicenter of the coronavirus in the country. Dr. Chilufya wants to assess the prevailing conditions in the area and has been accompanied by his permanent secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Malama among other government officials. Earlier Dr. Chilufya visited Nakonde […]
The Ministry of Labour has closed down Chueng Zhu Company in Lusaka owned by Chinese nationals for holding hostage their 11 employees for two months in unpleasant conditions amidst the outbreak of Covid-19. During the hostage, the workers were barred from visiting their families and even accessing other facilities outside the company premises on pretext […]
THE Media Owners Association of Zambia and MISA Zambia have condemned the attacks on Mpika and Muchinga Radio Stations by some suspected Patriotic Front cadres when the two media institutions planned to feature on phone UPND President Hakainde Hichilema. MOAZ President Kenny Tonga says the idea of cadres attacking media houses is unacceptable and must […]
The Zambia Revenue Authority ZRA has donated 20,000 litres of fuel and disinfectants worth K500, 000 to help curb the COVID-19 situation at the Nakonde border. ZRA Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says the Nakonde border is the second largest and busiest border in Zambia and all efforts will be done to ensure the COVID situation […]
The Chipata City Council has adopted a by-Law that will allow council health inspectors to arrest and fine mothers who will be found carrying children in public places on their backs without face masks. The new by-law requires mothers to ensure that their children carried on their backs in public places should also be in […]
Minister of Transport and Communications Mutotwe Kafwaya has today signed the Road Traffic Driving license regulation of 2020, which extends the validity of Public Service Vehicle, PSV driving licenses, from 1 year to 3 years. Mr. Kafwaya says the SI will now be sent to government printers and to be printed as a gazette which […]