Daily Archives: October 14, 2021

Investment in marcopolo tiles cheers Labour minister

Minister of Labour and Social Security Brenda Tambatamba says the investments in the marcopolo tiles by the National Pensions Scheme Authority (NAPSA) is a step in the right direction especially because these monies are not being put to waste. Speaking when she toured marcopolo tiles and wonderful group of companies this morning, Ms. Tambatamba said it is gratifying to note ...

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Stakeholders re-emphasis abolishment of death penalty

Various stakeholders have used this year commemoration of  the 19th anniversary of the world day against death penalty with the re-emphasis on the need for the Zambian government to abolish the death penalty. The stakeholders who include the European union in Zambia, the united nations in Zambia, NGOCC and the Human Rights Commission argue that death penalty undermines human dignity ...

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MISA commends HH

MISA Zambia has noted with great delight, President Hakainde Hichilema’s commitment to interact with various media platforms as a way of being present to the people he and his government pledged to serve. MISA Zambia interim chairperson rev. Dr. Barnabas Simatende says this initiative will advantage both the new dawn leadership and the citizens as it will keep the government ...

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HH challenged to retract statement on cadres

Opposition Patriotic Front Vice President Given Lubinda Has Challenged President Hakainde Hichilema To Retract The Statement He Issued  When He Featured On A Radio Program Yesterday,  Defending The Action By Suspected Upnd Cadres Of Contininuing Attacking Pf Members By Saying That The Behaviour By Upnd Carders  Is A Normal Human Reaction. Speaking During A Press Briefing At The Pf Secretariat ...

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U.S injects K4.6m into Zambia’s HIV fight

The United States has awarded 4.6 Million Kwacha to local Zambian Organizations through the 2021 President’s Emergency Plan For Aids Relief (PEPFAR) Small Grants program to combat HIV. The PEPFAR Small Grants Program Was Created To Support The Work Of Local Community And Civil Society Organizations And The Annual Funding Provides Grants In Amounts Between 170,000 Kwacha  And 425,000 Kwacha  ...

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Keith Mukata’s wife arrested, charged with assault

Police in Matero have recorded a warn and caution statement on Maricoh Rolsin Hoare Mukata aged 40 years of Kasupe for assaulting and occasioning actual bodily harm on her 51 year old security guard. Confirming the development which is reported o have occurred on  11th october,2021 around 16:00hrs, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga Oliver Mulalilo who is the security guard to ...

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TIZ concerned over Contradicting and inconsistent statements by govt

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has noted with concern the inconsistencies and contradictions in media statements attributed to top political and government officials within the UPND administration. TIZ observes that in the recent past, government positions on issues such as the true stock of public debt, Mukula trade, president’s travel arrangements and the presence of cadres in markets and bus stations, ...

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UPND on course with campaign promises-Dante

United Party for National Development (UPND) Media Director Ruth Dante says the UPND administration has started delivering on their campaign promises. Speaking in an interview with Q-news, Mrs Dante says the removal of political cadres from bus stations and markets is one of the promises the UPND administration made to the Zambian people. She says this is a clear demonstration ...

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HH commended for radio appearance

A cross section of society in Kitwe has commended President Hakainde Hichilema for his historic move to interact with the general public on Radio Phoenix. A number of ordinary residents and civil society leader told ZANIS in an interview commended President Hichilema for his continues efforts to interact with the public through media engagements. Mr MacDonald Chipenzi, GEARS Initiative Executive Director, ...

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