Daily Archives: January 6, 2022

UPND distances its cadres from the kabwata violent activities

United Party for National Development UPND Lusaka District Chairman Savious Ndaba has distanced the UPND cadres from the recent violent activities in kabwata constituency. UPND Lusaka district chairman Savious Ndaba tells q news that those inciting violence in kabwata constituency in UPND regalia are not UPND cadres but patriotic front cadres who are masquerading as UPND cadres by wearing UPND ...

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New Dawn administration urged to promote productivity

Leadership Movement has urged the New Dawn UPND government to promote productivity among various industries in the country as a means of ensuring for economic development. Leadership Movement President Richard Silumbe bemoans that very little focus is being given towards production, noting that the budget is more consumption orientated with very little mention of creation of industries and supporting production ...

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27 year old Burundian shot dead by unknown criminals

A 27 year old Burundian national has been shot dead by unknown criminals whilst in his shop in Lusaka’s chainda area. Confirming the development, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says police received a report of murder and aggravated robbery from Richard Jean-Marie aged 22 of unmarked house in chainda a Burundian national who reported that his fellow national Robert Talisisi aged ...

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Appointment of gender balanced boards cheers NGOCC

The Non-Governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) commends the minister of water development and sanitation for the appointment of gender balanced boards for the national water supply and sanitation council (NWASCO), Lusaka water supply and sanitation company LWSC and kafubu water supply and Sanitation Company. On Wednesday, 5th January 2022 the minister of water development and sanitation, Mike Mposha announced ...

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Delayed repair works on Luangwa bridge worry law maker

Patriotic front pf Chama North Member of Parliament Yotam Mtayachalo has expressed concern over delayed commencement of repair works on the Lungwa Bridge and Chama Matumbo Road. Mr. Mtayachalo is also worried about delays to start repair works on the deplorable Chama Lundazi road despite government indicating that funds have been released to undertake repair works. mr. mtayachalo has told ...

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Construction of chikani secondary school advances

Chikankata District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) Lizzy Lweendo Nyoni says the construction of Chikani Secondary School by the World Bank in Chikankata District of southern province has advanced although currently the works have stalled. Ms. Nyoni said currently the school has learners from grade 8 up to grade 12 and hoped that the school will be completed for smooth learning ...

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CCPC cautions schools against forcing parents to buy school requites in selected shops

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has noted with concern the growing tendency of some schools who are in the habit of directing or forcing parents and guardians to purchase school uniforms and books among others strictly from selected suppliers or their schools. CCPC Public Relations Officer Rainford Mutabi has cautioned schools against this tendency and urged them to ...

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SPETUZ opposes automatic progression of leaners to grade 8

The Special Education Teachers Union of Zambia SPETUZ, has opposed the automatic progression of learners and implores government to revise this system as it only produces learners who can’t read and write and promotes laziness among grade 7 learners who should have a strong foundation through national assessment to progress to grade 8. The union President Frankson Musukwa has however, ...

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UPND SG happy that Zambians appreciate leadership of president Hakainde Hichilema

United Party for National Development (UPND) Secretary General Batuke Imenda has expressed gratitude that the Zambian people have continued appreciating the leadership of republican president Hakainde Hichilema. Mr. Imenda says this is because Zambians have recognized the direction which the UPND alliance government is taking the country into in terms of economic management. He was speaking in a media briefing ...

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CAAC urges government to take interest in irregular financial transactions exposed by PAC

Community Action Against Corruption has urged all investigative wings of government to take interest in the irregular financial transactions being exposed during the public accounts committee (PAC) sittings and process prosecutable offences from the revelations. Mr. Tembo says Zambians in the past years have been used to disappointing revelations of rhetoric which always come out of the annual sessions of ...

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