Daily Archives: January 21, 2022

Saunders urges HH to set up commission of inquiry on graft

President Hakainde Hichilema has been urged to set up a Commission of Inquiry to look into the corruption that took place during the PF regime especially with revelations made by former ZESCO board chairman Dr Mbita Chitala in his latest book. In his book entitled “Corporate Capture, the Political Economy of Electricity Management in Zambia 2014-2021”, (How Not to Manage ...

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Govt in consultations on legalizing cannabis – Kasonka

The new dawn UPND government says it is currently consulting extensively on the way forward regards the cultivation and use of cannabis for medicinal purposes in Zambia. Ministry of health permanent secretary in charge of technical services, professor Lackson Kasonka explains to q news that the cannabis act was acted upon by the previous PF government which Looked at cannabis ...

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PF members urged to brace themselves for more arrests – NAREP

The opposition national restoration party (NAREP) has called on patriotic front members to brace themselves for more arrests by law enforcement agencies looking at the kind of alleged criminality that was there during their reign. NAREP deputy secretary general under the Maboshe led faction Martin Mulenga tells QTV news in an interview that the previous regime allegedly committed a lot ...

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Govt urged to promote Avocado farming – Chiwala

Lusaka avocado multipurpose corporative chairperson engineer Benard Chiwala has urged government to promote the practice of avocado farming in the country. Engineer Chiwala has observed that government has only been focusing on maize agriculture hence the need for it to also promote other forms of agriculture such as avocado agriculture among others. He notes that if well harnessed avocado can greatly ...

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