Daily Archives: January 31, 2022

British envoy reminds HH of COP26 commitments

British High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley has stressed the need for African leaders, including President Hakainde Hichilema to implement the agreements and commitments they made at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland last year. Mr Woolley says this as a means of addressing the flood and storm situation being experienced due to ...

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ZANASU regrets award of lower Zambezi mining license

The Zambia National Students Union(ZANASU) has described as regrettable the move by government to award a license for mining activities in the lower Zambezi. Union president Steven Kanyakula says the development is retrogressive as it comes at a time when the whole world and Zambia inclusive is trying to mitigate climate change effects which have contributed to droughts and floods. ...

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Kakubo hails AfDB investment in Zambia

Foreign Affairs Minister Stanley Kakubo has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for investing over one billion dollars in various sectors of the Zambians economy since 1971 to date. Speaking when he received credentials from African Development Bank Country Director Raubil Olaniyi Durowoju, Mr. Kakubo also highlighted other areas of assistance offered by AfDB which include, infrastructure energy, water and ...

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ACC record warn & caution statement from Lubinda

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has recorded a warn and caution statement from acting PF president Given Lubinda after questioning him. And Lubinda has complained that a warn and caution statement has been recorded from him in the absence of his lawyers. The former Justice Minister has been questioned in relation to investigations involving his company which borrowed money from ...

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