Daily Archives: November 22, 2021

UPND working with imperialists to strip EL’s immunity – Nakachinda

Opposition Patriotic Front Chairperson for Information and Publicity Raphael Nakachinda has accused some members of the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) of partnering with imperialist organisations with the motive of removing the immunity of former President Edgar Lungu. Mr. Nakachinda says the UPND members are doing this in the guise of the fight against corruption. He says this ...

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Kabwata MP’s death suspicious – HH

Republican President Hakainde Hichilema says the death of Kabwata Member of Parliament Levy Mkandawire raises a lot of suspicions. President Hichilema says law enforcement agencies need not to be instructed to investigate the death of Mr. Mkandawire and settle all suspicions surrounding his death in a traffic accident at his residence. Addressing hundreds of mourners during the burial of the ...

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Redefine education curriculum – Kalumba

Outgoing Permanent secretary for technical services in the ministry of education Jobbicks Kalumba has called on his successor to address the issue of redefining the education curriculum. Dr. Kalumba notes that for some time now, this has been something that he has wanted to do so that if a child has interest in a particular field from a lower level, ...

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CRAZ challenges Police to state clear position on check points

The Commuters Rights Association of Zambia (CRAZ) has called on the Zambia Police Service to come out clearly and state whether they have started mounting Police check points and not the current situation where its being done secretly. Association president Aaron Kamuti says some traffic Police officers are mounting secret snap check points on certain roads when they have been ...

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19 school girls retrieved from marriages in Shiwang’andu

Government has retrieved 19 girls from forced marriages out of a total of 22 girls who were married off by their parents and guardians in Shiwang’andu `district.  Shiwang’andu Education Board Secretary (DEBS) Kalale Katele says the issue of early marriage is very rife in the district. Mr Katele disclosed the development when Education Minister Douglas Siakalima paid a courtesy call ...

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FAZ to continue tapping talent from across – Kashala

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) General Secretary Adrian Kashala says the association will continue giving athletes from all the provinces of Zambia a chance to participate in the game of football. Speaking when he officiated at the launch of the FIFA Young Talents training for young referees in Lusaka today, Kashala says FAZ has partnered with the Ministry of Youth ...

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UPND suspects foul play in MP’s death

The ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) suspects foul play in the death of its Kabwata Member of Parliament Levy Mkandawire who died in a traffic accident at the gate of his house last week. In a statement obtained by Q-News, UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the events prior to Mr Mkandawire’s death were an indication of foul play. ...

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Panji backs HH’s graft fight

Former deputy minister of transport and communication Colonel Panji Kaunda has urged Zambians to support President Hakainde Hichilema and his administration in the fight against corruption. Colonel Kaunda says President Hichilema’s pronouncements on curbing corruption in the country cannot yield desired results if Zambians do not take part in the fight against the vice. Speaking in an exclusive interview with ...

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HH expects results from probe into MP’s death

Republican President Haakainde Hichilema says he expects results from investigative agencies probing the death of Kabwata Member of Parliament Levy Mkandawire. Speaking to journalists after visiting the funeral house of the late MP in Woodlands area yesterday, President Hichilema says it is unfortunate and shocking to lose the Kabwata lawmaker in such circumstances. He has described Mr Mkandawire as a ...

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