- CBD traders mob Lungu, lament cost of livingA MULTITUDE of citizens thronged around former president Edgar Lungu yesterday as he went round Lusaka’s Central Business District (CBD) to check on commodity prices, chanting “abwelere, tavutika (he should bounce back, we’ve suffered”. And Lungu says prices of commodities are indeed high under the current regime, emphasising that those in authority should take drastic measures to ensure that people’s lives are made much more bearable than the current situation. However, police say Lungu’s actions constitute an unlawful assembly, warning him that regardless of his status as former head of state, he is not above the law, and they will.......
- Governing is proving hard for UPND, Lungu is smelling ‘blood’FORMER president Edgar Lungu toured the Lusaka Central Business District yesterday and he was received like a messiah by some traders who complained to him about their plight under the UPND government. As Lungu walked people kept chanting: Tavutika! Tavutika! Abwelere! Abwelere! The truth of the matter is that life has become increasingly difficult these days for many Zambians, and people are barely surviving. The cost of commodities has doubled, and in some instances even tripled since President Hakainde Hichilema took office in August 2021, as a result the people of Zambia who do not understand where we are coming.......
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- There’s no point making more fertiliser if it’s not affordable – HHPRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has told the African Summit that there is no point in making more fertiliser available if it is not affordable to farmers. And President Hichilema says with the drive on climate change, there is need for Africa to invest in agriculture driven by irrigation as much as possible. Meanwhile, President Hichilema has reminded the Southern Sudanese people that when they are fighting, they export problems to the entire continent. Speaking on Thursday during the Africa Union initiative…….
- No one is allowed to resell our mealie meal above a K10 profit margin – ZNSTHE Zambia National Service (ZNS) says the profit margin for its Eagles mealie meal is K10 per bag, stressing that no trader is allowed to sell the commodity above the recommended prices of K230 for breakfast mealie meal and K190 for roller meal. ZNS further says it provides authorisation letters to anyone who wants to resell its mealie meal, where the recommended selling prices are clearly stipulated. In the past few days, videos have been circulating on various social media…….
- John General to appear in court over rape chargeMIRACLE Impact Ministries International overseer Pastor John Nundwe, alias John General is expected to appear before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court today, for allegedly raping a Matero woman. John General is facing one count of rape Contrary to Section 132 and 133 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence are that John Nundwe, on November 22, 2023, in Lusaka, unlawfully did have canal knowledge of Esther Tembo Nyau without her consent. When the…….
- Chongo eyes Chipolopolo returnFEELING he has settled well in the Zambia Super League at Kabwe Warriors, defender Kabaso Chongo is eyeing a return to the national team ahead of the World Cup qualifiers in June. Zambia has a date against Morocco and Tanzania in Group E of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Chongo, who has been missing from the team for a while is eyeing a return to the party. Chongo is rediscovering his form and helped Warriors to reach the final of…….
- Expensive power is better than load-sheddingImagine that right now you had a choice between two options: 1) Continue with cheap electricity but get 8 to 12 hours of load shedding. 2) Pay twice per KWh what you are currently paying, but you get power 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. Which of the two would you choose? I can bet my last Kwacha that 99.99% of Zambians would choose option 2. They would grumble at the beginning, but then eventually adjust and get....