THERE is no justification for anybody to support the stripping naked of anybody in public on account of an opposing political affiliation. It is even worse when the victim is a female, probably a mother as it shows total and contumelious disregard of cherished human values. In fact, stripping naked of anybody in public is […]
Archive | December, 2015
Stripped woman deserved it
Posted on 31 December 2015.
She just invited her own problems, she started flashing a PF symbol towards the UPND convoy, and surely, what did she expect our boys to do? She provoked the situation, of all people in Town, why she was the only one attacked says former Chikankata District Commissioner Sylvester Simayaba. Mr Simayaba who recently defected to […]
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Grade 12 certificate election prerequisite puzzle.
Posted on 31 December 2015.
I totally agree with the point that shockwaves have struck all political parties after revelations that no candidate without a minimum academic qualification of Grade 12 certificate would be allowed to contest the Presidency, Vice Presidency, Parliament and council elections (Daily Nation, December 29, 2015). The new Constitution has fundamentally altered the chessboard for all […]
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Govt ends casualization
Posted on 31 December 2015.
CASUALIZATION of labour and unjustified termination of contracts of employment are now illegal following President Edgar Lungu’s assenting the amended Employment Act Cap 268 of the laws of Zambia. The Head of State assented to the amendment Bill on November 26, 2015 and it was published into law on December 3, 2015. “The Employment Act […]
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Tongas are not superior, says Chitimukulu
Posted on 31 December 2015.
TONGA tribe political hegemony has been rejected by Paramount Chief Chitimukulu. Chief Chitimukulu has said the Bashilubemba will never be part and parcel of a group of tribes wanting to establish a Tonga tribe political hegemony. He charged that there was a terrible distortion of facts that had set the Tonga tribe far above other […]
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Don’t misuse Islamic women, Nawakwi told
Posted on 31 December 2015.
The Islamic Community has condemned Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) leader Edith Nawakwi for drawing Islamic women into politics. Islamic Spiritual leader in Zambia Sheikh Idrissa Hashim Ali has said it was against the Islamic religion for Ms Nawakwi to insult the Head of State and drag women into politics. Sheikh Ali said in […]
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Presidential aide’s letter a forgery
Posted on 31 December 2015.
A LETTER published by the Post Newspaper purportedly authored by special assistant to the President for press and public relations Amos Chanda over a Zesco tender to STAG African Renewable Energy has turned out to be a forgery. The Ministry of Energy and Water Development has disclosed that it had not received any instructions from […]
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DBZ wants M’membe, Nchima Nchito joined to K14bn loan
Posted on 31 December 2015.
THE Development Bank of Zambia has argued that as senior directors at the Zambian Airways, Nchima Nchito and Fred M’membe cannot claim innocence of the syndicated K14 billion loan between Mines Air Services Limited (trading as Zambian Airways) and the Bank. This is after the Lusaka High Court dismissed an application to lift the corporate […]
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Word of caution to PROTUZ members and the public
Posted on 31 December 2015.
I wish to ask for a bit of space in your paper to give a word of caution to all PROTUZ members who may have been misled by a man posing as Mr Mulonda Konga who has been commenting on the union affairs. The leadership of PROTUZ is not moved by his machinations and desperation […]
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George Mpombo’s pet hate of President Lungu
Posted on 31 December 2015.
People’s Democratic Party leader George Mpombo sounds like an enormously rancorous man for very palpable reasons. To many opposition leaders their revulsion and envy of President Lungu is well understood. They have been marking time for many years in their cocoons while it took Lungu about two weeks to win State House. That is why […]
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