Uganda’s parliament has passed sweeping antigay legislation that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships and criminalises anyone identifying as LGBTQ.
The fact that a husband said “I do” at the altar but, a week later, while on honeymoon on an island, humiliated and belittled his wife, then, two months later, kicked her out of their house, has come back to bite him.
“We want to raise the red card to the UPND government and the police that there is no more room for continued abuse of people’s rights because this country is a multi-party democracy," New Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka has said
An estranged wife who was separated from her husband for eight years failed to convince the court that she was the rightful beneficiary to half of an over R1 million pension fund that was to be paid out after her husband died.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has accused Western countries of imposing gay rights on African nations as lawmakers in the country prepare to vote on an anti-LGBT bill.
ZESCO has finally admitted that the load management announced in December last year is in fact load shedding and Zambians will as of today start experiencing what the power utility company has termed planned rotational Load Shedding exercise.
DEVELOPMENT Activist Barnabas Zulu has urged the government to make the business environment more favourable for small and medium enterprises in 2023 by dealing with factors that are affecting the business sector in the country.
Vice President Mutale Nalumango has called on local authorities in the country to pass by-laws which will introduce penalties for people who buy products on the streets.
ZAMBIA is in debt distress and urgently needs deep and comprehensive debt treatment and as a result, the World Bank has released US$100 million concessional credit its support for Macroeconomic Stability, Growth and Competitiveness Programme of the country.
A BUSINESSMAN in Solwezi, Mr Nathan Mulonga, has observed that government is not being sincere with the people of Zambia on increased electricity tariffs.
Mr Mulonga said this was because the failure to properly manage the energy sector would have a long term negative effect on businesses and on the economy.
Standard Chartered has donated 30 fully fitted computers to Chibelo Primary School in Lusaka and facilitated financial Literacy sessions to over 250 pupils at the school.