It's not the first time Tasila Lungu is making a public appearance

Yesterday social media was abuzz with the stunning looks of President Edgar Lungu's daughter Tasila. Zambia Inquirer has discovered that the beautiful Ms Lungu has actually been frequenting public events as she is also part of the PF Women League. Picture by Eddie Mwanaleza

United States and Zambia Make Gains in Fight Against Tuberculosis

LUSAKA - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the
Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health, and the
Ministry of Home Affairs gathered to mark the culmination of the TB CARE I project. Jointly
funded by USAID and the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR), TB CARE I was a collaborative activity between the United States and Zambian
governments to reduce the burden of tuberculosis (TB) by providing the latest
diagnostic technologies and training for increased TB detection and treatment.
"Over the past five years our partnership has directly reached close to three million people,
even in the most rural areas of the country, with information and services for TB control," said
USAID Senior Health Advisor Dr. George Sinyangwe.
In the 2010 World Health Organization Global Tuberculosis Report, Zambia was listed as having
one of the world's highest rates of new cases of TB, with more than 300 infected per 100,000
people that year. In response, the United States and Zambian governments partnered to launch
TB CARE I, which provided training for more than 3,000 health care workers, including more than
600 laboratory staff at 144 TB diagnostic facilities. The training in TB

POLICE TRAFFIC OFFICER GETS 36 MONTHS FOR CORRUPT PRACTICES

The Lusaka Magistrate Court has sentenced a Traffic Officer at the Lusaka Central Police to 36 months imprisonment with hard labor for corrupt practices involving K 1, 000.
Lusaka Magistrate Lameck Mwale yesterday 13th May 2015 found Titus Chisanga, 36, of House No. 3 Block 10 Kafue Police Camp, a Traffic Officer at the Lusaka Central Police, guilty of one count
of corrupt practices by public officer contrary to section 29 (1) and 41 of the Anti-Corruption
Act No. 41 of 1996 to the laws of Zambia.
Details of the offence are that Chisanga, between 25th August and 3rd December 2009, corruptly solicited for K1, 000 and actually received K500 from Mable Chisanga as an inducement or
reward for him to release her impounded motor vehicle registration number ABT 1022 from police custody.
Chisanga was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission on 22nd December 2012 and charged with one count corrupt practices by public officer contrary to the laws of Zambia.

Fuel prices go up

FUEL prices have gone up following an upward adjustment by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB).

A litre will now go for K .74 for petrol, K 7.59 diesel, K 5.40 kerosene and K 10.88 for low sulphur diesel effective midnight of 12 May 2015.

The adjustment means that the prices of petroleum products have increased by K 1.14 for petrol, K 1.00 for diesel, K 0.71 for kerosene and K 0.99 for low sulphur diesel.

ERB board chairperson Pastor Geoff Mwape said the two factors that affect wholesale and pump fuel prices are the international oil prices and the domestic exchange rates.  

“This adjustment is mainly due to the volatility of the kwacha which resulted in the significant adjustment of the kwacha against the United States Dollars. Since the last adjustment in January 2015, the kwacha has ranged between an average of K 6.5 per dollar and K 7.42 per dollar in April 2015. During this period, the kwacha reached an all time high of K 7.8 per dollar,” Pastor Geoff Mwape said.

Pastor Mwape said periodic price adjustment are essential to ensure that there is full cost recovery in the supply chain, and thereby ensure that there is enough to procure future petroleum feedstock cargoes and finished petroleum products. He added that future price adjustments will be dictated by changes in the key fundamentals. The ERB will endeavour to automatically adjust so that cost reflectivity is attained for each and every petroleum feedstock cargo and imported finished petroleum products.

The last increase in petroleum products was in April 2014. Between this period to date, a number of fuel reductions were affected, mainly as a result of falling international oil prices and a fairly stable kwacha.

Chinese company treats 6,400 employees to French vacation

(CNN) - More than 6,000 employees of Tiens Group, a Chinese conglomerate, were given the VIP treatment on an all expenses paid trip to France to celebrate the company's 20th birthday.

The tour group, the largest to visit the country, was given a private tour of the Louvre museum and a private shopping session at luxury department store Galeries Lafayette during their four-day trip, reported French news agency Agence France-Presse.

RARE MOMENT: A prisoner and prison warder take to the dancefloor at Lusaka Central Prison

A RARE MOMENT: A prisoner from the Lusaka Central Prison choir take to the dancefloor with a female prison warder during the Ambassadors Accredited to Zambia Club's donation to inmates at the prison.

Lusaka among Africa’s cities with lowest infrastructure development

LUSAKA ranks among the lowest cities in Africa in terms of infrastructure development and advancement, according to a Pricewaterhouse Coopers 2015 report. Of the 20 African cities surveyed, Lusaka ranks number 14, scoring 74, ahead of Accra, Kampala, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Kinshasa and Luanda. According to PWC’s March 2015 “Into Africa: 

The Continent’s Cities of Opportunity” index, Cairo tops the rankings and scored the highest in terms of infrastructure development at 137, followed closely behind by Tunis on 134. Addis Ababa and Johannesburg completed the top four at 112 and 107 respectively. The data is compiled through various factors including ratings on cost of housing, airport connectivity, communications, road safety, water risk and power, among others.

Roberto explains inspiration behind ‘Amarulah’

ROBERTO, who has been riding the crest of the wave with the song Amarulah, is in Rwanda where he was gracing former Big Brother Africa hotshot Arthur Nkusi’s show on Friday in Kigali.
In one of the interviews he conducted there, he revealed the inspiration behind Amarulah; and the answer is not exactly what you thought.
“Well I first worked on the beat and had another idea for the song altogether. I recall making the beat in the evening and by morning, I had another idea pop up and it was just the name Amarulah at that point,” he told The New Times.
“I didn’t know what direction I would take but as soon as I opened my mouth to sing it was all smooth sailing. I don’t write down lyrics but just let what’s on my mind flow. An hour later, I had a new song called Amarulah!”

The media is mishandling information - President Lungu

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he is thinking twice about enacting the Freedom of Information Bill because of the way information is being mishandled by the media.

Mr Lungu was speaking upon arrival at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka this morning from Livingstone where he hosted the African Union (AU) Committee of Ten Heads of State Summit on the United Nations (UN) Reforms.
The President said the allegation that government is hiding a US$192 million loan from China for security purposes is false.
Mr Lungu said the leaking of information is a security issue which has already been handled further stating that those found wanting would be dealt with accordingly one by one.
He said secrecy should prevail because it will be irresponsible of him to be sharing top class information to the public.
'it is sad that information is circulating. we are not hiding any money. That is why am even thinking twice about enacting the freedom of information bill," he said.

Speaking to journalists, President Lungu said media practitioners are professionals who should be able to analyse and evaluate the information that they receive from their informers.

President Lungu was received at the KKIA by Vice President Inonge Wina.

Others who received the President were senior government and Patriotic Front (PF) Party officials who included Home Affairs Minister Davis Mwila, State House deputy Minister Mulenga Sata and Defence Chiefs  among others.