Mukosha Funga

Uncle Limbani needs gastric bypass surgery! A few weeks ago, we shared a story of how comedian Henry BJ Phiri, alias Uncle Limbani, was promised fans that he would lose 30 kgs. I wish I was here to report that he was half way to meeting this target or some ‘ice cream and rainbows’ news like that, but I am not, well, not exactly. He actually suffered a stroke less than a week after that article was published.

DEBATE has emerged, thanks to Ambassador Emmanuel Mwamba, who is wondering why the people of Zambia changed government since the UPND is now making the same mistakes that the PF made. In his statement, he asks: “So, if PF did wrong things, UPND should be allowed to repeat the mistakes? If PF made regional appointments, UPND should be allowed to do the same? Then why did Zambians change government?” Of course, there were some very interesting answers and responses to this question.

DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says the Zambia National Service (ZNS) has not gone into marijuana production yet, but might consider it. The Minister was responding to a question from Roan Independent member of parliament Joel Chibuye on whether ZNS was engaging in marijuana production in Parliament on Thursday. Lufuma said the defence force might consider it since the matter was raised. “The 10,000 hectares that we want to acquire [in] each and every province will not only be dedicated to Maize.