Kanchibiya PF member of parliament Martin Malama says holding elections is a waste of money when the party in power is already delivering what is needed for the people. And Malama says he wants the ruling party to improve the economy and better peoples’ living conditions so that it can be in power long enough...

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini has ruled that Works and Supply Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya was out of order when he misinformed Parliament that government was not undertaking any ‘Speed Cameras’ project. And Dr Matibini has urged Cabinet Ministers to desist from giving responses that do not address the real issues raised on...

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says people should not be afraid of criticising President Edgar Lungu when he does something wrong because he is just a human being like everyone else, and not God who should be worshipped. And Kambwili says President Lungu only owned a Toyota Rav4 before becoming president but is now so rich...

Police in Western Province have arrested a witchdoctor for torturing residents suspected of practicing witchcraft. In an interview, Western Province Police commissioner Charles Lungu confirmed the arrest of Shadreck Chimbinde, adding that the suspect had been slapped with 32 counts. Meanwhile, UPND councillor for Mazili ward in Limulunga District Mubukwanu Sile, gave an account of...

A 27-year-old maid of Mtendere Township and a security guard have been dragged to court for allegedly stealing laptops, gold jewellery and wrist watches worth over K130,000. And a 41-year-old civil contractor of Avondale Abbas Elali has testified in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he found a two-plate gas cooker and other items which went...

Grizzly Mining Company’s fifth auction sale of Emeralds opened at Lusaka’s Intercontinental Hotel, Monday, with the company reiterating its concern over the enactment of the 2019 mining fiscal regime. Grizzly Mining chief executive officer Abdoul Ba resubmitted to government that the gemstones industry, and his company in particular, will be adversely affected with the changes...

United Party for National Development (UPND) spokesperson Charles Kakoma says his party lost the Kafue Council chairmanship by-elections because it had no money to bribe voters like PF who had a sack full of money. And Kakoma has charged that Lusaka Province UPND Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta was arrested on poll day in order to create...

C5 police yesterday caused commotion around Arcades and East Park Mall in Lusaka as they held a funeral procession of one of their colleagues. A convoy of about 20 'private' vehicles driving at high speed moved from East to West direction, with gun-toting plain-clothed officers who were literally latching on to the speeding cars. As...

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has convicted two Lusaka residents for corrupt practices involving USD$10,000. This is according to a statement issued by ACC spokesperson Timothy Moono. "Ben Kapoma and Precious Mwansa Kaunda are jointly charged with corrupt practices with public officer contrary to Section 19(2) as read with Section 41 of the Anti- Corruption Act...

PF secretary general Davies Mwila says his party will not apologise for announcing publicly at a rally last week that President Edgar Lungu has a sack full of money because it is true that the Head of State is in charge of resources. And Mwila says the Patriotic Front has shamed and proved to the...