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The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) says farmers are waiting to get a better price for their maize from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) as they will only sell their commodity to the highest bidder. And the farmers' union have urged government to only work with the electronic voucher system if they are sure that...

Police in Eastern province have nabbed a 20-year-old woman of Kwajoya village in Chief Mshawa’s area of Chipata district for stealing a baby. Confirming the incident to journalists, Wednesday, Eastern Province Police Commissioner Luckson Sakala said the 2-day old baby was stolen around 14:00 hours from Chipata Central Hospital. Sakala said the baby's mother, 16,...

The State has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss a matter in which suspended Livingstone magistrate Benjamin Mwelwa is seeking a declaration that acting Chief Registrar Charles Kafunda's decision to suspend him for alleged judicial misconduct was illegal and unconstitutional. The State has submitted that the disciplinary procedure that was taken against Mwelwa was legal...

President Edgar Lungu has appointed his Principal Private Secretary Dr Simon Miti as new Secretary to the Cabinet. According to a statement issued by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe, Thursday, Dr Miti's appointment is subject to ratification by parliament. "In exercise of the powers vested in me by...

The Lusaka High Court has dismissed, for lack of merit, the matter in which Eastern Province minister Makebi Zulu and two other lawyers had petitioned the court over the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) Legal Practitioners Committee’s decision to summon them for criticising the appointment of lawyers to represent State Counsel Nchima Nchito. In March...

Former Minister of Community Development and Social Services Emerine Kabanshi has pleaded not guilty to two charges of willful failure to comply with the law or guideline in relation to the Social Cash Transfer programme. Kabanshi was arrested last month by the Joint Investigations Team comprising the Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit of the Drug Enforcement...

Trial in a matter where former ZAF Commander Lieutenant General Eric Chimese is jointly-charged with his wife and another with abuse of authority and money laundering yesterday failed to proceed because the former’s spouse was reportedly ill. In this matter, Chimese, 50, is jointly-charged with his wife, Sharon Gray Chimese, 45, and Chita Lodge Limited...

Government says its vision of attaining a middle income socio-economic status can only be effectively assessed through a robust and well-coordinated national monitoring and evaluation system. And Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) chairperson Isaac Ngoma says there is need to take practical measures in implementing and achieving development goals. Speaking during the launch of...

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa says renewable energy is a catalyst for rural development through improved access to information, improved productivity and new employment opportunities. The minster was speaking during the launch of the Azuri Technologies 24-inch solar satellite television and home lighting system in Zambia at the British High Commission in Lusaka. “Renewable energy such...

Police on the Copperbelt have finally arrested PF Chifubu member of parliament Frank Ng'ambi who went at large after fresh instructions of his re-arrest were issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Ng'ambi was recently arrested for assaulting his wife, Agness, but the State entered a nolle prosequi and ordered that he be re-arrested on...

Government agencies advocating for a change in the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Act shows they have something to hide from the public, says Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya. In an interview, Fr Chikoya wondered why those in government were afraid and disturbed by the recent revelations contained in the...

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has directed Zesco to restructure the company by streamlining operations and reduce the current workforce as well as review worker conditions of service. According to a statement issued by IDC public relations manager Namakau Mukelabai, Wednesday, Zesco has also been directed to suspend employment of new staff and freeze all...

The Lusaka High Court has stayed the powers of the Konkola Copper Mine's provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu to sell assets or to make arrangements with creditors. While in Mozambique last week, President Edgar Lungu announced that within a month, government would have concluded talks with a new investor to takeover KCM assets and operations, a...

In yesterday’s edition we shared our thoughts on UNZA’s decision to confer President Edgar Lungu with an honorary doctorate in law degree, which we feel is a mockery to the President because he is being honored for doing just a fraction of what his job demands him to do. But while our Head of State...