The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says government’s decision to effect a five per cent hike in fuel prices will have a knock-on effect on the general prices of commodities and escalate the cost of living. On Monday, Energy Regulation Board (ERB) chairperson Raymond Mpundu announced an upward adjustment of a litre of diesel...

Lusaka Province Police Commissioner Nelson Phiri has warned that if the UPND goes ahead with their planned tour tof Kafue on Tuesday, they will be met “head-on” by the police. But UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has insisted that the party will go ahead with the planned tour and wondered why the PF government was hindering...

Politician Mwenya Musenge has said if he starts revealing what he knows about Chishimba Kambwili, the former information minister will be finished. And Musenga says Kambwili must come out of the box and face reality that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been de-registered. Meanwhile, the former NDC secretary general, has disclosed that he is...

PF media director Sunday Chanda has urged defunct National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili to swallow his pride and rejoin the ruling party like the “Biblical prodigal son.” And Chanda has rubbished calls by the UPND to sell the presidential jet and use the proceeds to fund the importation of power from South Africa,...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has signed an MoU with News Diggers Media Limited to support the media organisation in its reporting on good governance, transparency, integrity and corruption. The partnership which was officially signed at the TIZ offices in Lusaka seeks to empower News Diggers with funds to carry out investigations into suspected corrupt practices...

The Zambia Police Service has condemned the resurfacing of counterfeit military fatigues among political party cadres, saying the trend must stop immediately. Zambia Police spokesperson Esther Katongo emphasised Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja’s directive to officers to arrest anyone found wearing such attire. She was reacting to a picture that has gone viral on...

Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba says he resisted the temptation to de-gazette land in the Forest Reserve 27 when he served as Lands Minister, saying it did not serve the interest of the people. And Kalaba has charged that the PF will still lose the 2021 general election even if they bought houses for every...

The Constitutional Court has declined to grant the Law Association of Zambia an interim injunction restraining the National Assembly from continuing with the legislative process to enact the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill No.10 into law, pending determination of the petition. Constitutional Court judge Annie Sitali dismissed LAZ’s application saying it is not an appropriate case to...

Northern Province minister Lazarous Chungu has said politicians should make donations in areas that are in need and not use the gesture to gain political mileage. Meanwhile, Zambezi East UPND member of parliament Brian Kambita says government should stop looking at checks and balances as insults but learn to take advice. Debate President Edgar Lungu’s...

Tourism and Arts Minister Ronald Chitotela has dissolved the board of directors for the Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA). And Chitotela says the animal capturing license in Luangwa National Park under chief Nsefu’s chiefdom issued by his predecessor Charles Banda was done legally. Speaking at the press briefing at his ministry in Lusaka, Tuesday, Chitotela also...

The Lusaka High Court has granted 17 sitting and retired teachers of Kabulonga Teachers Compound leave to apply for an order to commit Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo, his Deputy Permanent Secretary and 16 others to prison for contempt of court for allegedly disobeying a court order which restrained anyone from evicting them. Last month,...

'Water is Life, Conserve it!’ is the marketing slogan of the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC). What this slogan obscures, however, is the point that there can be no water to conserve without the forests. There exists a strong relationship between trees and water, one that is difficult to grasp in times of bloom,...

An Indian couple has taken fresh plea before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court in a matter they are accused of forging a deed of will, depriving beneficiaries of their entitlement and obtaining over $29,000 from an account at Indo Zambia Bank. Pakizah Khan, 54, a housewife, and Mohammed Khan of 9565 Isunga Road in Kamwala, pleaded...

Zambian Super league giants Zanaco have sent assistant coach Dabid Chilufya on an indefinite administrative leave, three weeks after the commencement of the league. Club managing director Marlon Kananda confirmed the development but said he could not avail reasons for the club’s decision. "Dabid Chilufya is on administrative leave. We haven't parted company; he is...

Catherine Phiri will face a new opponent, Rehema Abdalla, from Tanzania in the October 19 non-title international bout. This follows the injury of her initial opponent Yarkor Annan of Ghana who has been ruled out of actions for weeks. Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions (OQPB) manager Christopher Malunga said during a press briefing at National Sports...

Business acumen may mean making business decisions on time. Time is an important business value in the life of an entrepreneur! Time is more than just about managing it. It is about responding timely when an opportunity arises. Entrepreneurs constantly look at their watch and what they should have achieved at a given time. One...

Opportunity is not only in supplying goods and services but in making investments. When you see an opportunity hanging, you respond by making an investment. But how do you make the best use of an opportunity so that you do not lose money? Many people have invested money in areas they have little knowledge about...

In the past 17 months, my company Bridges Limited has closely worked with a number of State Owned Enterprises: developing business and strategic plans, building internal communications systems, shaping leadership capabilities among the managers, changing attitudes and work culture among staff and training and evaluating boards. Our interaction with management teams from these organisations reveals...

When I asked my accounts manager to give me a summary of outstanding liabilities, with the hope of clearing them on one transaction, I was overwhelmed. As far as I knew, outstanding payments were just about K50,000 or less and thought it was not a big deal. We have dealt with small debts in the...

I was at the Latitude 15 Degrees Restaurant last week sharing notes with a group of American Fund Managers monitoring the performance of the economy. One of them was gravely concerned about the country’s operating environment: ‘Looks like I would not win at the moment if I invested in Zambia,’ he said while sipping his...

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has written to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to change the venue for the Cameroon 2019 African Nations Championship (CHAN) return leg qualifier against eSwatini to Lusaka’s National Heroes Stadium. The match was initially scheduled for October 19 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. FAZ general secretary Adrian...