GENERAL Education Minister Dennis Wanchinga says 94,010 students, out of the 147,055 who sat for the Grade 12 final examinations in 2020 have managed to obtain full certificates. Speaking during a briefing, Friday, Wanchinga said out of 149,982 candidates that registered to write the examinations, 147,055 successfully wrote, representing 98.05 percent. "In our school system,...

THE 25-year-old police officer who was arrested and charged with two counts of murder of State prosecutor Nsama Nsama Chipyoka and Joseph Kaunda has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court. Constable Fanwell Nyundu, a police officer of Matero Police Camp, only appeared before the Court for explanation of the charge awaiting committal to the High...

LUSAKA High Court Judge Elita Mwikisa has quashed Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa’s decision to declare Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC’s) transmission and distribution lines as a common carrier. According to her findings, judge Mwikisa says CEC was not fairly treated by the Minister who arbitrarily used his powers to declare its transmission and distribution lines as...

FORMER Bank of Zambia (BOZ) governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says government's decision to purchase shares in Marcopolo Tiles Company Limited cannot be justified and it's quite worrisome. The former Central Bank boss adds that he is also shocked to see how some politicians are making huge donations on a daily basis when the country is...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it has concluded the investigation involving 51 houses and has submitted the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). And the ACC says investigations involving the Ministry of Health over the irregularities in the awarding of a US $17 million tender to Honeybee Pharmacy Limited have reached an advanced...

NDC secretary general Bridget Atanga has charged that Chishimba Kambwili was expelled from NDC due to gross indiscipline, failure to account for party funds, participation in unsavoury practices such as the use of witch doctors and unchristian rituals, among others. Atanga has dragged Kambwili to the Lusaka High Court, seeking a declaration and order that...

ZAMBIA has been listed as one of seven African countries using ICT tools developed by Circles, an Israeli telecoms company, to spy on citizens' phone calls and texts, among other communications. In a recent report titled "Running in Circles", the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, which investigates digital espionage against civil society and published on...

MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) secretary general Lucky Mulusa says the Cyber Security Bill gives a lot of space for harassment from the government. And Mulusa says the party will hold a general conference on March 17. Speaking during a press briefing, Thursday, Mulusa said there was no comfort that the government would use the...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says investigations involving former Ministry of Health permanent secretary in charge of administration Mulalelo Kakulubelwa will be concluded at the quickest possible time. On Thursday, Transparency International Zambia asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to expedite their investigations into Mulalelo’s case in order not to be seen to be delaying the process...