CATHOLIC Diocese of Ndola Bishop Benjamin Phiri says clergymen will face a lot of temptations from political figures who would wish to be elected to various offices this year. Bishop Phiri, however, says the Church should not be used as a political ground. This is according to his 2021 Lenten Message in which he invited...

PARLIAMENT yesterday failed to vote whether or not the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Bill should be read for the second time due to challenges with the information and technology system. The members of parliament tried to vote orally but failed because there was an indication of division which fostered the use of the IT...

GOVERNMENT Chief Whip Brian Mundubile says if any member of the ruling party feels compelled to donate, they should do it away from the cameras. In an interview, Mundubile said there was no harm in donating silently, arguing that there was no need for someone in Monze to know about a donation he has made...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini has ruled that Mapatizya UPND MP Clive Miyanda out of order asking President Edgar Lungu to lead by example on alcohol. On Friday 19th February 2021 when the House was debating President Lungu's address on the progress made in the application of national values and principles, PF...

MINISTER of Health Dr Jonas Chanda says the country has recorded a 60 percent reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases since the second wave began, with the four deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily mortality since January. In a statement, Wednesday, Dr Chanda said it was gratifying that there was...

POLICE in Lusaka have arrested a 31-year-old pharmacist and a 24-year-old dental assistant for filming and circulating a video in which they had oral sex while listening to gospel music. In a statement, Wednesday, police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo said the couple, which works at the same private hospital in Lusaka, attempted to distance themselves...

LUIWA UPND member of parliament Situmbeko Musokotwane has lamented that the recently-appointed High Court judges do not represent all regions of the country as enshrined in the Constitution. But Minister of Justice Given Lubinda says he hopes the constitutional provision which calls for regional diversity when it comes to appointments will become irrelevant due to...

THE DRUG Enforcement Commission says it has taken interest in Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji's acquisition of a K30 million helicopter. And the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) says it is working with DEC to probe cash donations and huge sums of money which is being publicly displayed by some politically exposed persons. Responding to a...

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) 'acting president' Joseph Akafumba says his faction will today commence a fresh legal action against expelled Chishimba Kambwili, insisting that he no longer has the authority to lead the party. In an interview, Tuesday, Akafumba said his faction initially withdraw the legal suit in order to re-strategise. “We took a case...

TOURISM Minister Ronald Chitotela says the number of voters in Luapula Province has significantly increased because PF MPs mobilised and encouraged residents to register. And Chitotela says it will be difficult for UPND to campaign in that province because they have continuously accused residents of being Congolese nationals. In an interview, Tuesday, Chitotela, who is...