I used to buy toilet paper for Mumbi Phiri, says Chishimba Kambwili. And Kambwili says he is confident that Parliament police will tell the truth about who beat who yesterday. Meanwhile, Kambwili says Minister of Lands Jean Kapata is using ZAFFICO and some Chinese Corporatives to export Mukula logs. Speaking to Journalists at his Kabulonga...

Seven people accused of stealing drugs worth over K6 million from Medical Stores Limited in Lusaka have pleaded not guilty to three charges. And the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has dismissed an application to have the bail conditions reviewed by the four accused persons who are still in custody. Meanwhile, magistrate Greenwell Malumani embarrassed a Legal...

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr believes Arsenal striker Alex Iwobi's blot of lightening can strike twice against Zambia this Saturday at home in Uyo. Iwobi scored the first of Nigeria's two goals in their 2-1 away win over Zambia in the first leg of their 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B qualifier in Ndola on October...

Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) Executive Director Lewis Mwape says Parliament should not entertain calls to extend the Threatened State of Public Emergency. In a statement today, Mwape said extending the Threatened State of Public Emergency would affect the country’s social, political and economic development. “We therefore call on Parliament not to entertain proposals...

The brutal force which our police service has continued to use in their clampdown on drugs in Lusaka’s Chibolya compound is a source of concern. Yes, Chibolya is a drug haven and many youths there smoke marijuana for pleasure and whatever other Rastafarian reasons. But there are also a lot of innocent citizens who reside...

in this audio, Copperbelt province Minister Bowman Lusambo claims Chishimba Kambwili grabbed his neck and punched him at Parliament yesterday. In an interview with Hot FM today, Lusambo said Parliament security officers saved him from Kambwili. “I came out of the chamber, I went out and Chishimba Kambwili was standing with honorable minister of Foreign...

The Oasis Forum says the fire tender protestors have shown true patriotism by demanding accountability from leaders. In a statement yesterday, Oasis Forum Spokesperson Sara Longwe stated that it was unfortunate that most politicians saw expressions of dissent as unpatriotic acts. "Too often our politicians see expressions of dissent as unpatriotic acts when nothing could...

An arresting officer has told court that he jointly charged Keith Mukata and his lover Charmaine Musonda for murder because they did not give satisfactory answers during interrogations. In this matter, the Chilanga UPND member of parliament and his lover are accused of shooting dead Namakabwa Kwenda, who was security guard at his law firm....

Young African Leaders Initiative president Andrew Ntewewe says the 16.3 per cent youth unemployment level recently announced by the Central Statistical Office is a bogus figure which government should not boast about. Last week, Central Statistical Office Director of Census and Statistics John Kalumbi said youth unemployment in the first quarter of 2017 stood at...