Lusaka City Council acting public relations manager George Sichimba says the council has shut down 25 business houses for failure to comply with the Liquor Licensing Act and the Business Levy provisions. In a statement today, Sichimba stated that of the 25, 13 shops were closed for operating without licenses contrary to the Local Government...

Police in Lusaka have formally arrested and charged Shinka Kaputo with murder and unlawful wounding. Last week Thursday, Kaputo,34, allegedly shot his 26-year-old girlfriend Precious Mangesana after a dispute. The couple's daughter was also injured in the process when a bullet projectile got stuck in her neck. In a statement today, acting police spokesperson Danny...

The Law Association of Zambia has condemned UPND president Hakainde Hichilema for accusing some Constitutional Court Judges of corruption without valid evidence. In a statement today, LAZ president Linda Kasonde stated that it was wrong for HH to start accusing judges of corruption without lodging in a complaint with relevant authorities like the Judicial Complaints...

Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba says government has embarked on a project to mordenise the Mpulungu Harbour in a bid to increase its capacity at a total cost of $100.4 million. At a media briefing today, Mushimba said government had realized the critical role that the Mpulungu Harbour played in the transport corridors as...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections has observed that the amount of money allocated to social protection in the 2018 budget is not sufficient to alleviate poverty in Zambia. And JCTR has attributed the decrease recorded in the basic needs basket for a family of five in September this year, to the good farming season...

Expelled Roan PF member of parliament says he will expose Amos Chanda's corruption on Saturday. In a Facebook post today, Kambwili vowed to teach President Edgar Lungu's press aide a lesson he would never forget. "Amos Chanda on Saturday I will tell the nation about your dirty corruption. I will teach you a lesson that...

CTPD says government’s decision to discontinue the five-year income tax holiday for companies will broaden Zambia’s revenue base. And CTPD says research has revealed that about K1 billion of the country’s revenue is realised from incentives, such as provisions under the COMESA and SADC Trade protocols. In a statement yesterday, Centre for Trade Policy and...

One of the reasons why Presidents have so much power, ‘unlimited’ privileges and immunity, is because they are expected to have good judgment. Those who draft constitutions and those who enact laws expect that the powers they bestow on a sitting Head of State would be used to the benefit of all citizens. For example,...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed that Zambia's ballooning external debt puts the country at high risk of debt distress. And the IMF says although the near-term outlook for the Zambian economy has improved in recent months, the country's fiscal imbalance has remained very high. In a statement published on the IMF website yesterday,...

Police in Chingola have arrested a 49-year-old businessman for allegedly defaming President Edgar Lungu. Alex Mwale was picked up by police yesterday in connection with a video which went viral on social media last week in which he stood in front of one of the infamous fire tenders and called the Head of State a...