The International Press Institute (IPI) has observed that corruption reporting is a leading cause of journalist killings in the past 12 months across the world. Ahead of the World Press Freedom Day which falls tomorrow May 3, the IPI which is a global network of editors, journalists and media executives, has tallied journalists deliberately targeted...

Imwe ba Anti-Corruption Commission mulifipuba, echo mupokela ama instructions kubantu abashasambilila nga Kaizer Zulu, says National Democratic Congress leader Chishimba Kambwili. And Kabwili says PF Secretary General Davies Mwila's excitement over "dubiously-won" local government by-elections proves he is a fool who rejoices in corruption. Meanwhile, Kambwili says Zambians had nothing to celebrate on this year's...

Bankers Association of Zambia chief executive officer Leonard Mwanza says local businesses need to learn to pay back loans on time if interest rates on credit facilities will reduce. And Mwanza says the credit guarantee scheme signed with government will see banks co-share the risks and make access to finance for SMEs easier. Mwanza said...

Patriotic Front (PF) deputy media director Antonio Mwanza says the party has created over one million formal jobs in its seven years of governance since 2011. And Mwanza has challenged those complaining about too many taxes imposed on them to explain how many of those taxes have been newly created. Speaking when he featured on...

A Lusaka money lender has dragged a medical doctor to court for failing to pay back K74,375 accrued interest and loan saying she has suffered financial loss and damages as a result. According to a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High court, April 20, Natasha Chikonde borrowed K49,800 from Chama Chilambe on agreement...

The Anti-Corruption Commission says the SADC Protocol against Corruption will help prevent and eradicate corruption in the public and private sector in Zambia. Speaking in South Africa after attending a SADC Anti-Corruption Sub-Committee Meeting in Angola, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director-general Kapetwa Phiri said the Protocol would help promote and regulate cooperation not only in Zambia,...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) executive director Wesley Chibamba has condemned the Zambia Police Service for denying the private media access to cover President Edgar Lungu's address during the Labour Day Commemorations yesterday. In a statement, Chibamba wondered how this years's Labour Day theme, “Build Partnerships For Sustainable National Development Through Decent Job Creation and Social...

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) executive director Patrick Nshindano has lamented that poverty cannot end in Zambia because political decisions override progressive budgetary allocations. And Nshindano says Zambia needs leaders who will spend public resources on developmental projects as opposed to those which are politically sexy. In an interview, Nshindano noted that whilst the...

Most African nations have been 'state-captured' by Chinese Foreign Direct Investment, hence rendering their labour laws impotent, says African Labour Research Network (ALRN) researcher Professor Trywell Kalusopa. In an interview with News Diggers! Prof Kalusopa said research had shown that a number of African states had become economically destitute to Chinese investors, adding that the...

In Zambia, May Day has many interpretations. To some, it is simply another day for marching and wearing “kompolishon”. Others consider it a date on the calendar when their demands for improved working conditions must be answered by the employers; while to those in political leadership, it is another occasion for making more fake promises....