President Edgar Lungu says he will not be dragged into the politics of Black Mountain by hypocrites who change goal posts after a crisis occurs. And President Lungu has instructed police to deal with "foolish people" who have instructed their cadres to employ violence during elections before they implement their plans. Meanwhile, President Lungu says...

Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba says Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe will succeed in stabilising and growing the country’s economy because of the bold transformational reforms that government is undertaking. And Sinkamba says his current passion is to encourage government to implement measures that will ensure that the country becomes ready when the Eurobond and...

ZICTA has fined all three mobile network operators a combined total of K12.6 million for failing to adhere to the quality of service parameters, a move that has seen Zamtel being slapped with the highest fine of K4.8 million. In a statement issued by ZICTA manager for corporate communications, Ngabo Nankonde, Tuesday, the mobile operators...

Blue Oak Agro Limited has dragged Chimsoro Farms to court for failing to clear debt totalling US$26,363 for the supply of agriculture inputs obtained in the 2016/2017 farming season. In a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court, Monday, the plaintiff stated that in 2016, they supplied the defendant agriculture inputs amounting to...

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa says government is considering establishing a gas pipeline from gas-rich neighbouring countries into Zambia in an effort to meet energy demands. And Nkhuwa, who disclosed that the transmission lines being constructed between Zambia and Angola via the Kolowezi inter-connector project, would help transmit power from countries of surplus and connect to...

Zambia Medical Association president Abidan Chansa has condemned the theft scandal at Kafue General Hospital where senior managers ordered junior staff to forge documents and and conceal the theft of medical supplies. And Ministry of Health spokesperson Maximilian Bweupe appreciated the exposé published by News Diggers, saying the Ministry has already begun investigating the scandal....

If the opposition come and provoke you with politics of violence, let them know that palya balekela epo ifwe twambila, Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo told Lusaka residents not to be scared of the opposition as campaigns for the Lusaka Mayoral seat begin. And Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila says the ruling party...

Public health specialist Dr Canisius Banda says government must not ban the usage of tobacco, but promote its growth as a high-value tradable cash crop because it is a vital commodity in economies globally and good for human health. Dr Banda however warned that smoking tobacco was harmful, and urged people to use it as...

Most of the aspiring candidates in the Lusaka Mayoral by-elections have expressed confidence in scooping the seat, a position which fell vacant following the death of Wilson Kalumba last month. In random interviews conducted with a few candidates after filing in their nominations, NDC candidate Saboi Imboela expressed optimism, saying all parties participating in the...

International trade consultant Trevor Simumba says the admission by Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe that US$1.2 billion was not a true cost of the Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway project validated his research findings. And Simumba has observed that the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development is the biggest culprit of debt contraction outside the laws of Zambia....