Former Attorney General Musa Mwenye says it is important for leaders to listen to criticism no matter what format it is dispensed. In a statement shared on his Facebook page, Wednesday, Mwenye observed that a good leader was expected to act in national interest even if doing so would bruise their ego. Menye recalled how...

PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says Hakainde Hichilema's threats that Sunday Chanda will run away from Zambia after PF loses power are empty because the country doesn't belong to him. And Phiri says HH should restrict his insults to women, charging that in Southern Province some men don't respect women, which is why they...

Zambia’s oil deal with Saudi Arabia could not have any impact on cushioning local fuel pump prices because it represents just a “drop in the ocean”, says Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa. Reacting to the Energy Regulation Board’s (ERB) hiked fuel pump prices, which shot up to K16.06 per litre for petrol, among others, Nkhuwa argued...

PricewaterhouseCooppers Tax expert Jyoti Mistry says concentrating revenue generation measures on the mining industry renders the Zambian economy highly vulnerable to movements in commodity prices and global economic conditions. And Mistry says a volatile tax regime is not conducive to long-term investment. In her presentation on Zambia's 2019 national budget analysis and Outlook at Protea...

President Edgar Lungu has suspended Ministry of General Education Permanent Secretary Henry Tukombe to allow for smooth investigations into theft of donor aid at the ministry, as reported by the Auditor General. And Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Silya has disclosed that cabinet has instructed the Attorney General to interrogate the possibility of taking legal action...

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Christopher Yaluma has announced that two Statutory Instruments (SIs) aimed at protecting small business from being invaded by foreigners have just been introduced. Speaking during the Impact Capital business meeting in Lusaka, Tuesday, Yaluma said the Commerce Ministry had issued the two SI aimed at protecting small business from being...

Police in South Africa have issued an arrest warrant for a Zambian living in South Africa, suspected to have kidnapped another Zambian. Douglas Dale Police Station in Johannesburg are investigating Aissata Mwila of Passport no; ZN 251393 for her alleged involvement in the kidnapping and disappearance of a Zambian national, Jeffrey Musonda, 50, of Itawa,...

Patriotic Front cadre Munir Zulu says there is an economic sabotage from within and the ruling party must start preparing for exit if they don't see it. And Zulu has resurrected calls for the PF to have a national indaba to iron out all issues within the party. Meanwhile, Zulu has lamented that those who...

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says President Edgar Lungu is still confident that kwacha will soon stabilise because market forces are still intact. And Chanda says government will proceed to disburse its component of the Social Cash Transfer scheme as it awaits the outcome of the inquiry into...

Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela says his Ministry will in 2019 conduct a national housing census to establish the current accommodation needs as well as housing deficits in the country. And Chitotela says Lusaka’s Misisi, Kuku, Chibolya, Bauleni and Kanyama settlements have been proposed for upgrades so that residential areas are well-planned with...