The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday applauded North-Western Province Permanent Secretary Ephraim Mateyo and his team for resolving the audit queries cited in the previous Auditor General’s Report. But in sending off the controlling officer after he appeared before his Committee, PAC chairperson Howard Kunda said the PS might be called to re-appear after...

Former Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Sketchley Sacika says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s complaints against Chinese influence in Zambia implies he is patriotic towards the country rather than inciting xenophobic attacks. And Sacika says Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji acted against the Republican Constitution by instructing Chongwe District Council to give land to Chinese nationals...

Zambia under-20 midfielder Edward Chilufya has described his summon for national duty as a great task that would require him to give his all and help the young Chipolopolo boys record history in Zambian football. Chilufya who plays for a Swedish side Djurgadens IF acknowledged the confidence that the under-20 coach Charles Bwale has in...

Wusakile independent member of parliament Pavyuma Kalobo has called for a law that will penalise erring investors if the government is to put the country’s interests first. And Kalobo says investors running Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Chingola should leave the country if they cannot afford to pay their suppliers and contractors, adding that there...

Minister of Gender Elizabeth Phiri has condemned a man harassing his wife for allegedly committing adultery in a video that went viral on social media saying Gender-Based Violence (GBV) should not be condoned irrespective of the offence committed. On Wednesday, a video went viral on social media in which a middle-aged man was urging onlookers...

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has restored bail for a senior public prosecutor from the National Prosecutions Authority who has been dragged to court for allegedly using insulting language against his ex lover, a fellow prosecutor. Recently, Richard Nyeleti's bail was revoked on grounds that he was interfering with witnesses by continuing to issue derogatory remarks...

Government has called on the private sector to provide alternative financing models for the successful implementation of the 7th National Development Plan (7NDP). In a statement, Ministry of National Development Planning (MNDP) Permanent Secretary Chola Chabala stated that government cannot afford to wait for co-operating partners to fund the 7NDP, but instead recognized the need...

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka says his party is shocked to learn of the “express speed” in which police on the Copperbelt processed a permit for PF youths to hold protest marches in solidarity with the Chinese. In a statement, Mucheleka stated that it was his hope that the provincial police command would also...

Honourable Ronald Chitotela has threatened to eliminate my life if I continue debating against the corruption under PF, Choma Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa told parliament, Wednesday. Mweetwa who rose on a point of order informed the house that the Housing and Infrastructure Development Minster issued life threatening remarks at break time after...

Zambia Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) president Elias Mpondela has bemoaned the level of competition in the athletics fraternity saying competitions have become too predictable. Mpondela revealed that all local competitions in the country were won by Green Buffaloes with abnormal point-differences, thereby making it hard for the association to make a balanced national team. In...

The UPND will strive to make Zambia a prosperous middle income country once voted into power. The whole issue of the VISION 2030 is extremely pertinent because that is the direction our country ought to be going and I will anchor my submission on VISION 2030. As a country, our vision is to be a...

Four days after the cancelled high school examinations resumed under a newly-announced timetable by the Ministry of General Education, a grade nine pupil called our office line from Mwinilunga, to find out if we had any information regarding the new examination calendar. The boy who said lived with his elderly grandparents had no idea that...