Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Charles Sipanje yesterday, through the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), apologised to tax payers for the theft and wastage of public funds under his administration. Sipanje, who appeared before the Committee to re-submit his responses to the audit queries cited in the Auditor General’s Report for the financial year ended December...

FAZ general secretary Adrian Kashala says he hopes that football national team coach Sven Vandenbroeck regrets the foul language that he used in a post match interview after Zambia's 1-0 loss to the Black Mambas of Mozambique on Sunday. In the mentioned interview, Vandenbroeck said it was too early to say all the stupid things...

Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has admonished Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili for saying Jesus is in the PF boat. Addressing a rally in Kaoma last Sunday, Rev Sumaili said Jesus Christ is the PF boat and that voting for newly elected Mangango member of parliament Godwin Putu...

The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday sent back officials from the Ministry of Heath for submitting supporting documentation that was not easily verifiable. This was when Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama and his team appeared before the Committee to respond to audit queries cited in the Auditor General’s Report for the financial...

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga says Republican President Edgar Lungu and his rival Hakainde Hichilema have demonstrated great maturity by meeting to confer on the long-overdue political dialogue process. The three Church mother bodies revealed, Tuesday, that President Lungu met his UPND counterpart last Monday, November 12 at an disclosed location where the two reportedly called...

The European Union (EU) has pumped in K650 million towards the implementation of the EU-COMESA Trade Facilitation Program whose aim is to enhance regional economic integration and establishment of a continental free trade area. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lusaka, Wednesday, EU Representative to COMESA Alessandro Mariani said the EU-COMESA Trade Facilitation Program would...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has blamed Kaumbwe PF member of Parliament Listed Tembo for their loss of Lusinde Ward in Eastern Province saying it speaks volumes about his ill performance as area MP. Meanwhile, Mwila says under the stewardship of President Edgar Lungu and his ever-increasing popularity, PF has continued to grow from...

Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) has challenged Nkana players to win the CAF Champions League a few days after giving the team K200 000 to share for their outstanding performance last season. Nkana were the Runners-up of the FAZ/MTN super league despite having started poorly, and they are also the Barclays Cup champions. Attacking midfielder Harrison...

The State says it will not make any sense to respond to former Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito’s application to summon witnesses when his petition may be dismissed. But Mutembo says the State has breached the court’s orders and deserves rebuke from the court. However, the ConCourt has opted to hear the state’s motion...

Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa Deprose Muchena says the contempt of court charges against SANAC executive director Gregory Chifire should be dropped immediately because they are a total fabrication and make a mockery of justice. In a statement issued by Amnesty International - Southern Africa media manager Robert Shivambu, Wednesday, the institution stated...