Chiengi FDD member of parliament Given Katuta has called for the disbandment of the Human Rights Commission (HRC), saying the Commission does nothing to protect the rights of Zambians. And Kabwe member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube is proposing that the HRC must in fact have a structure similar to that at Legal Aid, where the...

Housing and Infrastructure Development Permanent Secretary Charles Mushota on Friday told the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that there is system failure as it came to light that the two officers dismissed from his ministry for allegedly stealing money were actually transferred there from another ministry where they committed similar offences. Meanwhile, Mushota got a...

Chibamba Kanyama has said the Bank of Zambia’s decision to retain the Monetary Policy Rate at 9.75 per cent in November is the best decision meant to encourage economic growth amidst rising inflationary pressures. And Kanyama, an economic analyst, says an increase in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) would have hurt the agriculture sector further...

A 21-year-old man of Chamboli Township has told the Kitwe Magistrates' Court that the ZAFFICO rioters looted a Chinese Supermarket, King Mei, and stole plasma TVs and cooking pots. Kelvin Bwalya, Boyd Kasuba, Peter Chitabula, Fabian Chengo, Steven Kalunga, Kelvin Sikatali, Dabwitso Njobvu, Bruce Chitalu, Richard Mphande, Harison Mumba, Steven Mambwe, Bornface Kunda, Alex Kamanga...

Prince Harry has offered to acquire hundreds of elephants from Botswana for the Kafue National Park in a quest to double the number of tourists to Zambia by 2030. Speaking to journalists shortly after President Edgar Lungu’s private meeting with Prince Harry, Monday, State House press aide Amos Chanda disclosed that the British royal had...

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini has approved for debate in parliament this Wednesday, a private members motion that seeks to “take measures to ensure equal opportunities.” The motion is to be moved by Choma Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa and seeks the House to urge government to take measures of...

A Smelter belonging to Chen Di Doing, a Chinese company in Chingola has spilled acid slurry into homes after its drainages burst. The acid slurry went into nearby homes in Chikolo loop and Kankoko area. The acid dam, whose walls are made from sand bags, collapsed early Monday morning spilling much of the slurry into...

Senior Chief Mwase of the Tumbuka people in Lundazi on Saturday disregarded a directive from intelligence officers guiding him not to meet Bahati PF member of parliament Harry Kalaba. His spokesperson Edwin Zimba revealed this to Kalaba when the former foreign affairs minister paid a courtesy call on the traditional leader at his palace. Zimba...

In this audio, NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili confronts Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo, telling him that he is aware of the directive to the Inspector General of Police to arrest and charge him with treason. And in response the Minister vows to teach Kambwili a lesson for playing with his ‘projects’ which he says are...

When people look at the government they must view it as a solution provider and development partner in the advancement of their lives. Government shouldn’t be viewed as a facilitator of corruption for the enrichment of a few people. It shouldn’t be a dumping ground for people who have been employed due to their links...