Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says the Value Added Tax (VAT) system has made it easy for companies to declare losses and swindle government for 17 years, hence denying the country a fair share of taxes. Speaking when he appeared on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview, Chanda revealed that the VAT system made it...

NDC president Chishimba Kambwili has condemned the move by government to teach Chinese in secondary schools, and has further objected to the move by the NDF to reintroduce deputy minister. Meanwhile, Kambwili yesterday wondered where God picked President Edgar Lungu from to come and cause misery on the people of Zambia, further saying the Head...

Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo has refuted reports that police in Ndola required UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to obtain a police permit before attending a church service. In a statement, Monday, Katongo stated that police were merely trying to verify if Hichilema would indeed attend mass at St Joseph of Cupertino Catholic Church in Chifubu...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says no one is special in the ruling party when it comes to the enforcement of rules and regulations. Mwila was speaking when he received a recommendation from the Lusaka Province PF executive committee for the party to expel its renowned cadre Julius Komaki and Lusaka lawyer Kelvin Bwalya...

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has directed Mobile service Operators to secure their network platforms and protect their customers from fraudulent people asking them to send money via mobile money services. In a statement, ZICTA corporate communications manager Ngabo Nankonde stated that the Authority had received numerous complaints against incorrectly registered SIM...

There was mayhem at the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court complex yesterday when some UPND supporters attempted to shield Lusaka Province UPND Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta from being re-arrested after the Court discharged him in a matter where he was accused of being in possession of offensive weapons. The UPND supporters attempted to snatch Mwaliteta from the police,...

A grand total of 1,379 inputs have been designated to be exempted from the impending Sales Tax from July 1, 2019, including, among others, copper ores, concentrates and petroleum bitumen. And the last date for the filing in of VAT returns is expected to be July 18, 2019, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says. The...

Riot police Monday morning thwarted plans of a protest against Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) by Nchanga PF member of parliament Chali Chilombo. Chilombo had applied for a police permit to stage a peaceful protest against KCM. The permit was initially granted but police later cancelled it when all groups had already mobilized. KCM owes suppliers...

Veteran politician Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika says accepting the resolutions of the National Dialogue Forum (NDF) is like looking for a preferred way of being raped. And Lewanika says manipulation of the Republican Constitution is a historical challenge, which dates back to 1969 when people voted in favour of the referendum. In a statement, Lewanika stated...

A 36-year-old police officer of Emmasdale Police Station has pleaded guilty to abandoning his job without official leave in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court. In this matter, Obrey Museka, of Mtendere East was charged with desertion. Particulars of the offence allege that between August 23, 2018 and March 28, this year, Museka being employed as a...

Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says the media in Zambia should explore new ways and technologies that will help them recover from the massive changes and the competition currently taking shape in the sector. Speaking at the launch of the MTN Zambia media club in Lusaka, Friday, Kasolo implored media players to...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says those alleging that delegates at the ongoing National Dialogue Forum (NDF) are receiving allowances from government are being mischievous because sponsoring institutions are responsible for financing their own representatives. And NDF spokesperson Isaac Mwanza says Forum delegates have adopted the mixed member proportional representation system to be prescribed in a...

The Auditor General's report on the accounts of parastatal bodies for the financial year ended 31st December 2017 has revealed that government institutions failed to settle statutory obligations to NAPSA, ZRA and other authorities in amounts exceeding K1.7 billion during the audited period under review. And the delayed report which was expected to be released...

Many of Nelson Mandela's fellow prisoners during his time on Robben Island condemned his insistence on learning Afrikaans, the language of the white South African minority that many of the oppressed refused to speak, or even learn. Just like his prison mates, a number of younger activists who remained outside to mobilize the 1976 student...