NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says he will prove to the Lusaka High Court that he did not defame PF Secretary General Davies Mwila when he said the latter hired someone to write his Grade 12 examinations because he was merely stating a fact. In this matter, Mwila has sued Kambwili demanding punitive and exemplary damages...

In 2018, CUTS found that 58% of e-voucher users prefer the e-voucher to the traditional FISP; last week we met with farmers who confirmed that they believe the e-voucher to be the future. Over the next four months, CUTS will explain the benefits of the e-voucher giving a case for the 100% roll out of...

Eight Civil Society Organisations have opposed the proposed introduction of Sales Tax to replace the value added tax, arguing that Sales Tax has dangerous consequences on the livelihoods of people and the country’s economy. The civil societies include the Non-Governmental Coordinating Council (NGOCC), Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR), Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR),...

Chikondi Trust Foundation president Bishop John Mambo says it is unfair to insult the very church that politicians use to campaign in every Sunday. And Bishop Mambo says if political leaders mean well for the country, no law will be passed without consulting the church. On Sunday, President Lungu rebuked church leaders who run big...

The five Ndola women who inserted a beer bottle a in another woman's private parts as punishment for allegedly sleeping with a married man have been found with a case to answer and put on defence. On December 1 last year, Precious Kapambwe, 25, Bridget Chisha, 21, Margaret Mwansa, 25, Catherine Banda, 29 and Maureen...

There was commotion in Chingola yesterday when a combined team of security forces escorted the appointed provisional liquidator of Konkola Copper Mines from Lusaka to go and take over the assets of the Vedanta owned mine. Provisional liquidator Lungu Milingo of Messrs Lungu Simwanza was accompanied by a high powered delegation appointed by President Edgar...

ZCCM Investment Holdings PLC has told the Lusaka High Court that since Konkola Copper Mines began operations, it has only paid US$58 million dividends to government and it has been involved in tax evasion schemes. Yesterday, the Lusaka High Court granted ZCCM-IH an order to appoint Milingo Lungu of Messrs Lungu Simwanza and Company as...

An audio in which Chipata Central PF member of parliament Moses Mawere is threatening Prime Television reporter Oswald Yambani for airing a story in which his constituents branded him an absentee MP yesterday went viral on social media. In the said audio, Mawere, who is also Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development, is heard...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Kasama has arrested the provincial the Fisheries and Livestock Coordinator, and the Central Statistics Office Regional Statistician of for corrupt practices involving K18,000. Joseph Chiti, 42 of Kasama Village, a provincial Fisheries and Livestock Coordinator, in Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, and Danny Muchimba, 36 of Mukulumpe Township, a Regional...

President Edgar Lungu’s spokesperson Amos Chanda says it is incorrect to characterize him as having said there are no problems in the economy, because State House and the Head of State are alive to the fact that there are two factors that have caused problems to the country’s economic state of affairs. He said while...

The Bank of Zambia has hiked the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) in a bid to contain rising inflationary pressures, which look set to breach the targeted six to eight per cent range. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka, Wednesday, BoZ governor Dr Denny Kalyalya announced that the central bank decided to increase the MPR...

A 33-year-old woman has sustained serious burns after a Hino truck she was traveling in caught fire after being involved in an accident in Luangwa. According to a statement from police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo narrated that the accident occurred around 07:00 hours, Tuesday. "One person has sustained serious burns in a fire ignited after...

The Judiciary has expressed shock at the death of Mapanza Local Court messenger Lawrence Mizinga in Choma district, who was allegedly shot on Sunday during the execution of his duties. According to a statement issued by Judiciary public relations officer Kalumba Slavin, Tuesday, Mizinga was allegedly shot as he served notices of taxation and hearing...

Non-governmental Organisations' Coordinating Council (NGOCC) Executive Director Engwase Mwale says people should refrain from ridiculing women holding decision making positions as they are few and need to be supported. In a statement, Tuesday, Mwale said the council had been overwhelmed by press queries since a video of Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe in an apparent drunken...

In 2018, CUTS found that 58% of e-voucher users prefer the e-voucher to the traditional FISP; last week we met with farmers who confirmed that they believe the e-voucher to be the future. Over the next four months, CUTS will explain the benefits of the e-voucher giving a case for the 100% roll out of...

ZESCO says it intends to commence load shedding immediately due to the drop in water levels at Kariba, Itezhi-tezhi and Kafue Gorge. And ZESCO has invited the Lubinda Habazoka-led Economic Association of Zambia to a consultative meeting to discuss the best ways of managing the load shedding process. According to the invitation letter dated May...

We have observed for some time now that opposition MPs are not proactive. They are not doing the job which Zambians expect them to do – which is to take action and stop government from getting away with the numerous wrong deeds. Instead, what we have seen is an absolute reliance on their party leaders;...