Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says people who do not mean well for the country are exaggerating Zambia’s economic challenges. And Siliya says government is neither afraid nor opposed to criticism but that people should criticise in a constructive manner to move the country forward. Speaking when Economic Association of Zambia president Dr Lubinda Haabazoka...

The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) says it understands that not being a lawyer, Justice Minister Given Lubinda fails to grasp some issues at the centre of his work but he must consult qualified personnel within the ministry before he plunges the justice system into chaos. During a press briefing in Livingstone in the council...

Lusaka magistrate Nsunge Chanda yesterday detained UPND lawyer Martha Mushipe at court holding cells for about six hours for not appearing in court in a case relating to failure to produce NAPSA documents for employees. This is in a matter in which Mushipe, a director of Nyenyezi Christian Academy, is jointly charged with other directors...

Chairperson of the Chishinga Royal Establishment Musonda Mushota says calls for Minister of Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela's dismissal are misplaced because the Pambashe PF member of parliament is innocent. And Mushota has vowed that the royal establishment will stand with Chitotela, who is also a headman in Chitotela village, saying they won't support him if...

The South African Magistrates' court has sentenced a Zambian national to 7 years imprisonment for being in possession of a stolen Ford Ranger. In a statement, Wednesday, first secretary for press and public relations at the Zambian High Commission in South Africa Naomi Nyawali, said Chilala Muyila, 47, a Livingstone-based businessman was sentenced to 7...

Voice notes are circulating on social media from some PF functionaries who have come out to declare war against those that are behind the arrest of Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela whom they say is being victimised because of his tribe. These voice notes have been posted in WhatsApp groups where there are State House...

Cabinet has cancelled some signed, but undisbursed loans, to moderate Zambia’s growing risk of debt distress, says Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe. Addressing journalists at a press briefing in Lusaka, Tuesday, Mwanakatwe said Cabinet had resolved to cancel some signed, but undisbursed loans in order to moderate Zambia’s mounting risk of debt distress. She equally announced...

Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Songowayo Zyambo has instructed Provincial Agricultural Coordinators for Lusaka, Southern and Western Provinces not to hold agricultural shows this year due to crop failure caused by droughts that hit the three provinces. In a letter addressed to the three Provincial Agricultural Coordinators, Zyambo also stated that the three provinces will...

The Lusaka High Court has declared Romeo Kang'ombe as duly elected Sesheke UPND member of parliament saying the will of the people prevailed. Delivering a ruling on PF loosing candidate Dean Masule's petition, Tuesday, High Court judge in charge Gertrude Chawatama declared Kang'ombe duly elected MP. "The will of the people of Sesheke was expressed...

Technocrats in government ministries have stopped giving advice because they are afraid that what they speak will run contrary to what politicians say, the National Union for Small-Scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) has observed. And the Union has advised that President Edgar Lungu should listen to expert advice on technical matters that are beyond Amos...