Transparency International has launched the 10th edition of its Global Corruption Barometer, disclosing that a survey conducted in 35 African countries, including Zambia, reveals that corruption has gotten worse in African governments. And Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) chapter president Rueben Lifuka has disclosed that the Zambia Police Service has remained the most corrupt institution in...

Lusaka Water Sewerage and Company (LWSC) public relations officer Nshamba Muzungu says the utility is losing a lot of water due to leakages from pipelines caused by contractors, warning that legal action would soon be taken if left unchecked. In a statement, Muzungu charged that legal action would be taken for damages that arose from...

Human Rights Commission (HRC) spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya says the attack of its member in Katuba by the suspected UPND cadres is barbaric and uncalled for. Muleya said the UPND should identify and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book as a demonstration that their call for non-violence election in Katuba is not mere rhetoric....

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has defended the K110 maize price, saying an increase might lead to a hike in the price of mealie-meal. Since the announcement of the FRA’s K110 maize price per 50Kg, the Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU), among others, rejected the price opting to sell their produce to briefcase buyers who...

Patriotic Front Lusaka Province chairman Paul Moonga says Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Eddie Mwitwa is speaking nonsense. On Monday, Mwitwa issued a statement in which he charged that the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill had been structured to allow gerrymandering, a deliberate ploy by the party in power to manipulate the boundaries of an...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says no one normal can vote for the PF government because they have destroyed the country. And Hichilema says the people of Katuba should show their frustrations towards the PF by not voting for them in the upcoming Katuba by-election. Speaking in Katuba after UPND candidate for Katuba, Bampi Kapalasa, filed...

Housing and Infrastructure Development minister Ronald Chitotela yesterday shed tears of joy after he was acquitted on charges of concealing and being in possession of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime. Chitotela also thanked President Edgar Lungu, First Lady Esther, the Seventh Day Adventist Church and the PF for "believing in his innocence". Lusaka...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it is not aware that the Patriotic Front and the United Party for National Development were involved in early campaigns in Katuba. And ECZ says it will start the voter education exercise for the forthcoming Katuba by-election today. This week, the Christian Churches Monitoring Group CCMG released a...

Rainbow Party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba says unlike other intelligence gathering wings, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) was created to be accountable to the people. And Kabimba says there is need for another law enforcement agency which will handle only white collar crimes such as those reported by the FIC because the existing ones lack...