UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has said he is ready to meet President Edgar Lungu for a genuine dialogue without conditions attached. President Lungu was Monday quoted as said he is ready to meet Hichilema unconditionally to resolve pressing matters facing the country. “We have taken note of the remarks attributed to Mr. Edgar Lungu in...

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says 56 people have been arrested for smuggling maize and mealie-meal into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during joint operations by police and Zambia National Service (ZNS). And Kampyongo says of the 56 arrested, 36 have already appeared in court, while police are still investigating 20 other cases involving...

We need watertight procurement laws to curb overpricing and to ensure that all procurement matters are handled by procurement officers without any interference, says Vincent Mwale as he takes over from Ronald Chitotela in the Ministry of Infrastructure Development. And Mwale says Zambia has done well in road infrastructure, but that the same energy should...

The Zambia Chamber of Mines has disagreed with the sentiments made by newly-appointed Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu that declining copper production is not linked to the 2019 mining fiscal regime. And the Chamber has called for consistency in implementing a stable mining tax regime if Zambia’s mining sector is to record any meaningful development....

Minister of Mines Richard Musukwa says the ruling by a South African court directing ZCCM-IH to withdraw the KCM winding up proceedings from the Lusaka High Court has no bearing on the Zambian court process at the moment because it has not been registered. Addressing journalists at State House today, Musukwa, who was flanked by...

Muchinga MMD member of parliament Howard Kunda has asked the Treasury to speed up the process of reviewing the Financial Regulations and Stores Regulation Act to seal all the leakages in the management of public resources. And Kunda says it is gratifying to note that the amounts of financial irregularities involved in the 2017 Auditor...

Super league side Zanaco FC will clash this Wednesday against South African side Mamelodi Sundows in a friendly match at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka An official statement from Zanaco confirmed the development adding that the move was part of preparations for the 2019/2020 season which commences in August. “Zanaco Football Club will this Wednesday the...

The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has granted Vedanta Resources an urgent interim injunction against ZCCM-IH and liquidator Milingo Lungu. This means that ZCCM-IH is obliged to withdraw the winding up process of KCM from the Lusaka High Court and resolve all shareholder disputes through formal arbitration in South Africa as was stipulated in...

When you critically look at the Cabinet Reshuffle that President Edgar Lungu made last week, you can tell that this a troubled man doing his best to serve the country better, but only to the extent that is acceptable to his surroundings. Put simply, we can say his heart is willing to fight corruption, but...