UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says women are more loyal and trusted than men in the UPND, citing the number of male councillors who have defected to join the ruling Patriotic Front. And Hichilema says Zambia still needs proper dialogue to help with policies that will improve women’s participation in decision-making positions. Speaking during the opening...

Chishimba Kambwili says he will challenge the de-registration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in court because the move is illegal. And Kambwili says it is scared little men like Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo who are trying to frustrate him, adding that "they will not succeed because the move is just a minor setback"....

Former Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) president Dr Chrisphin Mphuka says Zambia is not likely to benefit from the government’s austerity measures because there is lack of political will. Last week, Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Denny Kalyalya observed that if austerity measures were working, Zambia would not have the kind of economic challenges...

Copperbelt PF provincial chairman Nathan Chanda says the ruling party will not allow the UPND and its sponsored CSOs to deny the people of Zambia their rights by underscoring the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 10. In a statement, Chanda stated that the ruling party will not allow the UPND and its CSOs to continue misleading...

UPND chairman for agriculture, food and water development Levy Ngoma has challenged government to offset maize on the market in order to curb the skyrocketing maize prices. And Ngoma has urged government to be honest about Zambia’s real maize position, saying the country has insufficient maize stocks. Speaking during a media briefing, Saturday, Ngoma challenged...

UNZASU president Warran Hamusanga has charged that the university management is trying to dent his name by releasing a non-verified financial report. Last week, social media was set ablaze with the a financial report from the higher learning institution which revealed that the Union spent K45,000 on President Edgar Lungu’s portrait and K68,000 for hosting...

Four Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) creditors have applied to be heard in the mining company’s winding-up petition when the matter comes up for hearing. And ZCCM-Investments Holdings has opposed an application by Vedanta Resources Holding Limited to stay some of the powers of KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu. This is the matter in which ZCCM-IH...

A former caretaker has insisted in Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he did not know that Chita Lodge Limited owns the nine flats and a two-story building in the Ibex Hill area, which former ZAF Commander Lieutenant General Eric Chimese is accused of possessing. Despite the State witness being shown some PACRA documents showing Chita Lodge...

Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs Rev Godfridah Sumaili says government’s attempt to enshrine the "Christian nation" doctrine in the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 10 of 2018 is designed to enhance what has already been pronounced. A fortnight ago, John Sangwa SC questioned, during a News Diggers and OSISA-hosted public discussion forum, why the...

Honourable Dora Siliya's job must be very difficult, especially with the prevailing situation in Zambia where those who are elected to solve people’s problems have buried their heads in the sand. We imagine that what the Chief Government Spokesperson has to do in order to portray a positive image is a little bit of lying;...