Prisons Care and Counselling Association (PRISCA) executive director Godfrey Malembeka has called for the proper implementation of pro bono legal services to reduce Zambia’s congested correctional facilities. And Human Rights Commission (HRC) spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya says there is need to decriminalize petty offences to avoid unnecessary detentions. Commenting on Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo’s...

Police deputy spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says it is true that officers receive "lawful instructions" from President Edgar Lungu and his Minister of Home Affairs to carry out their duties. And Hamoonga says Zambians must be careful whom they elect because as police officers, they are charged with the responsibility of protecting that person at all...

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says President Edgar Lungu has exercised commendable self–restraint and demonstrated how meekness is not weakness; but rather power under control. And Mwila says President Lungu is ready to reconcile and work with any political leader for the good of the nation In a statement, Tuesday, Mwila commended the church for...

Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says from now onwards, he will dedicate his life to ending political violence. In a short statement posted on his Facebook page, Lusambo, who is also Kabushi PF member of parliament, said Zambians had a duty to safeguard their country by saying no to political violence. “In Pursuit of a...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says although he is being squeezed economically, he has no intentions of re-joining the PF. And Kambwili says he can only consider rejoining PF when all the thieves have been chucked out. Speaking when he featured on Prime TV’s Oxygen of Democracy, Monday, Kambwili lamented that PF had...

Campaign for Fire Free Zambia (CAFZAM) executive director Jackson Ngoma says there is need for the country to appreciate the fire trucks donated by the United States government even if the vehicles are not what Zambians expected. And Africa Fire Mission founder Davey Moore says fire remains everyone’s problem and people should come together to...

Minister of Tourism and Arts Ronald Chitotela says there is need to reach a consensus with his counterparts at both the Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Environmental Protection on the proposed mining project in the Lower Zambezi National Park. Speaking during a preliminary engagement meeting with the stakeholders opposed to the decision by Lusaka...

Barclays Bank Zambia Plc has been named the 2019 Best Retail Bank and Best Corporate Bank by International Business Magazine. And the magazine has also named Barclays Zambia Managing Director Mizinga Melu Zambia’s Banking CEO of the Year. Commenting on the awards, Melu hailed the achievement as another confirmation of Barclays’ commitment to delivering exceptional...

Zesco says 15 hours of load shedding daily will continue while the generator which was taken out at Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL) is still out. In a statement, Wednesday, Zesco public relations manager Hazel Zulu stated that the power utility was unable to repair the generator at MCL within the stipulated time. "ZESCO Limited regrets...