UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says the PF has gone crazy and that’s why it’s accusing him of causing the heatwave, high mealie meal prices and drought. And Hichilema has warned Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu to be careful with his accusations he causes him to be bankrupt and cleaned up through legal processes. Meanwhile, speaking...

The annual rate of inflation has increased to 10.7 per cent in October, up from 10.5 per cent recorded in September, the highest on record since October, 2016, according to Central Statistical Office (CSO) data. Announcing Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month of October, CSO Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa said the continued...

National Democratic Congress Party NDC president Chishimba Kambwili says it is very embarrassing that people can be suffering without electricity while their government is blaming it on global warming when Maamba Collieries has revealed that it is about debt. Asked how he was doing at the Lusaka Magistrates' Court yesterday, Kambwili said he was not...

Auditor Generals in the region have been encouraged to report on their own performance using the integrated approach. And the Auditor Generals have further been encouraged to help nations embrace good financial governance if lives of the citizens are to be transformed in their respective countries. Speaking at the on-going African Organisation of Supreme Audit...

A consortium of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on government to cancel all pending and existing licenses in the Lower Zambezi National Park and any other environmentally sensitive areas. And Chalimbana River Headwaters Conservation Trust secretary Robert Chimambo says the current Mining Act is harmful and needs to be reviewed. Speaking during a press...

Mines Minister Richard Musukwa says mining companies should not increase production at the expense of human life. He said it was important for mining companies to employ mining methods and technologies that guaranteed sustainability. Musukwa said this during the opening of the 5th National Conference on Occupational Safety, Healthy and Environment held by the Zambia...

Without stating whether they will fully approve the K9 million budget the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) submitted, Government has agreed to bear the costs for the under-23 national team’s outing to Egypt. Ministry of Sport permanent secretary Joel Kapembwa revealed in Lusaka yesterday that the state will pay for the travel costs, accommodation and...

Conservationist Nsama Learns says she has received death threats after she alerted the nation on the missing 80 black lechwes from the Bangweulu Wetlands. Learns said she had received a call from a man named “Mumba” who threatened her to stop talking about Minister of Tourism Ronald Chitotela or risk being killed. “A gentleman calling...

Vehicle Centre under its Motul brand has pumped a total of K53, 000 towards the hosting of the final round National Rally Championship this weekend. The event dubbed Motul Rally has attracted 19 drivers including South African Guy Boteril. Lusaka Motor Sport Club (LMSC) chairman Michael Daka said during a press briefing in Lusaka yesterday...

Zamtel says children should be introduced to a culture of saving money in order to create a financially literate Zambia. In commemoration of this year’s World Savings Day which falls on October 31, Zamtel Head of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations Reuben Kamanga said children should be oriented on the benefits of saving money at...