Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba says he is not President Edgar Lungu's enemy although the Head of State refers to him as such. In an interview, Kalaba said having a difference of opinion on whether or not ministers who stayed in office when Parliament was dissolved in 2016 should pay back salaries and other emoluments...

Sulphur dioxide is highly toxic and can be fatal once inhaled depending on the concetration of fumes, Dr Aaron Mujajati has said. Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Plc's acid plant in Chingola last week discharged sulphur dioxide, resulting in over 45 employees and school children suffocating. The employees had been hospitalized after suffocation from sulphur dioxide...

The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last Wednesday sent away Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Dr Chileshe Mulenga, Deputy Inspector General of Police Bonny Kapeso and Zambia Correctional Services Commissioner General Chisela Chileshe for failure to attach questions to their responses to the audit queries cited in the 2018 Auditor General’s Report. And PAC chairperson Howard...

The State has asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to cancel Chita Lodge managing director James Chungu’s bond in a matter he is jointly charged with former ZAF Commander Lieutenant General Eric Chimese, on account of interfering with its witness. In this matter, Chimese, the former Zambia Air Force (ZAF) Commander and Chungu are charged with...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the Patriotic Front’s decision to establish a clothing line based on the party's regalia does not contravene the Electoral Code of Conduct in any way. In a letter dated October 29, PF secretary general Davies Mwila approved the establishment of the Pabwato Brand Shop by local businesswoman and...

MISA Zambia has condemned a police officer for cocking and pointing an AK47 gun at Diggers reporter Julia Malunga as she was documenting Chishimba Kambwili's extraction from Lunte Lodge in Kitwe on Saturday. In a statement, MISA Zambia chairperson Helen Mwale said it was saddening that attacks on the media by the police had continued....

Vedanta Resources Limited says it has settled US $203 million of KCM’s debt since liquidation, adding that the company is committed to engaging with minority shareholder ZCCM-IH and government to find a solution which is in the best interest of the mine. And Vedanta has expressed concern over the manner in which Konkola Copper Mines...

Certain political players are influencing some chiefs to rebel against the Litunga and government so that they create confusion in the province and cause the area to become a "sticky point" in the politics of Zambia, says Vice-President Inonge Wina. And Vice-President Wina says government will not withdraw the Constitution Amendment Bill N0.10 because it...

Dr Simon Miti is Secretary to the Cabinet and has also remained President Edgar Lungu’s Principal Private Secretary at State House. These are two very senior government positions, and from a governance point of view, giving these two positions to one person dilutes efficiency. We were thinking that a week after the President promoted Dr...

Kabwe central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says calls for early Presidential elections on grounds that President Edgar Lungu has failed to govern the country are misplaced because the Zambian Constitution does not support that. And Ngulube has accused opposition UPND members of parliament of abusing their Parliamentary immunity and privileges to champion xenophobia...