Deputy Speaker of Parliament Catherine Namugala has ordered Energy Minister Mathews Nkhuwa to update the nation on the current electricity situation the in the country. Namugala was ruling on a point of order raised by Monze Central member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu, who asked if the Energy Minister was in order to remain quiet without...

Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo says his ministry does not give work permits to foreigners who engage in casual work which can be done by citizens. And Kampyongo has cautioned Zambians to be careful not to assume certain people are foreigners based on their skin color because they may have attained citizenship over the...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda has warned Zambians not to drop guard but remain vigilant and stop the PF from sneaking the controversial bill 10 for enactment in parliament without their knowledge. In a statement, Banda urged civil society organisations in the country to sensitise Zambians on the dangers posed by the...

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka says residents of Lupososhi no longer want to be taken advantage of, that's why they humiliated the Patriotic Front. On Tuesday, President Edgar Lungu admitted that the local government election defeat in Northern Province was an embarrassment that should never happen again. But in an interview, Mucheleka said the...

Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba says the Environmental Investigative Agency EIA cannot lie on the involvement of President Edgar Lungu in the illegal trade of Mukula logs. According to Special Assistant to the President for Public Relations Isaac Chipampe, Monday, President Lungu said the recent story which implicated him in the illegal sale of Mukula...

A former Parmalat Zambia employee has dragged the company’s Technical manager Louise Schoon to the Lusaka High Court, seeking immediate payment of K250,000 compensation for physical assault, trauma, inconvenience and pain allegedly suffered at his hand. Thomas Lumbwe has further asked the court to order for Schoon’s deportation, accusing him of assaulting and harassing him...

Mimbula Minerals Limited and Moxico Resources Zambia PLC have asked the Lusaka High Court to stay the interim injunction granted to the board of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and Vendata Resources Holdings Limited, restraining Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu from selling the mining rights areas. The two companies have argued that they will suffer huge losses...

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has warned of the worsening socio-economic crisis with the basic needs basket for a family of five in Lusaka going up to about K6,500. And JCTR has noted that the socio-economic problems the country is facing are preventable and only a little bit of political will is be...

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala has admonished Chitambo PF member of parliament Remember Mutale for alleging that the suspected owner of the controversial 51 houses, Charles Luyana, Liuwa UPND member of parliament Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane's nephew. Mutale made this allegation during Parliamentary proceedings on October 29. “As Mr Zimba MP for Chasefu...

We are continuing to refresh our readers' memory over the Mukula smuggling saga, so that they can connect the dots and form their own opinions around this issue. The year was 2018 and there was a huge public uproar over minister’s alleged involvement in the smuggling of Mukula. Names were being dropped by those who...