The decision to restrict Zambian Ambassadors and High Commissioners from issuing statements and appearing on programmes without getting permission has nothing to do with politics but for control and order, says newly-appointed Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga. In a letter written to media heads of ZNBC, Times of Zambia, Daily...

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says the party is too sweet and popular as evidenced by people who are campaigning in some constituencies, hoping to be adopted to stand on the ruling party ticket. And Mwila has announced that the party’s general conference will be held between July and June this year, saying while the...

Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba says the Patriotic Front’s endorsement of President Edgar Lungu as their candidate in next year’s presidential elections will not make Zambians change their minds to vote them out. And the former foreign affairs minister says the PF remains a liability and must be voted out of power next year because...

Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi says government should stop threatening UNZA lecturers and just pay them their money on time because they have worked and earned their dues. In an interview, Milupi said there was no need for UNZALARU to apologise to government because there was nothing wrong with what the...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says President Edgar Lungu should not forget that he attained power through illegitimate, dubious means. And Hichilema says in the 2021 elections, he is confident that police officers, who are not immune to the harsh living conditions, will side with the people of Zambia. Speaking during the 2019 Zambia Police Service...

Mwembeshi Independent member of parliament Macha Jamba says the people he represents have rejected the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 and there is no way he will go against their wishes to support it in Parliament. Last year, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala deferred the consideration of Bill 10 to...

A 39-year-old man of Chongwe district accused of defiling his step daughter and fathering two children, has been convicted and committed to the Lusaka High Court for sentencing. Lusaka Magistrate Ammie Masoja found the accused guilty and committed him to the High Court after noting that the State had proved the case beyond all reasonable...

The Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) says the Zambia Revenue Authority’s decision to start implementing the Digital Tax Stamp (DTS) to enhance tax compliance on all excisable products has the potential to increase the cost of doing business. In a statement, ZAM vice-president Chipego Zulu stated that although the DTS was the solution to tackle...

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has heard how a six-year-old pupil was allegedly defiled after being chased by a man on her way from school. The said man allegedly lifted the victim and took her to the nearest house where he defiled her. This is a matter in which Richard Mwila, a 21-year-old unemployed man of...

President Edgar Lungu says the Patriotic Front’s main focus is beyond the 2021 general elections by trying to better the lives of the future generation. And President Lungu says like an eagle, Zambia shall soar to higher heights above whatever challenges and setbacks it is currently going through. Speaking during the ground breaking ceremony to...