A CONSORTIUM of civil society organisations says attacks on Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel are a sign of shrinking democratic space in Zambia. In a joint statement, Tuesday, Chapter One Foundation; ActionAid Zambia; Alliance for Community Action; Caritas Zambia, CiSCA; the Centre for Trade Policy and Development and NGOCC said attacks on those with...

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development has questioned the methodology used to come up with the downgrading of Zambia to the world’s bottom 10 countries of attracting investment. Zambia is one of the ten least attractive jurisdictions in the world for mining investment, according to the Annual Survey of Mining Companies recently released by...

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has retained former Attorney General Musa Mwenye SC of Mwenye and Mwitwa Advocates to represent him in a matter he is charged with forgery, uttering a false document and giving false information to a public officer. Meanwhile, Lusaka High Court Registrar David Simusamba, who sat as Principal Resident Magistrate, warned Kambwili...

POLICE spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo says a 15-year-old Kapiri Mposhi boy has been arrested for insulting President Edgar Lungu on Facebook using a fake profile called "Zoom". And Katongo has also announced that several people have been arrested while others have been warned and cautioned for various cyber crimes. In a statement, Wednesday, Katongo announced...

ABSA Bank, the sponsors of the ABSA Cup Zambia, has announced a massive increment in the prize money with winners poised to pocket K600, 000 from K400, 000 in 2019. Speaking during the Cup draw in Lusaka, Tuesday, ABSA chief executive officer Mizinga Melu revealed that the prize for the coach of the tournament, players...

ZAMBIA Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) senior research fellow Caesar Cheelo has called for stability in the mining tax regime so that mines can have “space to breath” and contribute more to national development. And Cheelo says the country still has hope of attaining the projected three per cent growth as the economy...

BABA Mulenga Kabaso, popularly known as Spax, has asked the Lusaka High Court to order for his release, arguing that his continued detention not only infringes his constitutional rights, but also affects thousands of his workers who depend on him for their livelihood. Kabaso, who has cited the Attorney General and Zambia Police Service as...

AN arresting officer has testified in a case where 18 people from Lusaka’s Kanyama and Makeni Villa areas have been dragged to court on charges of riotous behaviour. The accused: Clement Lwabila; Saidi Miti; Micheal Bailack; Mark Kapalu; Lovemore Siajitunta; Cephas Mulayi; Rodgers Mwape; Harrison Mwalusaka; Joseph Phiri; Peter Kindalo; Martin Ngulube; Alex Phiri; Simon...

In our next edition, we will publish the judgement of the Constitutional Court on the matter where Dan Pule and others were seeking an interpretation of the law on the term of office of the President, and a ruling on whether or not Mr Edgar Lungu is eligible to contest the 2021 general elections as...