NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says President Edgar Lungu should come out of his comfort zone and address the nation on the outbreak of the COVID-19, which has seen three confirmed cases in Zambia so far. And Kambwili has disputed the figures of the confirmed cases of Coronavirus being released by the Ministry...

CHIEF Resident Magistrate Lameck Mwale has reserved a ruling on a bail application made by 12 accused persons in a matter where they are charged with terrorism in relation to the gassing that rocked the country in the last few months. This is a matter in which Feston Mwanza, 45; Bright Habanza, 34; Esau Zanene,...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia needs a complete lockdown to halt any new infections of the deadly COVID-19 virus. Zambia has so far recorded a total of three confirmed cases of Coronavirus, with the first being a Zambian couple that travelled to France and came back to Lusaka aboard an Emirates flight, while the...

THE kwacha has continued to lose ground against major convertibles on the foreign exchange market, trading at a low of between K17.30 and K17.64 for buying and selling respectively on interbank by midday yesterday. This was quick loss after opening at between K17.00 and K17.34 per dollar for buying and selling respectively. This further depreciation...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the ballot procurement for the 2021 general election has not yet been concluded as the Commission is still finalizing the appeals process. In an interview, ECZ senior public relations officer Sylvia Bwalya explained that the procurement process for printing next year’s general election ballot papers had still not...

FORMER special assistant to the President for political affairs Kaizer Zulu says he did not beat Chitambo PF member of parliament Remember Mutale, despite him insulting President Edgar Lungu. But Mutale claims Zulu beat him after he refused to be part of a ploy within PF created to facilitate a way for Lusaka lawyer Kelvin...

ZESCO Manager for Corporate Services Kennedy Chisanga has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that a ZESCO bill or an account is not proof of ownership of a property. Chisanga told the court in his testimony that an application was submitted to ZESCO for connection of 12 power points to property no. 38/488, Twin Palm Road...

Lusaka Province PF Youth chairperson Daniel Kalembe has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault. The assault is alleged to have been reported on Youth Day at Freedom Statue in Lusaka. In this matter, Kalembe, a 38-year-old businessman of Kanyama Site and Service, has been charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily...

THE Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) says government should stop using clinical students to try and combat the spread of the Coronavirus as it will compromise the struggle against the deadly outbreak in the country. In a statement, Monday, MQHZ director-general Dr Quince Mwabu urged government to stop using clinical students to combat...

PRIME TV proprietor Gerald Shawa says he is sorry and he has realized that the station cannot survive without government. Last week, Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya said government and any of its agents would no longer conduct any business with Prime TV because they were unpatriotic. Siliya said the decision was necessitated by the...