NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili must stop complaining about being squeezed and just come back to the PF, says PF central committee member Paul Moonga. And Moonga, who is also PF Lusaka Province acting chairman, says Kambwili should not complain about failing to pay his children's school fees because he enjoyed the sweet...

FINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says the six former government officials that wrote a letter to President Edgar Lungu on the state of Zambia’s economy had a different objective other than a genuine intention to offer advice. And Dr Ng’andu says President Lungu cannot respond to a letter which was publicised in the manner it...

THE Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) has requested government to render extra care to health professionals on the frontlines of fighting COVID-19 by giving them relief in terms of personal protective equipment, compensation and other incentives. On Sunday, RDAZ acting secretary general Dr Wilson Bwalya issued a notice to members of the association in...

REPUBLICAN Progressive Party (RPP) leader James Lukuku has denied publishing racial statements against Chinese nationals, saying he has no hatred for humanity whatsoever. This is a matter in which Lukuku is charged with expressing hatred or contempt against Chinese nationals due to their race. Lukuku is alleged to have uttered words and published writings, expressing...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he admires First Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s fight for freedom and independence of all African nations. Speaking when he presented a 96th birthday cake to Dr Kaunda at his residence in Lusaka’s State Lodge area, Tuesday, President Lungu said he admired Dr Kaunda’s gallant fight for Zambia’s liberation. President Lungu...

UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says the PF government is more concerned in having more councilors than fighting COVID-19. In an interview, Katuka said the announcement of the date for the upcoming by-elections by the Electoral Commission of Zambia in Nakato, Imayo and Bulilo wards indicated that the PF was more concerned about having more...

FORMER minister commerce Bob Sichinga says former finance minister Alexander Chikwanda is responsible for Zambia's debt crisis and it is illogical for him to wash his hands of it today. Recently, Chikwanda dismissed a letter written by former ministers of finance and other economic stakeholders to President Edgar Lungu and Finance Minister Ngandu Magande as...

FORMER Finance Minister Felix Mutati says the entire 2020 budget needs to be re-worked to provide clarity to the nation regrading what is achievable this year given the huge expected government revenue shortfall amid COVID-19. And Mutati has urged Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu to remain resolute during the novel Coronavirus induced turbulence. In an...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s desire to re-open some sectors of Zambia’s economy is not a feasible plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, says Alliance for Democracy and development (ADD) president Charles Milupi. And Milupi has expressed concern over the continued suspicious deaths as people are now dying in various parts of the country with suspected COVID-19...

NALIKWANDA UPND member of parliament Professor Geoffrey Lungwangwa has called on the Ministry of General Education to make an effective assessment to the newly-launched electronic educational programmes to establish if they are attaining their intended objectives. And General Education Minister David Mabumba says his Ministry will engage the Ministry of Energy to see how best...

A LUSAKA woman has dragged Woolies (Zambia) Limited, trading as Woolworths, to court for allegedly selling her expired mixed berry flavoured juice, making her daughters sick after consuming it. Evelyn Mooka, who has sued as a mother and next friend of her 8-year-old and 11-year-old children, is seeking exemplary damages arising out of anxiety and...

THE Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) has directed all its branches to hold an urgent branch meeting today, following the growing number of health personnel getting infected with COVID-19 and the escalating levels of anxiety among its membership. But Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says this is not time to arm twist government, or...

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili PF’s decision to constitute a 25-member delegation to investigate illegal gold mining activities in North Western Province is an investigation of thieves by thieves. And Kambwili says says President Edgar Lungu is a mercenary and Zambians should see him for who he truly is. Last week, PF Secretary...

An investigation has revealed that some Zambian diplomats abroad have been living in plush hotels as their official residences are being renovated, while some have been occupying expensive hotel apartments, despite the official residences being vacant. Zambia’s Ambassador to Belgium Esther Munalula Nkandu has been renting a three bedroom apartment at one of the expensive...

I am not only a strong believer in free press but an ardent proponent of free press. I have dedicated the most part of my working career training journalists from Sub Saharan Africa in business and economic reporting. There are critical underlying principles for this training, and I seek, through this article, to show the...

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POLICE in Lusaka have arrested a 37-year-old woman of Misisi compound for allegedly murdering her 47-year-old husband after a marital dispute. In a statement, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo who identified the suspect as Idah Lungu and the deceased as Danny Musanya, disclosed that the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday. Katongo added that...

HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says Zambia has recorded four new cases of COVID-19 as at yesterday, bringing the cumulative total to 88. At his daily briefing yesterday, Dr Chilufya said the four new cases were out of 378 tests that were conducted, explaining that one positive case was from Ndola while the other three...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia has welcomed the move by the Auditor General to track all donations made towards the fight against COVID-19. In a statement, newly-appointed TIZ executive director Maurice Nyambe said the decision was an important step towards responding to the concerns expressed by stakeholders on the management of the donations. "Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z)...

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HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says Zambia has recorded four new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 88. At his daily briefing today, Dr Chilufya said one is from Ndola while three are from Lusaka. He said the four were out of 378 tests conducted in the last...