TRANSPARENCY International Zambia has called on President Edgar Lungu to ask Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya to step aside in order to facilitate smooth investigations into his alleged corruption case. Responding to a press query, TIZ president Rueben Lifuka said Dr Chilufya played a sensitive role in the multi-sectoral response to COVID-19 and such allegations...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says there is need to tighten controls in the application and management of public resources in Zambia to reduce the number of audit queries. Speaking at State House when he swore-in Chibwe Mulonda as Controller, Internal Audit, at the Ministry of Finance and Clare Mwamba Mazimba, as Deputy Auditor General in charge...

GOVERNMENT is about to award a US$5 million tender for the provision of advisory services in relation to its debt management to Lazard Freres, a French firm, over a delivery period of three years. According to a Tender Notice addressed to the firm, among five other bidders, Ministry of Finance head of procurement and supplies...

MUCH talk and discussion has been held about Zambia needing to clinch an economic bailout package with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in recent years. But this elusive economic programme seems to be a dream that President Edgar Lungu’s government will never see materialise into reality, mainly on account of Zambia’s insatiable appetite for reckless...

LUSAKA Mayor Miles Sampa has apologized to the Chinese community for closing some of their businesses and using derogatory language in the process. Sampa said he erred in his judgement of physically going to business premises instead of engaging relevant offices and institutions. "I wish to review events last week and over the weekend as...

DEMOCRATIC Party president Harry Kalaba says reducing the number of daily COVID-19 briefings will inadvertently relax the measures required to effectively fight COVID-19. Last Friday, President Edgar Lungu ordered the Ministry of Health to restrict COVID-19 updates to Mondays and Fridays only. But this week, the Ministry of Health said it would only hold a...