MUCHINGA Province Police Division has launched a manhunt for Jeyson Chipepo, a Sergeant who they say has been absent from duty since February 2, 2020. The manhunt was launched after Chipepo published a video in which he detailed why he had decided to resign from the service. He explained that he decided to resign from...

THE World Bank Assessment Report on Debt Transparency among International Development Associations (IDA) countries has exposed Zambia’s lack of transparency on debt reporting. The Assessment Report on the availability, completeness and timeliness of public debt statistics and debt management documents posted on national authorities website published on April 1, this year, revealed the lack of...

ZAMBIA may end up degenerating into a civil war if government fails to stop the violence being perpetuated by its cadres, warns UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda. And Imenda has warned the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) to be mindful of their news reports, saying the national broadcaster and its staff could be cited...

CIVIL Society Scaling-Up Nutrition Zambia Alliance (CSO-SUN) has called for the review of the relief food distribution policy to ensure all necessary nutrition elements are included in the food packs rather than maintaining the mealie meal and maize only packages. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC TV2 Morning Live show, CSO-SUN country director Mathews Mhuru...

ASPIRING Kaumbwe constituency PF member of parliament Moses Mutale says the ruling party should identify an alternative presidential candidate in case the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) rejects President Edgar Lungu’s nomination papers on account of eligibility. In a press statement, Mutale cautioned that it would be dangerous for the ruling party to start scrambling...

GOVERNANCE activist Brebner Changala has called on Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini to adjourn Parliament sine die in order to avoid further spread of COVID-19 amongst Parliamentarians. In an interview, Changala argued that there was no need for Parliament to continue endangering the lives of its members just for the sake of...

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili says the revised nomination fees by the Electoral Commission of Zambia remain unreasonably high and unnecessary. And MMD president Nevers Mumba says ECZ should clearly explain the reason for hiking nomination fees. In an interview Kambwili said leadership should not only be a preserve for the rich and...

LEADER of opposition in parliament Jack Mwiimbu says opposition members of parliament have always collaborated with the government but they will not work with the ruling Patriotic Front (PF). And Mwiimbu says the opposition will now onwards defy the COVID-19 health regulations and embark on countrywide campaigns for 2021 because the PF are doing the...