PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu must tell Zambians what he is going to do to improve the poor state of the economy after admitting that he was apparently not in charge of the nation’s affairs, says former finance minister Ng’andu Magande. On Monday, President Lungu said Zambia’s economy was almost shutting down in some sectors due to...

ROAD Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) head of public relations Frederick Mubanga says the Agency will continue enforcing the law to ensure that all passenger vehicles fully adhere to the Standard of Operation Procedure, which has been adopted by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. In an interview, Mubanga said RTSA would continue enforcing the...

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-president Joseph Akafumba says it is unfair for the courts to issue a bench warrant of arrest on party president Chishimba Kambwili when the accused is still recovering from COVID-19. On Tuesday, Lusaka Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba issued a bench warrant against the NDC leader for missing court in a...

A CONSORTIUM of Civil Societies Organisations (CSOs) have predicted negative ripple effects to Zambia’s economy following the dismissal of Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Denny Kalyaya. The CSOs which included ActionAid Zambia, Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) and Transparency International Zambia (TIZ), among others, warned that Dr Kalyaya’s abrupt dismissal would result...

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-president Joseph Akafumba has announced that his party will support the UPND in the upcoming Mwansabombwe and Lukashya by-elections. Speaking during a media briefing, Wednesday, Akafumba announced that the NDC had decided to endorse the UPND for the upcoming polls, saying that his party’s support for the UPND was to allow...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for technical services Dr Kennedy Malama says the county has recorded 91 new COVID-19 cases out of 599 tests conducted. And Dr Malama says the country is experiencing some drug shortages because some manufacturing companies have closed down. Speaking during the daily COVID-19 updates, Wednesday, Dr Malama said 32 people...

Yesterday, we raised concern about the colossal amounts of money which Cabinet ministers and PF members of parliament have been dishing out to people in their constituencies, in the name of donations. The donations have continued, and they are now challenging those who are questioning their wealth to report them to ACC. Well, the ACC...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) executive director Maurice Nyambe says the Lusaka Magistrates' Court acquittal of Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has not come as a surprise, given President Edgar Lungu’s recent attack on the ACC. And, Nyambe has expressed concern over the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)’s lack of preparedness to prosecute Dr Chilufya’s corruption case. In...