Lusaka Province Minister says the road at the Kaunda Square turnoff can be mistaken for one in the United States' Los Angeles because the quality is the same. And Lusambo, who is also PF Copperbelt mobilization chairman, has insisted that people should not expect him to instantly fulfill monetary pledges because there's no timeline. Speaking...

FORMER finance minister Ng’andu Magande says bondholders' refusal to accept suspension of Eurobond interest debt repayment has put question marks in the 2021 budget. And Magande says without clinching an IMF bailout package, no lenders will want to deal with Zambia. Meanwhile, Magande has insisted that government should call for a national meeting to discuss...

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says the Electoral Commission of Zambia should start "biting" politicians who have a tendency of making reckless comments about the Commission. And Information Minister Dora Siliya has lamented that some people are hell bent on eroding the people's confidence in ECZ. But Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Jack Mwimbu...

THE increased number in modern supermarkets and shopping malls in Zambia has deprived local residents of the much-needed access to local markets that sell relatively affordable and more nutritious foods, says CUTS International. According to the CUTS’ newly-launched Lusaka Food Security Initiative, put together by the Lusaka Food Policy Council, local markets have been replaced...

TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says most parts of Zambia will receive normal to above rainfall in the 2020-2021 rainfall season. Speaking in Parliament, Wednesday, Kafwaya however, said prolonged dry spells were likely to occur in some parts of North-Western, Muchinga, Luapula and Northern Provinces. “Generally, a large part of Zambia is likely to...

RAINBOW party general secretary Wynter Kabimba says if rigging existed in Zambia, PF wouldn’t have won elections in 2011. And Kabimba says there's nothing abnormal about government's request for debt suspension because the trend is common, even at individual level. Meanwhile, Kabimba says President Edgar Lungu should tell the nation what action will be taken...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has refuted remarks by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) that political parties agreed to replace the current voters register. And Green Party president Peter Sinkamba says that it is risky for the country to have ECZ commissioners who don’t know their limits because they can cause acrimony. But Patriots for...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) has called on Minister of Mines Richard Musukwa to call for a forensic audit and investigation into allegations of financial impropriety involving Konkola Copper Mines Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu. And TIZ says it is a great injustice to the Zambian people for the government to allocate huge amounts to public infrastructure...