COPPER prices have hit the US $7,000 per metric tonne threshold for the first time since 2018, representing a two-year-high, following Chinese economic recovery and a resurgence in demand for the red metal. Data from RMB Global Markets and Bloomberg revealed that prices of the commodity had touched the psychological barrier of US $7,000 since...

In July, members of the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) elected at their Annual General Meeting a 15-member executive to replace the Eddie Mwitwa-led Council that had been in power since April 2018. The new office bearers include Abyudi James Shonga, who was voted President, Lungisani Zulu (Vice-President), Sokwani Chilembo (Secretary), and Ngosa Simachela (Treasurer)....

NDC national youth chairman Charles Kabwita says Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo is a disgrace to the police service and Zambians. In a statement, Sunday, Kabwita said it was disheartening to hear Kampyongo claim that the police acted professionally in the manner they treated incarcerated NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili’s wife Carol and daughter Chanda at...

HOUSE of chiefs spokesperson Senior Chief Kaputa says traditional leaders cannot be politicians' vuvuzelas. And Senior Chief Kaputa says the House of Chiefs will soon issue some guidelines which will prevent traditional leaders from being pressured into making political statements. In Parliament while debating on the 2021 budget allocation for the Ministry of Chiefs and...

CHIRUNDU UPND member of parliament Douglas Syakalima says Zambians will not allow President Edgar Lungu to run for a third term Last Tuesday, President Lungu said he knew he would be re-elected in next year’s general election because of the many works his government had done. But in an interview, Syakalima said President Lungu had...

DISASTER Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) national coordinator Chanda Kabwe says government is not hesitant in providing information on COVID-19 donations. Last week Transparency International Zambia observed that there was no coordination in the handling of COVID-19 donations and that government was hesitant in providing information on the same. But in an interview, Kabwe said...

INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya says it is a total fabrication to argue that government closed Prime TV and The Post Newspaper. And Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo says unruly citizens that disrupt radio programmes will not be allowed to go scot-free. Meanwhile, Ikelengi UPND member of parliament Elijah Muchima says the Ministry...

Lusaka Lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube (KBF) says it is practically impossible for Zambia to be economically independent with "ba Kaponya" employed as ministers. Speaking on QTV, Saturday, Fube said PF only had a few top-notch ministers while the rest, "ni ba kaponya". “Half of the politicians we have today don’t even understand the value of...

PF SECRETARY General Davies Mwila says the ruling party is still holding intra-party elections and is yet to decide on a date to hold the general conference. And Mwila says the ruling party will ensure that the UPND continues to lose numbers in PF strongholds ahead of the 2021 general election. Speaking to journalists, Friday,...

THE University of Zambia (UNZA) Council has admitted that it had been deducting money from its employees’ monthly union contributions. It has, however, submitted that it will subject the University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) to strict proof as regards what is owed to them. This is a matter in which UNZALARU has...