LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba has finally granted NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili K100,000 cash bail, with two working sureties from reputable institutions to be bound in the like sum. The total amount is therefore K300,000. But Kambwili's lawyer, Musa Mwenye State Counsel, says they are extremely unhappy about the stiff conditions, adding that K300,000...

SESHEKE UPND member of parliament Romeo Kang’ombe has been granted K200,000 bail his own recognisance with two sureties of Chinsali District bound in the like sum. And Kang’ombe's lawyer, Cornelius Mweetwa, says his client has met the bail conditions. When his case came up before the Chinsali Magistrates' Court, Monday, Kang’ombe pleaded not guilty to...

ZAMBIA’S economy severely contracted by an unprecedented 2.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, which slashed productivity across various sectors, market data shows. But the mining and ICT sectors remained resilient and registered positive growth amid the Coronavirus onslaught, raising hopes of economic recovery. According to a Zanaco...

THE Kitwe Chamber of Commerce has demanded full transparency into the actual causes of the fuel shortages that hit the Copperbelt Province, saying the commodity has been in short supply before the truck drivers’ protest. And the Chamber says the black market has started thriving where fuel is being sold at an inflated price per...

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...