CRACKS in the PF in Lusaka Province executive have deepened as some senior PF officials have accused their provincial chairman, Paul Moonga, of acquiring and refusing to share 700 plots. But Moonga has denied these claims, saying the allegations were coming from "dull and empty vessels". Reliable sources say the tension in Lusaka started when...

MONZE Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says Cabinet members do not respect the Vice-President as they have not executed her pronouncements regarding the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards. But Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has refuted the claim, adding that opposition members of parliament should not even pretend to respect her because...

SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe has testified in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court that a police officer from Kabwata Police Station informed him that someone had been pretending to be him. Chipampe was testifying in a matter in which, Christopher Kikombe, 27, of Kafue estate is charged with five...

UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says President Edgar Lungu should not be trusted with legal advice as proved by the case of ministers' illegal stay in office and the faulty Bill 10. In a statement, Wednesday, Katuka said President Lungu's legal opinions always seemed flawed. "It is becoming increasingly difficult to rely on President Edgar...

PF national youth chairman Kelvin Sampa says UPND president Hakainde Hichilema is living in a fantasy. Commenting on Hichilema's decision to sign a social contract with UPND youths promising them empowerment programs once elected in 2021, Sampa said Hichilema was not popular enough to win the 2021 elections. "We can't refuse that yes he has...

KITWE Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe says unlike some ministers and members of parliament who don't publicly acknowledge their presidential ambitions, he is not afraid to say he one day hopes to become Head of State. In an interview with Kennedy Gondwe for his Studio Ken Youtube Channel, Kang’ombe said the difference between the PF now and...

Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has recorded an increase, by K66.31, in the cost of living for a family of five, from K7,060.29 recorded in October to K7,126.62 in November this year. In a statement, Wednesday, JCTR Social Economic Development Programme Manager Chama Mundia attributed this to an increase in the prices of food...