MINISTER of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali says there is a proposal in the pipeline regarding at what age a driver should cease being a road user because of old age. Speaking when he toured RTSA Ridgeway station, Thursday, Tayali said government remained committed to ensuring it put in place legal frameworks as a way...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says government will ensure that investors in the mining sector are properly taxed so that they are not discouraged from making investments. Addressing management at Nonferrous Company Africa Mining (NFCA) in Kalulushi, Wednesday, Kabuswe said mining was key to the country's economic development "Mining is key to our...

THE state has argued that the President has the power to appoint and swear in ministers even before they are sworn in by the National Assembly. This is a matter in which governance activist Isaac Mwanza petitioned the Constitutional Court challenging the constitutionality of swearing in nominated members of parliament before they could take oath...

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says President Hakainde Hichilema’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly was impressive and rich in content as it covered a wide range of global and regional issues. In a statement, Mwaanga said the UN General Assembly provided President Hichilema a rare opportunity in his early Presidency to meet and interact...

BWEENGWA UPND member of parliament Kasauta Michelo says the PF created a conducive environment which "legalised corruption". In his maiden speech in Parliament, Wednesday, Michelo corruption killed more people than COVID-19 under the PF administration. "We saw people under the previous regime supplying expired drugs but we promise the people of Zambia that we in...

INSPECTOR General of Police Lemmy Kajoba says police have arrested 10 suspects involved in violent activities which have characterised the country. In a statement, Thursday, Kajoba said the police command would not apply the law selectively in ensuring that all persons were protected from criminality. “I have observed a steady increase in levels of lawlessness...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema and five others have applied to have a matter in which they sued the state over false imprisonment restored to the active cause. This was after High Court Judge Pixie Yangailo struck out the matter from the active cause list on September 14 for want of prosecution, but gave liberty to have...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Kasama has arrested an assistant civil engineer at Kanchibiya Town Council for corrupt practices involving K60,000. In a statement, ACC spokesperson Queen Chibwe said Luckson Chishimba aged 34 had been charged with one count of corrupt practices by a public officer for corruptly soliciting K60,000 cash gratification. “The Anti-Corruption Commission...

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has dispelled allegations that it ordered bank officials to withdraw huge amounts of cash from the bank to third parties. Last Saturday, Police recovered over K65 million and over US$ 57,000 from Faith Musonda’s house, raising speculation about how such huge sums came into her possession. In a statement, Thursday,...