TRANSPARENCY International Zambia executive director Maurice Nyambe has wondered how the Attorney General will handle the Honeybee contract given that he had already justified the process through which it was awarded. In an interview, Nyambe hoped that the Attorney General would this time around, approach the issue with the seriousness it deserves. “On forwarding the...

THE CENTRE for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) says failure by the government to honour another coupon payment of US$56.1 million due under one of the Eurobonds raises concerns. In a statement, Sunday, CTPD senior researcher-legal Chileshe Mange stated that failure by the government to meet its obligations was a breach of the contract which...

THE Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) has commended Kansanshi Mining Plc for reviewing its conditions of service for workers and allowing successful negotiations with trade unions. According to a statement, SARW, in an earlier report, exposed how the mining company’s bargaining process divided the workers and weakened the unions by giving financial incentives to some...

MINES Minister Richard Musukwa says the mining and exploration of manganese in Luapula province is in disarray as it has been dominated by illegal miners. The Minister was responding to Serenje MMD member of parliament Maxwell Kabanda who wanted to find out what specific measures the Government was taking to harness the mining of manganese...

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says the Mopani Copper Mines takeover needs to be reviewed because Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) does not have the capacity to run the asset. And Kambwili says political alliances are very important and he doesn’t mind being led by another opposition leader because he is...

IKELENG’I UPND member of parliament Elijah Muchima says President Edgar Lungu is deliberately appointing people from two regions and that it is not a coincidence. And Muchima says the ruling Patriotic Front should focus on governing the country and not attacking UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. Last week, special Assistant to the President for Press and...

Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says Catholic Priest Father Lastone Lupupa should be withdrawn from conducting pastoral work. Last week, Father Lupupa said it was better to rig elections to prevent some politicians from going to State House. "There are some of you who will never enter State House because you are too much of yourself. Until...

BRITISH High commission to Zambia Nicholas Woolley has urged government to ensure the country's democratic tenets are sustained during the forth-coming general elections. According to a statement by Home Affairs public relations officer Nephas Chifuta, the envoy was speaking when he held a bilateral meeting with Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo. He advised that political...