HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has called on political parties to engage in politics of ideas as August 12 approaches, urging them to avoid preaching violence. He was speaking in response to a question from Roan NDC member of parliament Joseph Chishala who wanted to find out how many cases of assault and malicious damage...

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says the national debt crisis is crippling Zambia's efforts in addressing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Wednesday, JCTR executive director Fr Alex Muyebe said that interventions aimed at resolving the debt crisis such as making available debt service resources had undermined Zambia’s capacity to...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Richard Musukwa says some mining companies in Zambia are already complaining of paying more taxes due to the mining fiscal regime sliding scale mechanism that has been moved by high copper prices on the international market. According to the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper prices hit the highest point since...

NCHITO and Nchito Advocates has dragged Nico Insurance Zambia Limited to the Lusaka High Court demanding immediate reimbursement of all costs incurred by it when it rented a car for the period its insured vehicle was impaired. The law firm has submitted that the insurance company had been unresponsive when it bore the sole responsibility...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has argued that Charles Loyana, a Zambian who is among the three people who have sued it over the infamous 48 houses, did not challenge the forfeiture proceedings that were instituted by the commission despite being served with the notice of intention to have the said properties forfeited to the State. ACC...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) chapter president Sampa Kalungu says the revocation of Honeybee Pharmacy's licence should be the beginning of a cleansing exercise at the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) because prosecution is the next step. In an interview, Kalungu said that the decision to revoke Honeybee's licence would not have been necessary had ZAMRA...

SUSPENDED Eastern Province youth chairperson Emmanuel J Banda alias Jay Jay says residents of Petauke want him as their member of parliament. In an interview Jay Jay accused Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya of offering him money so that he abandons his plans to contest the seat. “Madam Siliya is a seasonal politician...

BANK of Zambia (BoZ) governor Christopher Mvunga says Zambia’s international gross reserves have plummeted to an unprecedented US$1.2 billion by the end of last year, representing 2.4 months of import cover, from US $1.3 billion three months prior, the lowest ever in the country’s history. And Mvunga has explained that the decision to hike the...