HONEYBEE Pharmacy Limited has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) is not treating it fairly because over 70 other companies which procured goods out of specifications are not being put on the spotlight. Honeybee Pharmacy Limited has further argued that ZAMRA has been conducting unfair practices towards it...

CHINA has promised to continue being an all-weather friend to Zambia, as Chinese President Xi Jinping sends envoy to follow up on decisions made during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit. And speaking when he met Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and...

THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has dragged five airlines operating in Zambia to the Lusaka High Court demanding payment of outstanding passenger safety charges amounting to over US $600,000. The Civil Aviation Authority is demanding payment of US $179,175 from the South African Airways Soc Limited, trading as South African Airways; US $47,120 from Proflight...

ZAMBIA police spokesperson Esther Katongo says the search conducted in Shibuyunji over the weekend should not be misconstrued as persecution because the officers were merely acting on intelligence information. Speaking during an interview on Hot FM, Katongo said police do not look at relationships with people when moving in to do their searches. “When they...

ABOUT 52 former employees of Maamba Collieries Limited, who were retrenched over 20 years ago, have sued the energy company seeking payment of more than K6 million being their total pension dues. James Chinene, suing on his behalf and that of 51 others, wants the Lusaka High Court to order Maamba Collieries Limited to pay...

KAPOCHE PF member of parliament Dr Charles Banda has asked the electorate in the constituency to utilise their vote and re-elect the PF. And Dr Banda has dished out cash amounting to K13,700 to marketeers as a means of empowerment, while also distributing an estimated total of K15,000 to local residents he met on a...

GOVERNMENT must focus on clearing the bottlenecks around the mining sector if Zambia is to re-build its international gross reserves, says Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Felix Mutati. And Mutati says it will be nearly impossible for Zambia to get a debt restructuring plan without getting on an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed economic programme....

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has called for the complete withdrawal of the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Bill No. 2 of 2021, arguing that most of the provisions fall short of important constitutional requirements. And Chapter One Foundation has insisted that the Bill has been rushed despite its broad implications which are detrimental...

PF secretary general Davies Mwila says any party member who wants to challenge President Edgar Lungu can come forward to challenge the incumbent ahead of the general conference. And Mwila says the general conference is expected to be held in April. Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka, Monday, Mwila said that only members of...

MINISTER of Health Dr Jonas Chanda has revealed that his ministry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, is re-engaging Missionpharma so that they can take up supplying drugs and other medical products which will not harm the people. And Dr Chanda says the Ministry is not overwhelmed by the recent scandals, insisting that he...