THE Zambia Chamber of Mines has elected its new president, Dr Godwin Beene, the First Quantum Minerals (FQM) government relations specialist, taking over from Goodwell Mateyo. And Dr Beene, a former Ministry of Mines permanent secretary, says Zambia’s mining industry will remain uncompetitive with the current mining fiscal regime, adding that there is need for...

BASIC Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) general secretary Henry Sinkala says conditions of service for teachers have tremendously improved under the PF administration, a situation that enables them to afford to buy three cars at any given time. And Sinkala says under PF, some teachers earn about K20,000 per month. Commenting on PF national...

PF deputy national chairperson Davies Chama says the UPND are so desperate that they are willing to wait to adopt the PF-rejected aspiring MPs for the forthcoming August 12 polls. And Chama says members who will rush to join the UPND or stand as independents in the upcoming election would prove that they are not...

FOUNDING President Dr David Kaunda is reported to have been living without water supply at his residence for the past one week, after a water pump developed a fault. According to sources at the Ministry of Works and supply the fault was reported but there has not been a directive yet to have the water...

PRISONS Care and Counselling Association (PRISCCA) says not allowing prisoners to vote in the August elections is discrimination and stigma against them because they are citizens and can’t continue to be disfranchised 56 years after independence. And PRISCCA says prisoners are concerned that if their polling stations will be exclusive to them, they may ve...

HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says it is irresponsible for medical personnel to start arguing about whether or not the COVID-19 vaccine should be rolled out because it is meant to protect citizens from a further spread of the virus. And Dr Chanda says that President Edgar Lungu and Cabinet ministers, including himself, are willing...

PRESIDENTIAL Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe says he expects Zambians to vote for the PF this August because the ruling party has performed beyond people's expectations. In an interview, Sikazwe, who is also Mpulungu PF member of parliament, said the PF government had exceeded Zambians’ expectations in delivering on its developmental agenda, a situation he feels...