MINISTRY of National Guidance and Religious Affairs permanent secretary Rev Howard Sikwela says the Church Empowerment Fund is not a form of corruption because no one will monitor who the beneficiaries will vote for in the coming election. Commenting on Archbishop Teleshpore Mpundu's remarks that the Church Empowerment Fund was a blatant form of corruption,...

I THOUGHT the PF would would lose the August elections because of power cuts, but now I wonder what campaign themes the opposition will use after President Edgar Lungu has resolved the problem, says FDD leader Edith Nawakwi. And Chishimba Kambwili has asked President Lungu to recruit other opposition leaders in a partnership that would...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says politics in Zambia are nomadic in nature and politicians are expected to move from one party to another whenever they feel that they are going through a tough time. And President Lungu says public servants should not be afraid of being given a corruption tag when implementing government programmes, as long...

Governance activist Brebner Changala believes it is an awful risk and a huge mistake for the PF to pick on Edgar Lungu as party candidate for the August 2021 elections. In an interview, Changala said the PF would pay on August 12th, arguing that President Lungu does not qualify to contest the coming elections. “Well,...

HONEYBEE Pharmacy Limited has insisted that the Lusaka High Court should grant it an injunction restraining the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) from revoking its Pharmaceutical License or publishing any information calculated at injuring its reputation. The company has submitted that the court should place an injunction upon ZAMRA so that the court action against...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he is not a dictator and that the party constitution gives him the permission to prescribe names of candidates to be members of the party central committee. And President Lungu says the People of Zambia are still in love with the PF government and that the party was destined to win...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it’s political persecution for Parliament to suspend him from the House without hearing him. And Mweetwa who is also Choma Central UPND member of parliament, says he is equally under pressure in his constituency as a number of aspiring candidates are vying for his seat. Speaking when he featured on...

AFTER stealing from you, they offer you the same stolen money then you say ‘these are kind people, HH niwa kaso’, aikona man, says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. And Hichilema says the writing is on the wall that it’s time for change. Meanwhile, Hichilema says the economy under the Patriotic Front is a leaking bucket...

VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has urged political parties and other stakeholders to exhaust local channels for the settlement of election disputes before engaging regional or international bodies. And Vice-President Wina says government is not pleased to see its people suffering or experiencing the rise in the cost of living, adding that it’s doing everything possible to...