FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye says the current COVID-19 wave could have been prevented if government had put sensible measures in place. In response to a press query, Mwenye said government should have procured vaccines early and imposed restrictions at the borders, among other measures. He added that it was unfortunate that government waited for...

PHARMACEUTICAL expert Jerome Kanyika says government must consider using alternative means to quicken the procurement of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, saying September is too far for people to wait. On Tuesday, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama announced that government and the World Bank had mobilised resources to procure...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has cancelled three Parliamentary elections and one ward election following the death of a candidate and resignations of three candidates. The three Parliamentary elections cancelled are Mandevu Constituency, following the death of Zambians United for Sustainable Development (ZUSD) parliamentary candidate Melody Musutu, Lusaka Central Constituency, following the resignation of...

PF Copperbelt presidential campaign manager Frank Ng'ambi says although the UPND has planted flags in various Copperbelt towns, the opposition party has not succeeded to grab votes from the ruling party. And Ng'ambi says the ruling party is working to retire UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema in August this year. Speaking when he addressed PF Chifubu...

PF member of the central committee Jean Kapata has assured Zambians that their welfare will improve once the COVID-19 pandemic is over and PF is voted back into power. In an interview, Wednesday, Kapata said Zambians should tighten their belts and trust the PF government as it remained committed to bettering the lives of the...

CHOMA Central aspiring candidates have expressed how they intend to transform the constituency if elected into office during this year’s general elections. One of the common challenges the aspiring candidates have promised to address is the current state of Choma General Hospital, which is the only highest level hospital in the provincial capital of Southern...

THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) says Mpulungu Harbour Corporation Limited has declared K2.4 million dividend to its shareholder In January this year, IDC wrote to Mpulungu Harbour Corporation Limited requesting for a K5 million loan. In a statement issued by IDC head of corporate communications Namakau Mukelabai, IDC group chief executive officer Mateyo Kaluba commended...

GOVERNMENT yesterday flagged off the provincial tour of First Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s body. Dr Kaunda’s body arrived in Choma, Southern Province around 12:00 hours and was later taken to Independence Stadium for a church service. Speaking during the church service, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa said the country had lost a...

FORMER Presidential Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe says Zambians should have faith in President Edgar Lungu that he will restore the country’s economy if re-elected. Commenting on veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga’s remarks that the country needed visionary leaders to solve the current problems like the high cost of living, Sikazwe said the cost of living had...

OVER five political parties have signed the political peace building charter aimed at promoting peace ahead of the August 12 general elections. Speaking at the event which was spearheaded by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ), LAZ president Abyudi Shonga said political parties were key players in ensuring the country maintained peace before, during and...