HAKAINDE Hichilema's running mate Mutale Nalumango says as long as the polls are free and fair, there will be no drama witnessed once election results are announced. In an interview, Wednesday, Nalumango said the elections were fairly held, the PF would go into hiding once the elections results were announced. "As long as elections are...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has noted that the Financial Intelligence Centre reports have depreciated in quality ever since the institution was publicly rebuked by the President following its release of the 2018 Trends Analysis report. And TI-Z has noted that the 2020 FIC report is not a Trends Analysis Report but merely an annual report....

SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe says President Edgar Lungu does not spend all his time reviewing an individual's performance, in reference to Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja. Meanwhile, Alliance for Community Action executive director Laura Miti says the six-month contract that President Lungu gave Kanganja to regain...

ENERGY expert Bornface Zulu says the delay to conclude the Electricity Cost of Service study will continue to subject Zambians to high electricity tariffs. Commenting on remarks by Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson Jane Kabwela that the Electricity Cost of Service Study would only be completed by the end of 2021, Zulu said there was...

UNIVERSITY of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers’ Union (UNZALARU) general secretary Dr Kelvin Mambwe has demanded that government releases K600 million in pensions and gratuity arrears even as it advances the debt swap initiative. In a statement, Wednesday, Dr Mambwe said it was important that the University’s indebtedness was equally prioritised and managed. "On 16 July...

The British High Commission, in partnership with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, has procured 9,000 oxygen cylinders from Afrox to aid Zambia's COVID-19 fight. In a statement, Wednesday, British High Commission Development Director Steve Beel noted that the third wave of COVID-19 had put high demands on the health system in the country. He said...

GOVERNANCE Activist Rueben Lifuka says it is unacceptable for the name of Zambia and its people to be dragged through the mud with the unfortunate association to possible illegal arms trading. Lifuka was commenting on a story that the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI intercepted a vessel at sea, carrying the Zambian flag...

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says programme discussions on an Extended Credit Facility requested by the Zambian authorities will be expected to continue once key policy measures have been undertaken. Responding to a press query on whether the IMF bailout package would be expected before next month’s general elections, IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said discussions...

FORMER General Education Minister David Mabumba says President Edgar Lungu and the ruling PF have transformed the country in the last nine years. And Mabumba says the high cost of living is not because President Lungu has failed to deliver but is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview, Mabumba said the party...

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga has urged Zambians to disregard opinion polls being conducted by various organisations projecting that President Edgar Lungu and the PF will emerge victorious in the upcoming general election. In a statement, Wednesday, Mwaanga said the opinion polls were false and misleading as the country had no credible record of having opinion...