FORMER lands and natural resources minister Jean Kapata says the UPND government should not emulate the Levy Mwanawasa-led government which spent a lot of resources on unsuccessful corruption cases. Commenting on the summoning of PF members by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), Kapata said the UPND should instead concentrate on putting food on people's tables....

CHAPTER One Foundation has applied to amend its application for judicial review against ZICTA to include a declaration which states that 'the arbitrary deprivation of internet access was illegal, procedurally improper and unreasonable'. The Lusaka High Court had granted Chapter One Foundation leave to commence judicial review after they challenged ZICTA’s decision to order all...

ARCHBISHOP Telesphore Mpundu says PF should prove that there is unprofessionalism in the police service because they did not cry foul when they were in power. And Archbishop Mpundu says it is not shocking to find colossal sums of money in people's homes given the manner in which public resources were abused in the previous...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it will continue investigating a matter in which a former ward councillor of Lusaka allegedly purchased a named bank with all its assets for K300 million, until the case comes to a logical conclusion. Commenting on the Bank of Zambia's remarks that it was not in receipt of any application...

FORMER Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says people who have legitimate businesses operate through banks, adding that large sums of money outside the banking systems is an indication of the existence of illicit activities. And Dr Fundanga says workers in public institutions should speak out whenever they see wrong doing. In an...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the fight against corruption would be at the centre of Zambia’s transformation agenda. And the President says his government will build on Dr Kenneth Kaunda's legacy to live in peace and harmony. Meanwhile, President Hichilema has lobbied for more COVID-19 vaccines for Zambia and other developing countries. Addressing the United Nations...

DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) public relations officer Mathias Kamanga says the Commission is investigating about 10 to 15 cases a week since the change of government. And Kamanga says DEC is not investigating the Patriotic Front, but individuals who have been reported to the commission in their individual capacity. Meanwhile, Kamanga says the Commission has...

ACTIONAID Zambia has called on government to set up a tribunal to investigate the procedure used in the process of degazetting Lusaka East Forest Reserve Number 27 by the previous regime. In a statement, Wednesday, ActionAid Zambia Country Director Nalucha Ziba said government should ensure that all due processes were done diligently and re-gazette the...

FORMER works and supply minister Sylvia Chalikosa says Zambians prematurely voted out the PF government and she can already see signs of people regretting doing so. In an interview, Friday, Chalikosa said it was not everyone who was bad in PF despite the party having a few bad eggs. She added Zambians were unfair to...

MANGANGO UPND member of parliament Luhamba Mwene says some PF members of parliament are not supporting the President’s speech to Parliament because they might be implicated in corruption. Debating the President’s address, Tuesday, Mwene said the Head of State’s speech needed to be supported because he did not back corruption. “I feel we all need...