CIVIL Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) president Davy Chiyobe says the union is anxiously waiting for the appointment of a new Public Service Management Division (PSMD) permanent secretary in order to sort out certain issues regarding the debt swap. In an interview, Chiyobe said there was need to have a clear direction...

FORMER Road Development Agency (RDA) board chairperson Samuel Mukupa says he is leaving the Agency as a proud person with his head high because of his achievements. Last week, Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi dissolved the RDA board with immediate effect. Commenting on the development in an interview, Mukupa said during his...

THE Lusaka High Court has restored contempt proceedings against FDD leader Edith Nawakwi to the active cause list after the case was struck out for want of prosecution. According to an affidavit in support of ex parte summons for an order to restore the matter to the active cause list, Counsel Kamuwanga Phiri of Malambo...

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says government will ensure the creation of management committees to run the affairs of markets and bus stations. Speaking in Parliament, Friday, Nkombo said government would restore markets and bus stations as facilities that provide adequate services and a platform for trading and transportation. The Minister said...

PF secretary general Davies Mwila says it's unfortunate that some old PF members are still fighting for positions in the party instead of leaving them for new faces. And Mwila says PF will lose even in 2021 if it does not rebrand itself. In an interview, Mwila said it was shocking that some old members...

TWO domestic workers who abducted their employer’s children have pleaded guilty to two counts of abduction and another count of motor vehicle theft. In this matter, Hellen Banda, 27 and Chilimuna Kambwili, 39, are charged with two counts of abduction of girls contrary to section 136 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the laws...

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says US President Joe Biden was “offside” when he referred to the previous administration as being corrupt. In a letter dated September 24 and addressed to the USA Embassy in Lusaka, Lubinda said the US president missed an opportunity to extol Zambia's democratic credentials. In the letter, which was also copied...

NOMINATED member of parliament Mutinta Mazoka says her late husband Anderson Mazoka would have been proud of President Hakainde Hichilema for holding UPND together and providing effective leadership. Debating in Parliament, Thursday, Mutinta said her late husband would have also been proud to see the party he helped to create form government. “Had my late...

FORMER Finance Minister in the MMD government Dr Katele Kalumba has advised government to deal with the violence in the country if they want to create a politically stable environment for investments. In an interview, Friday, Dr Kalumba said the continued existence of verbal and physical violence called for dialogue amongst political parties in order...