THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested Konkola Copper Mine provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu for theft of K110.4 Million and US$250,000. In September last year, a scandal emerged at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in which the mining giant, which the Zambian government repossessed from Vedanta Resources in 2019, had paid US$1.6 million (about K32 million)...

FORMER Solicitor General Abraham Mwansa says he believes that he put in all his efforts in serving the people of Zambia. In an interview, Mwansa said he had not been reporting for work since President Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in. “For us, the moment another person assumes office as President, you immediately leave. So I...

ECONOMIST Dr Grieve Chelwa says he has no doubt that newly-appointed Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya will be able to sail the ship properly, noting that he had previously worked under a very difficult environment. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM, Tuesday, Dr Chelwa said Dr Kalyalya needed to restore credibility and...

KABUSHI PF member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo says President Hakainde Hichilema inherited a stable country which already had friends like China, Russia, South Africa, among others. Commenting on President Hichilema’s sentiments that Zambians would soon see the benefits of his trip to the United States of America, Lusambo said the Head of State only went...

IN THE past few days, social media has been awash with debates around gay rights in Zambia. Some individuals are suggesting that it’s about time. They say whether Zambia likes it or not, gay people will have to be embraced because the future generation doesn’t see anything wrong with same sex relationships. Others, however are...

THE Patriotic Front, through its secretary general, Davies Mwila has sued the state seeking a declaration that the source of its campaign funds is not money laundering. PF is seeking a declaratory order declaring that the party cannot be compelled to disclose its source of funds used in the 2021 general elections as well as...

GOVERNANCE activist Brebner Changala says UPND Lusaka Province chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta's statement that UPND cadres will set up branches everywhere, including markets, is a recipe for anarchy. And PF member of the Central Committee Antonio Mwanza says Mwaliteta's remarks indicate that the UPND leadership has endorsed what their cadres are doing in markets. In an...

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga has described late acclaimed freedom fighter Simon Zukas as a selfless person who had a passion for service to country and not to self. And President Hakainde Hichilema says late Zukas belongs to a generation of selfless Zambian patriots who sacrificed and put their lives on the line in order to...

THE Lusaka Magistrates' Court has sentenced a maid and her lover to five years imprisonment for abducting two children. In this matter, Hellen Banda, 27 and Chilimuna Kambwili, 39, were charged with two counts of abduction of children and another count of theft of a motor vehicle. Particulars of the offence were that Banda and...