THE Auditor General’s Report on Accounts of the Republic for the financial year ended 31st December 2020 has revealed that the decision to revise the contract between government and China Jiangxi Corporation for infrastructure upgrade at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport was not approved by government and had no clearance from the Attorney General. The Report...

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says State House was astounded by the level of waste and plunder revealed in the Auditor General’s report, further stating that one cannot allow wasteful expenditure to spike from K3 million to over K1.4 billion over a period of 12 months. And Bwalya says if there is a departure in the...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he has not backed off from the idea of selling the Gulfstream G650 presidential jet because he is a consistent man. He says his position has not changed on this matter and hopes that Zambians can understand when they see the figures that were involved. We will wait for the figures,...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) says it hopes the arrest of KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu signifies a good and elaborate process of investigations worthy of taking before the courts of law with highest chances for successful prosecution. On Wednesday last week, the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) arrested Konkola Copper Mine provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu for...

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it is not afraid of being taken to court if someone feels aggrieved by its work, but insists that investigations will continue. In an interview, DEC spokesperson Mathias Kamanga said the Commission had been conducting itself professionally and would continue to do so even if the PF had decided...

INFORMATION and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda says despite the scrapping of the ministry of national guidance and religious affairs, government will maintain the day of prayer and fasting which falls on October 18. In an interview, Kasanda said the prayer and fasting celebrations under the PF regime were not inclusive. “We are going to maintain...

KABUSHI PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo says he has never seen a politician steal money from government. Commenting on President Hakainde Hichilema’s sentiments that he would make it difficult for people to steal public funds, Lusambo said the fight against corruption was not a new song because past Presidents had introduced the same policy....

DEMOCRATIC Party president Harry Kalaba says government's inability to give the right amount of grants in good time is putting learning institutions at risk and jeopardising education standards in the country. Commenting on government’s directive that schools and colleges should not send learners away in a bid to collect user fees, Kalaba said the decision...