CHIEF government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says some people are criticising government for no apparent reason, in a bid to show their relevance. In an interview, Tuesday, Kasanda said some of the criticism that government was seeing was very negative. "So we are ready for the criticism but it should be criticism that is going to...

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says government will employ over 20,000 teachers to reduce unemployment among trained professionals. Speaking during a town hall meeting in Mazabuka, Saturday, Nkombo said Zambians would see an improvement in the education sector as the national budget was presented. “You will see from the budget, without me...

AUDITOR General Dr Dick Sichembe says he has launched a toll free hotline (5566) to provide a platform for the public to report issues of concern with regards to the management of public resources. He has since warned controlling and public officers that his office will not relent to expose and bring to account all...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government has been able to do a lot more within the few weeks of being in office which PF could never have done. And President Hichilema says UPND could have performed better in Luapula Province during the August elections had they been allowed to campaign freely. Addressing Chisamba residents as...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the Patriotic Front is finished just like MMD and UNIP after they lost power. Speaking in Mwansabombwe District, Monday, President Hichilema urged PF members to join UPND. "Nomba abena Lufubu, abena Mwansabombwe, abena Luapula, mwishalila munuma, ichalo nachisela. Ichalo nachifuma kuli ba PF, ba PF chapwa. UNIP palya yafumine mu government...

ST Anne's Parish priest Father Evans Miti has called on the UPND administration to identify and remove corrupt elements in government and the private sector. And Vice-President Mutale Nalumango has warned UPND officials not to be over excited about positions because leadership is about service. Speaking during a church service in Petauke, Sunday, Fr Miti...

PEOPLE'S Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says revelations that some PF-aligned civil servants are destroying evidence requires the UPND government to quickly implement mechanisms to ensure that such individuals are fired. In an interview, Banda said the possibility of evidence being destroyed could compromise ongoing investigations by law enforcement agencies. “The fact that...

MINISTER of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali says politicians should have substantive careers so that they do not go into leadership to serve themselves but the people. And Tayali says the style of leadership UPND is providing is one which will see to it that Zambians never allow masqueraders to occupy public office again. In...

A NDOLA man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour for assaulting his wife after he discovered hidden Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in the house. This is a matter in which George Mweetwa, 38, a general worker of Nkwazi Township was facing one count of unlawful wounding. It was alleged that on October...