PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says it is unfortunate that the measures which his government is putting in place to fight corruption are being resisted and tagged to ethnicity. And President Hichilema has reiterated that government is committed to upholding the democratic space and freedom of expression. Meanwhile, Personal Representative to the German Chancellor for Africa Gunter...

A CONSORTIUM of civil society organisations has called for a review of local government expenditure and procurement rules and regulations as a way of enhancing transparency and accountability in expenditure and procurement of CDF. The CSOs include; Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR), Caritas Zambia, Caritas Solwezi, Forum for Democratic Processes (FODEP), Women for Change,...

MINISTER of Information and Media, Honourable Chushi Kasanda is concerned that the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) has not been generating income for many years. The minister who is also Chief Government Spokesperson attributes this to the fact that since inception, the mass media house has been producing “almost the same content”. She says to...

NEW Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka says UPND's governance has been confusing because it seems the party was not ready to take up leadership. In an interview, Kateka said there was some disappointment among citizens as they expected to start seeing things happen right from the beginning. "It's been confusing because our expectations were extremely,...

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says government has already started receiving bids for the Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway costs lower than the $1.2 billion which was arrived at during the previous administration. In an interview, Milupi insisted that under the UPND administration, no road would cost $1.2 billion. He said his Ministry was...

ABSA Bank Limited has applied to serve its former employee, Pamela Gondwe, via substituted service in a matter in which it has sued her demanding recovery of over K200,000 which she owes the bank from a loan acquired in 2010. The bank has submitted that attempts to serve the court process on Gondwe proved futile...

FORMER Chilanga constituency UPND aspiring candidate Charmaine Musonda says she is now back in UPND after successfully rejoining the party. But some senior party officials say they are not aware of that, unless if she joined through the structures. In September this year, angry UPND supporters evicted Musonda from the party national secretariat when she...

THE University of Zambia management says the three UNZA unions which have decided to be on go slow without exhausting legally constituted procedures are breaching the law. And the UNZA management says government cannot be coerced into resolving the K700 million debt which the institution owes in gratuities and pension benefits, overnight, because there are...

MINISTER of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu has emphasised the need for increased commitment in scaling-up mitigation and adaptation measures to combat climate change in the country. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, Monday, Nzovu was speaking when he held talks with the Ban Ki Moon Centre...

LUSAKA lawyer Mutemwa Mutemwa SC, his son and a police officer have pleaded not guilty to charges of theft involving US$800,000. In this matter, Mutemwa Mutemwa, 62, a legal practitioner; Kayombo Mano, 42, a police officer and Mutemwa Mutemwa, 40, a legal practitioner are charged with theft. In the first count, Mutemwa SC and Mutemwa...