THE United States will invest approximately K333 million to support the implementation of the new Local Impact Governance project in 27 districts spread across Central and Muchinga Provinces over a five-year period. The project is designed to strengthen local governance in Zambia on the national, provincial, and district levels. And Local Government and Rural Development...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the central government will use the local government as an avenue to enhance democratic expansion because the country saw a substantial erosion of its democratic values in the last 10 years. And President Hichilema has stressed that government wants to have a corrupt free relationship with suppliers. Speaking at the 65th...

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango has challenged women to take keen interest in politics, saying women’s political participation results in tangible gains for democracy, including greater responsiveness to citizens’ needs. The Vice-President was speaking during the fourth Forum for Zambia Women Accountants (FZWA) national symposium held at Mulungushi international conference centre, Thursday, under the theme “driving change...

FORMER Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) chairman William Nyirenda, State Counsel says under his tenure, the commission did a sterling job in addressing complaints that the public had against Judicial officers. President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday terminated the appointment of Nyirenda and replaced him with Vincent Malambo SC. Commenting on the development in an interview, Nyirenda...

DENYING former president Edgar Lungu pension benefits on grounds that he is in active politics is unconstitutional, says PF member Makebi Zulu. When asked in an interview if Lungu’s position as PF president until the party holds its convention in June next year would affect his benefits, Zulu said it was solely up to him...

SPECIAL Advisor to the President for COVID-19 Dr Roma Chilengi says there is laxity of COVID-19 regulations among citizens even when the fourth wave is around the corner. Speaking during a briefing, Thursday, Dr Chilengi said citizens needed to be alert and vigilant with regards to the anticipated fourth wave. "This is a matter that...

FORMER Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has written to Prime Television demanding an apology and K5,000,000 over defamatory utterances against him allegedly aired on its main news. Chanda has equally written to Crown Television Zambia demanding an apology as well as K5,000,000 over a similar story which was...

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye State Counsel says the appointment of Justice Mumba Malila is timely because the Judiciary needs a reform-minded Chief Justice who is open to public accountability. Commenting on Justice Malila’s appointment, Mwenye reminisced that the former maintained his principles when most cowed under pressure under the previous regimes. “The appointment of...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s decision to appoint Supreme Court Judge Mumba Malila as Chief Justice of Zambia goes to show that we have a Head of State who is determined to make a real difference in good governance. If President Hichilema wanted a friend to head the Judiciary, we all know what he could have done....

THE Bank of Zambia has written Artel, demanding that the company corrects the false declaration that President Hakainde Hichilema's advisor Jito Kayumba made in the 2020 Annual Report to the effect that he sits on the Central Bank Board. But Kayumba has explained that the declaration was erroneously made because Airtel "condensed" the information that...