WESTERN Province acting Permanent Secretary Mukwambuyu Katungu has called on the Treasury to help the Provincial Administration clear all outstanding bills amounting K14,389,994,46. And Copperbelt Province acting Permanent Secretary Dr Robert Zulu says there is no 'massage' to anomalies that led to K123,553 being irregularly paid as salaries to officers who had not reported for...

PF deputy national chairperson Davies Chama says he received no special treatment during his 11 days of detention despite being former Defence Minister. Narrating his detention experience to News Diggers, Chama who has since been released on police bond after being charged with the offence of causing grievous harm, said he was eating, sleeping well...

FORMER PF Chairman for elections Yamfwa Mukanga says if parliamentary seats of his party continue being nullified, the country is headed for a one-party state. In an interview, Mukanga wondered why only the PF seats were being targeted. “It is not good for us to have a system where we page out the opposition. Because...

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested six people for trafficking in over four kilograms of heroin, 842 grams of cocaine and 900 kilograms of cannabis in Eastern, Lusaka and Copperbelt Provinces. And the Commission has arrested businessman Shadreck Matabishi for theft and money laundering activities involving over K3,500,000.00. In a statement, Wednesday, DEC Assistant...

BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says young people must urgently take action against climate change to avert a potential crisis that will affect the younger generation. And British Council Projects Manager Ackim Banda has called for concerted efforts to end hunger, a crucial Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Speaking during the British Council-organised Tree...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says there will be transparency in the issuance of licenses to operate at the black mountain copper slug on the Copperbelt Province. Kabuswe said the ‘black mountain’ would only be given to Zambians who have applied and have licenses. Responding to allegations that government has secretly engaged a...

BANK of Zambia governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says there is need to have an administrative adjustment in fuel pump prices and electricity tariffs to avert future challenges in the sectors. And Dr Kalyalya says the Bank of Zambia has raised the Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points from 8.50 to 9.0. Meanwhile Dr Kalyalya...

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says PF MPs can stay out of the National Assembly and never return so that the UPND government heals the country economically and socially. And Lands and Natural Resources Minister Elijah Muchima says PF MPs should be the last people to utter anything against the 2022 national...

FOLLOWING the publication of our editorial opinion in which we disagreed with the Zambia Airways decision to launch their business with an initial focus on local routes, some people have misunderstood our argument. In the comment, we argued that Zambia Airways will not be under pressure to pay statutory taxes, ground handling fees and other...

FORMER Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says President Hakainde should not be blamed for the trips he is making, adding that he is simply doing his duty. And Dr Fundanga has advised the government to put up a sinking fund where money could be put aside for imminent Eurobond payments. In an...