FORMER special assistant to the president for press and public relations Amos Chanda says he has enemies in the PF who have continued to spread false corruption allegations against him. When asked in an interview whether he thought that he had enemies in PF, Chanda responded in the affirmative, before adding that he would soon...

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says people should be concerned if government is spending too much on fuel. And the VEEP says the 2026 elections will take place under a new Constitution. Speaking in Parliament during the Vice-President's question time, Friday, Vice-President Nalumango said government's intention was to reduce fuel prices, and that sometimes to go down,...

TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali says his Ministry is carrying out investigations to establish whether or not there was any corruption in the setting up of the Zambia Airways, which is expected to launch on December 1. Speaking in Parliament, Friday, Tayali said he would be at pains to explain in detail what the...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the outcome of the petition process is necessary for democracy to thrive as it validates the credibility of an election. And ECZ says it processed nominations based on academic credentials authenticated by bodies mandated to do so because it has no mandate to deal with academic qualifications. Transparency...

PARTY for National Unity and Progress (PNUP) leader Highvie Hamududu says the situation that the UPND government finds itself in should be a lesson to other political parties to always be realistic when campaigning. In an interview, Friday, Hamududu said during campaigns, UPND made governance too simplistic. "When we are campaigning for power, we must...

PEOPLE’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says the UPND took advantage of people’s desperation for a change of government and overdid it with their campaign promises. In an interview, Friday, Banda said the ruling party had sweet-talked people into believing that things would be okay. He said anyone who would have taken over...

LUMEZI independent member of parliament Munir Zulu says the nullification of parliamentary seats was unnecessary because it will cost the country a lot of resources on by-elections. In an interview, Thursday, Zulu said that the nullification of seats was a wasteful exercise. “I feel we are destroying the little space that we have had. The...

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says the atmosphere in his party at the moment is not as calm as he would have wanted it to be. In an interview, Thursday, Lubinda urged party members to quickly "sober up" from the election loss and avoid using vulgar language against each other. "The atmosphere in the party at...

MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile and 23 others have applied to join a case in which Lusaka resident Joseph Busenga petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that section 97(2)(a) of the Electoral process act should be removed from the statute books. He alleges that the provision promotes, aids and abets corrupt practices...

The UPND government has no choice but do whatever it will take to transform the economy of this country because a lot of things depend on their success. If they fail, this country will get to a place never imagined before. Like we have stated in the past, the high voter turnout and the massive...