LATE president Michael Sata's son Mulenga Sata has rejoined the ruling UPND, saying it's clear to him that he has no political future in PF. In an interview, Tuesday, Sata said he wanted to be in a party that appreciates and respects him. "Defected is a wrong term, what I have done is that I...

OVER 50 people have been seriously injured in a road traffic accident which occurred on Tuesday morning along Mungwi road involving a Zambia Army Marcopolo bus. In a statement, Tuesday, Zambia Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga stated that the accident allegedly occurred when the driver of the Zambia Army bus misjudged the clearance distance of a...

EIGHT PF members of parliament have recommenced, in the Constitutional Court, a matter in which they are challenging the Speaker’s decision to suspend them from parliament after the nullification of their seats despite them having appealed. In this matter, Mutotwe Kafwaya, Lukas Simumba, Kalalwe Mukosa, Bowman Lusambo, Taulo Mbewe, Christopher Chibuye, Joseph Malanji, Allen Banda...

ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) director community education Dorothy Cheelo says the maximum prison sentence of 14 years for corruption is not adequate because the vice is an economic crime which can sabotage the nation. And Cheelo says the commission was flooded with corruption complaints immediately after the August general elections. Meanwhile, Cheelo says the commission does...

THE US Embassy has awarded $45,000 (K745,000) to nine Zambian community-based organisations through the US Ambassador’s Special Self-Help small grant programme. According to a statement issued by US Embassy Public Affairs Officer Phil Dimon, Monday, the grants focus on various sectors including food security, education, and health. "The US Embassy has awarded $45,000 (K745,000) to...

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says there is a possibility of the President holding a pre-new year national address to update the public on various issues, including some of the most painful decisions government may have taken or is yet to make. In an interview, Bwalya said President Hakainde Hichilema may use such an opportunity to...

Today Indeni Oil Refinery has been placed on Care and Maintenance. What is the meaning of Care and Maintenance? “Care and maintenance is a term used in the mining industry to describe processes and conditions on a closed mine site where there is potential to recommence operations at a later date. During a care and...

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango’s statement to the effect that former president Edgar Lungu must first retire from active politics before he can be given his retirement benefits is a reminder to us as a nation that we have a long way to being a democratic country that we claim to be. Responding to a question of...