MINISTRY of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi has disclosed that the Ministry must have received verbal instruction from State House during former president Edgar Lungu's tenure to award a K839 million fertiliser tender to Rockliffe Trading FZC. And the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has heard that the Ministry of Agriculture did not conduct due diligence...

THE annual inflation rate for December 2021 has dropped to 16.4 percent from 19.3 percent recorded in November this year. Speaking during a media briefing, Thursday, Zambia Statistics Agency interim statistician general Mulenga Musepa said the slow down in annual inflation was attributed to favorable price movements in both food and non-food items. "Annual inflation...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it is not possible for the PF to change after exhibiting arrogance whilst in government. Commenting on remarks made by PF acting president Given Lubinda that the party lost elections because former ministers and other party members became big headed and that was why the party was rebranding, Mweetwa said...

PF Kabwata aspiring candidate Clement Tembo has accused the UPND of trying to have him arrested on unknown charges using the Drug Enforcement Commission. But DEC public relations officer Matias Kamanga has denied the claims saying there is no such intention. In an interview, Thursday, Tembo claimed that they wanted to arrest him because the...

THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has heard that former PF Lusaka province chairman Kennedy Kamba led a group of cadres that grabbed two Higer buses under the Youth Empowerment Scheme during the handover ceremony in 2017, in full view of then Youth Minister Moses Mawere. And the Committee has heard that some of the beneficiaries...

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says it will not be necessary to introduce fresh laws that will compel political parties to adopt women, as the existing legislation only needs to be strengthened. The Non-governmental Gender Organisations' Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has demanded for a law that will compel political parties to adopt women so as to narrow...

FORMER Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says people should be patient with the UPND government because the party has shown that it can't destroy the country. In an interview, Wednesday, Dr Fundanga said resuscitating the country's economy would take time. "If you want to take measures to correct something, it can't be...

IN OUR editorial opinion yesterday, we agreed with PF acting president Given Lubinda who says his party lost elections in August because officials grew big headed and stopped listening to what the people were saying. We also appreciated the former Justice Minister for reminding the people how his party members were going on TV and...

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates' Court how her father’s best friend defiled her in an unfinished building and threatened that he will kill her if she told anyone about the ordeal. In this matter, Paul Singogo, 40, of Kambili Village in Mungule area is accused of having carnal knowledge of a...