UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda says Zambians must be patient because 10 years of "dirty PF" cannot be cleaned in four months. In an interview, Imenda said UPND should not be judged too harshly because Zambia was like a country which was at war for the past seven years. “The UPND agenda is a five...

Transparency International Zambia says it excepts that all the corruption cases which were referred to the Drug Enforcement Commission by the Financial Intelligence Centre will now be acted upon now that Mary Chirwa is in charge of the law enforcement agency. In an interview, Thursday, TIZ executive director Maurice Nyambe said Chirwa's move from FIC...

THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) says it concerned with deliberate falsehoods and misinterpretations published by Mbita Chitala. And IDC says there were no attempts to strip any of ZESCO’s assets. Reacting to Mbita Chitala's book in a statement, Thursday, IDC Head Corporate Communication Namakau Mukelebai said the former ZESCO Board Chairman opted to use the...

PF Vice-President Given Lubinda says his party still has some of its loyal members in the system who keep them informed about what is happening in government. And Lubinda says he is shocked that the UPND ministers engaged the "clique" for further studies after attending many orientation meetings chaired by President Hakainde Hichilema. Meanwhile, Lubinda...

ZAMBIA'S former Ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba says the leaked telephone conversation between two senior government officials exposed the state’s interference in the affairs of the opposition. And a Lawyer from K Mwale and Company, representing Kenmark Broadcasting Network (KBN TV), says a position on the matter will be made once they receive instructions from...

IN OUR editorial opinion yesterday, we expressed profound confidence in the new Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila following the approach he has taken in resolving the challenges that are facing the Judiciary in Zambia today. We commended the Chief Justice for guiding judges to be open to criticism and to avoid the temptation of abusing...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says KBN TV could have avoided being in conflict with the law by not broadcasting a private phone conversation between two senior government officials. In a statement, Thursday, Kasanda said KBN TV should have verified the authenticity of the recording with the people concerned. "Government is concerned with the unprofessional...

GIVEN Lubinda received US$180,000 into his Barclays Bank Account around January, 2019 from Chinese traders connected to Mukula smuggling, and used the same money to purchase property in Forest Reserve Number 27, News Diggers and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) have submitted to the Lusaka High Court. The two news organisations have also submitted that...