FORMER Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo has urged the Constitutional Court to set aside the Ndola High Court's decision to nullify his Kabushi parliamentary seat. Lusambo has asked the court to instead uphold his election as Kabushi PF member of parliament as declared by the Electoral Commission of Zambia ( ECZ). But UPND losing candidate...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Professor Luckson Kasonka says Honeybee is a "non-starter" and the Ministry will not pay anything because the contract was cancelled. Honeybee Pharmacy Limited’s lawyer Tutwa Ngulube recently asked government to honour its obligation to pay Honeybee US$4 million for the products which were consumed. But in an...

THE Constitutional Court has refused to allow former Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji to produce his grade 12 certificate as evidence in a matter in which he is challenging the nullification of his Kwacha parliamentary seat. The court has ruled that Malanji's notice of motion in which he was seeking an order to produce his...

DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lilian Siyunyi says her office is always put in an awkward position when an accused person goes to court and yet the docket is with the Law Enforcement Agency. When asked why former president Edgar Lungu’s Aide De Camp Chisanga Chanda’s docket was not ready when he appeared before court...

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe has denied allegations that UPND has taken a position on polygamy by seeking to decriminalise bigamy. Giving a ministerial statement in parliament, Wednesday, Haimbe said the Zambia Law Development Commission had simply made a recommendation to avoid duplicity by removing bigamy from the Penal Code since it was also provided for...

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says according to its investigations, samples collected from Rubis Baxget Service Station in Ndola failed to meet the specifications as outlined in the Petroleum Quality Standards. In a statement, Thursday, ERB Public Relations Manager Namukolo Kasumpa said investigations were conducted following complaints by two consumers against the same service station....

TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali says RTSA will embark on a road safety sensitisation programme to ensure strict observance of traffic rules as people travel for the Nc'wala traditional ceremony which slated for this Saturday. In an interview, Wednesday, Tayali said some of the officers had already been deployed to ensure that as people...

TALK about his black knuckles and you will have no one to blame for the insults that Reverend Bishop Dr Nkongolo will shower on you. And if you’re a social media user, whatever platform is your preference, chances are high that you have encountered the irresistible comedy of ZNBC journalist Mark Ziligone. "Tumani ndalama Zanu,...

YESTERDAY we expressed concern that while the UPND government is taking long strides towards attracting foreign direct investment, it has significantly neglected the plight of the local businesses, which is contrary to the commitment they made during campaigns. Of course we understand that the party has only been in power for six months and the...

PF deputy national chairperson Davies Chama says the party will exploit all legal routes to protect its members from unwarranted attacks because the former ruling party knows such tricks by governments to try and dismantle the opposition. On Wednesday, Police picked up former PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri in connection with investigations into the...