ONE FORMER president of Zambia had a son who was always in the newspapers for all the bad reasons, tarnishing the good work his father did and ultimately leading to his untimely death when the country needed him most.One manI know of was forced to sell his house and relocate to another place unknown to...

MINISTRY of Green Economy and Environment Permanent Secretary John Msimuko says government has a duty to make citizens understand the concepts of green economy in order to yield positive results from green economy policies. And European Union Head of Section, Macroeconomics, Rural Development and Regional Cooperation Mathias Reusing says EU’s priorities and the new dawn...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says the Anti-Corruption Commission’s decision to stop announcing when individuals are being investigated is a good strategy which will protect the institution from rebuke. The commission recently said it had stopped announcing when individuals were being interrogated because this was jeopardising investigations as pieces of evidence were sometimes concealed once people...

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says his government has intentions to reform the Local Authorities Superannuation Fund (LASF). And Nkombo says LASF owes retirees and pensioners over K500 million. Responding to a question from Chama North PF member of parliament Yotam Mutayachalo on what the future of LASF was, considering that the...

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says she has not heard President Hakainde Hichilema lamenting about being let down by government officials, adding that evidence of such a speech must be presented. And Vice-President Nalumango says Zambia cannot take sides over the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine because the country belongs to various international groups that will...

SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M'membe says the arrest and charging of Mumbi Phiri for murder is clearly an abuse of the criminal justice system as it will be impossible to secure a murder conviction against her. In a statement, Sunday, Dr M'membe said the statutory powers to arrest and prosecute those who committed crimes...

ACTING PF president Given Lubinda says President Hakainde Hichilema instructed state security to eject him from the main arena during the Nc’wala traditional ceremony on Saturday because he had become the centre of attraction. But presidential spokesperson Anthony Bwalya has denied the allegations, saying they are a fabrication aimed at maligning President Hichilema's integrity. Meanwhile,...

FORMER Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Caleb Fundanga has observed that the UPND government is not spending as much as the previous regime, which he attributes to the continued drop in inflation. The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) recently announced in its monthly bulletin that the country's annual inflation rate for February 2022 has reduced...

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the UPND did not criticise the number of trips taken by former president Edgar Lungu, but the huge delegations and lack of value to the country. And Bwalya says President Hakainde Hichilema shares the frustrations of unemployed doctors and all youths in the country, adding that recruitment in the public...

PHARMACIST Jerome Kanyika says he now understands why a lot of health workers tested positive for COVID-19 because they were using substandard face masks supplied by non-medical suppliers. Former Permanent Secretary for Administration Kakulubelwa Mulalelo recently justified granting Higer Bus Zambia Limited a K126 million contract to supply face masks, arguing that even though face...