PF member of the central committee Paul Moonga says the internal wrangles in PF are very healthy, arguing that party members are fighting for positions because they still have faith in the former ruling party. And Moonga says if UPND succeeds in stabilising the economy, he will be the happiest man because being in opposition...

FORMER transport and communications minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says President Hakainde Hichilema should demonstrate the results of his trips which government suggests have been aimed at marketing Zambia abroad. In an interview, Kafwaya said he had not seen any outcome of the President’s marketing endeavors. “President Hakainde Hichilema is an economist; I think he is an...

A RELATIONSHIP Manager First National Bank (FNB) has testified that Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu applied for the opening of two bank accounts at FNB. Natasha Mutatabowa said the documents which were submitted to the bank for the opening of KCM bank accounts; one a dollar and another a kwacha account, were...

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Fast Track Court has taken over a case in which former ZAMPOST postmaster general McPherson Chanda and two others are facing 13 charges of theft by public servant. On January 25, 2022, Chanda, Best Mwaichi and Isaac Kamwimba appeared before Ndola Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili where they pleaded not...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) chapter president Sampa Kalungu says money actualised from the asset recovery project should be channeled towards empowering investigative wings. Commenting on government's decision to use the money which the Anti-Corruption Commission recovered from Faith Musonda to pay students’ bursaries, Kalungu said the move was not sustainable because students' bursaries were recurring...

ENVIRONMENTALIST Robert Chimambo has insisted that the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has abrogated its mandate, which, among other things, includes protecting the environment. Chimambo has submitted that ZEMA rejected mining in the Lower Zambezi National Park before the minister approved the project, and that even the government does not support the project and the...

MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo has appointed the new board of directors for the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI). At a briefing, Tuesday, Masebo said each of them had been carefully selected and she was confident they would discharge their duties diligently to meet the expectations of all Zambians. "I am pleased to announce...

THE Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed former Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe to appear before them Committee today, failure to which, he will be compelled to appear before the Committee on Privileges, Absences, and Support Services to exculpate himself. And Auditor General Dr Dick Sichembe says all former...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti says bilateral relations between Zambia and Tanzania have deepened based on mutual respect and shared values. And Tanzania’s Public Accounts Committee Chairperson and Head of Delegation Naghenjwa Kaboyoka says her country is learning from Zambia’s Parliament on having independent members of parliament. Speaking when a delegation of members...

ZAMBIANS have reacted sharply to the recent fuel price hike. What seems to have displeased people more is the fact that the government through the Energy Regulation Board doesn’t seem to be telling the truth regarding the justification. Technocrats who trade in oil in this country are speaking a different language which seems to be...