PF information and publicity chairperson Raphael Nakacinda has refused to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges and Absences saying the standing orders it cited when summoning him do not apply to him. Following a point of order that was raised by Lukulu East UPND member of parliament Dr Christopher Kalila over Nakacinda's remarks in...

FORMER transport, works and supply minister Yamfwa Mukanga says the K4.5 million released by government to fix potholes is a drop in the ocean. In an interview, Mukanga said government needed to allocate more money to road maintenance, as most bad roads needed resurfacing. “It is a drop in the ocean, RDA cannot do anything...

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says government houses that are not occupied currently by ministers and other officials are undergoing renovations. Commenting on Pambashe PF member of parliament Ronald Chitotela's remarks that Cabinet Ministers were wasting money by not occupying government houses, Milupi said in an interview that as far as he...

FIFTEEN UPND supporters have sued the State in the Lusaka High Court demanding compensation for false imprisonment and unlawful prosecution. Meanwhile, two other UPND members have also separately sued the State for malicious prosecution. According to a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court, John Mafuta and 14 others are seeking an order...

THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority has announced the release of the market price index for the first quarter of 2022, aimed at curbing inflated prices in the procurement of goods, works and services. And ZPPA Director General Idah Chella has urged all procuring entities to continue undertaking price reasonableness analysis for items not covered in...

FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Joseph Malanji has submitted to the Constitutional Court that it will be unfair for him to lose his Kwacha parliamentary seat on grounds that he has no grade 12 certificate when the High Court did not ask him to produce it. But Kwacha constituency UPND losing candidate Charles Mulenga, who petitioned...

THE Swedish Embassy has launched a GO GREEN campaign whose objective is to promote Sweden’s priorities in protecting the environment and to also advocate for climate resilient and adaptive climate smart solutions in Zambia. And Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Anna Maj Hultgård says the embassy will host several activities during the GO GREEN campaign, targeting...

FORMER Zambian Ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba says the Patriotic Front needs a new leadership and new thinking for it to survive. And Mwamba says the current infighting is making members lose focus. Speaking when he featured on the Radio Phoenix’s Let the People Talk programme, Wednesday, Mwamba said PF would die if it adopted...

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo on Tuesday told Parliament that government will deploy as many surgeons to the University Teaching Hospital and other tertiary facilities depending on the availability of funds. The minister however struggled to give the exact number of medical surgeons government planned to deploy, asking for more time to gather information on the...

UNEMPLOYED doctors have vowed to continue protesting until government addresses their plight. Meanwhile, Resident Doctors Association of Zambia president Dr Brian Sampa says government has asked for a three-week long stand down before it can provide concrete feedback and chart a way forward. On Tuesday, over 100 unemployed doctors gathered at the Ministry of Health...