ANY ADULT who is a parent today is acutely aware of the pressures they went through when they were growing up. Depending on where you grew up and the kind of friends you had, coupled with the parental supervision you had from home, you either gave in to pressure or restrained yourself. If you grew...

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary in charge of administration Dr George Magwende says there is nothing strange about cooperatives supplying drugs to the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) if they qualify and have capacity. In an interview, Dr Magwende said Zambian-owned cooperatives should be supported. “What needs to be established is that ZAMMSA,...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) president Sampa Kalungu says Zesco should have the courtesy of explaining why it decided to cancel a tender to supply 25 luxury vehicles which were advertised in the State newspaper. And Kalungu has urged the new dawn government to match its pronouncements on the fight against corruption with resources. In an...

Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard says government should adopt and anti-Torture Act but repeal Defamation of the President and Sedition. And Callamard has commended Zambia's decision to vote against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with News Diggers at Southern Sun Hotel in Lusaka, Friday, Callamard stressed the need for legal, policy, and...

LABOUR Commissioner Givens Muntengwa says government has instituted investigations into the death of Juba Transport Limited employee Danny Silwimba who died in Mozambique after being bashed. And Muntengwa has described Juba Transport Limited as an incorrigible employer, saying aside from the alleged negligence of its deceased employee, other workers were equally complaining about other issues....

FORMER Health Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says lack of operationalisation of the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) and debt owed to drugs suppliers are among factors which have led to the drug shortage in the country. In an interview, Chanda wondered why ZAMMSA had not been procuring drugs despite being given the mandate....

COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo says the riots which broke out at the Black Mountain last week were caused by a "small clique" of individuals who wanted to solely benefit from it. In an interview, Friday, Matambo said the people who used to benefit from the mine in the past were not happy that government...

CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer Dr O'Brien Kaaba says there is need for fundamental reforms to rebuild the judiciary's image, noting that there can be little hope of good governance without an independent, credible and competent judiciary. In a response to a press query, Dr Kaaba, who is also a lecturer of law at the University of Zambia,...

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says government and the Zambia United National Freedom Fighters Association are working on establishing a proper policy on defining who is a founding father, and also ways in which to appreciate them. Speaking during the funeral church Service for the late freedom fighter, Christine Mulundika, Saturday, Vice-President Nalumango said freedom fighters deserved...

ARCHBISHOP Telesphore Mpundu says after leading the country into an economic ditch, former president Edgar Lungu should be silent in a dignified manner. And former Attorney General Musa Mwenye says Lungu's hypocrisy remarks were a reminder of the arrogance citizens were subjected to during his time in power. On Friday after late former president Rupiah...