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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

UPND Chairman for elections Gary Nkombo has asked the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to conduct and referee free and fair elections in the forthcoming Mongu District Mayoral by-election and in two local government ward […]

GOVERNMENT Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa says it is laughable that PF plans to challenge the suspension of 30 of its members of parliament in court when they misbehaved. Commenting on remarks by PF acting national […]

FORMER national guidance and religious affairs minister Godfridah Sumaili has described the continued investigation of PF members as a witch-hunt and oppression. And Sumaili says former president Edgar Lungu should be given the respect he […]

THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says UPND made an attractive promise regarding pension reforms, and that as a labour movement, it will continue holding the government to account over it. Recently, Labour and […]

IN many ways than not, Mr Banda’s legacy can be explained through his love for peace and humour. Despite his many failures as a leader, the late former president represents what we know about the... […]