FORMER Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande has called for the introduction of financial education in schools, saying this will help curb misappropriation of public funds because children will be taught how to handle money from an early stage. In an interview, Monday, Magande said financial education would enable people to understand that proper expenditure brings about...

CHAPTER One Foundation Limited says it has entered into a consent judgement with ZICTA in a matter in which it was challenging the authority's decision to order mobile service providers to cease providing internet services as well as blocking access to WhatsApp and Facebook in August last year. In a statement, Monday, Chapter One Foundation...

PF National Youth Chairman Christopher Kang'ombe has apologised to Zambians for all the shortcomings of his party when it was in power. In a post shared on his Facebook Page, Sunday, Kang'ombe noted that most people who offered themselves for leadership preferred the easy route. He admitted that apologising for all the shortcomings should be...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has asked chrome hand pickers at the Black Mountain in Kitwe to "survive in an orderly manner", saying government wants to eliminate confusion in all areas. In an interview, Monday, Kabuswe said government wanted to dialogue with the hand pickers to ensure a well-structured operation. "The only thing...

FORMER Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo has submitted that a DNA test will be the only sure way to determine the paternity of Mercy Cowham's four children because he has never engaged in any sexual activity with her. This is a matter in which Lusambo has sued Cowham in the Lusaka High Court seeking damages...

FORMER Milenge PF member of parliament Mwansa Mbulakulima says African leaders must spearhead the fight against racism around the world. Mbulakulima has urged the African Union (AU) to discuss matters of racism and petition institutions with the view of getting redress. In a statement, Monday, Mbulakulima lamented that while the "Black Lives Matter" movement was...

ACTING PF secretary general Nickson Chilangwa has charged that President Hakainde Hichilema refused to evacuate former president Rupiah Banda and that is why the fourth republican president died at home. Meanwhile, Chilangwa says President Hichilema must stop running the country like his personal farm. Chilangwa said this during the launch of the launch of the...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Professor Luckson Kasonka says investigations into how much was paid to Honeybee Pharmacy are ongoing because some documents were hidden. And Prof Kasonka says starting today, people will see a lot of drugs in hospitals but warns against pilferage and wastage. In an interview, Prof Kasonka insisted...

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye State Counsel says individuals who have served in government but have unexplained wealth must still account for it, whether there is reconciliation or not. In a post shared on his Facebook page, Monday, Mwenye observed that lack of accountability led to impunity, with successive leaders thinking they were above the...

ECONOMIC Front general secretary Wynter Kabimba says former president Edgar Lungu's "hypocrisy" remarks, which he made after fourth republican president Rupiah Banda's burial, should be respected because that is his opinion. Last week, Lungu said there was a lot of hypocrisy because people were saying a lot of good things and yet doing bad things....