SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says K6.2 billion domestic revenue was collected during the month of February 2022, of which K4.8 billion was from taxes and K1.4 billion from non-tax revenues. And Nkulukusa says government released K3.2 billion towards the payment of domestic and external debt, in order to continue reducing the country’s indebtedness...

CHIEF government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says the prosecution of former public office bearers is normal procedure, saying if someone only used to have one house in Matero and now they have 15 in Kabulonga, Zambians will be interested to know how that happened. In an interview, Kasanda said the fight against corruption would include everyone,...

MINISTER of Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development Charles Milupi says government will ensure transparency as it undertakes massive infrastructure development in the country. And Italian Ambassador to Zambia Antonino Maggiore says the new dawn government is proving to the world that Zambia is one of the few countries in Africa with the best investment opportunities....

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says the process of appointing a new Konkola Copper Mines provisional liquidator is underway, following Milingo Lungu's resignation. In an interview, Kabuswe said the UPND government had the will, desire and drive to fund KCM and would go out of its way to ensure that the mine succeeds....

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) president Sampa Kalungu has urged the joint investigative wings to establish what documentation accompanied the 31 vehicles which they have seized, and in whose name they were procured. A Joint Investigative Team recently seized 31 vehicles which were found abandoned at a private property in Makeni, whose owner is yet to...

GOVERNMENT says it will convene a National Indaba on mental health which will take into consideration the rising number of suicide cases. Speaking in Parliament, Tuesday, Community Development and Social Services Minister Doreen Mwamba said the Indaba was expected to be held before June. "We are looking at formulating a National Mental Health and Suicide...

FORMER president Edgar Lungu’s economic advisor Hibeene Mwiinga says he has nothing to hide because all the properties which he owns are in his name. And Anti-Corruption Commission spokesperson Queen Chibwe says the commission is currently not giving any details about the search which was conducted at Mwiinga's farm last week because investigations are ongoing....

DR Fred M’membe has submitted to the Supreme Court that Lusaka lawyer Lewis Mosho cannot use the name of the company to challenge a court decision that is serving the interests of the Post Newspaper (in liquidation), simply because the judgement condemned his role as liquidator. Dr M'membe has further submitted that the purported lawyers...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says many people with divergent views were unable to attend Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s funeral last year, but everyone was welcome to former president Rupiah Banda’s funeral. And President Hichilema says the consequences of the Ukraine, Russia war such as high commodity and fuel prices are only just beginning to be seen. Speaking...

EARLIER this month PF member and former media director Antonio Mwanza made a statement, complaining that life had become harder now than it was six months ago. He said what has happened since the UPND formed government is a disaster. According to Mr Mwanza, when people woke up early in the morning on August 12...