FINANCIAL Intelligence Centre (FIC) Acting Director General Liya Tembo says an increase in corruption cases in the Trends Reports can be attributed to awareness by the centre, vigilance from the private sector or that the vice becoming worse. And Tembo says the centre has not received any threats from anyone this year. In an interview,...

FORMER Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher Mvunga’s lawyer Dickson Jere says his client will not appear for questioning at Chongwe Police Station today because the matter has been resolved. And Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the police have decided to cancel Mvunga’s call out in order to pave way for further investigations. In an interview,...

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says she is aware that some suppliers are using members of the public and the media to push for payments. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has revealed that 98,454 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have expired, translating into a wastage of 0.01%. Speaking during a media briefing, Monday, Masebo said no amount...

LANDS Minister Elijah Muchima has insisted that there is no money at the moment to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment on Forest 27. In an interview, Muchima called for patience among members of the public, saying an assessment was not something that should be forced on government to carry out now because it was a...

PF acting secretary general Nickson Chilangwa says over 10 people, including women, have expressed interest to lead the party. And Chilangwa says he believes Zambians will give his party an opportunity to bounce back into power. Speaking when he appeared on Millennium Tv’s "The Platform" programme, Sunday evening, Chilangwa said over 10 members had expressed...

GOVERNMENT has signed seven Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Rwandan government in a bid to promote trade and investment between the two countries. On Monday morning, President Hakainde Hichilema received his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame who is in the country for a two-day state visit in Livingstone. The MoUs were signed by Foreign Affairs...

MINISTER of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali says the Ministry has engaged relevant authorities to investigate the fleet of vehicles purchased by the Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB). And Tayali says it's not government's priority to purchase a new fleet of vehicles at the moment. In a viral audio recently, a whistleblower narrated that...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says as promised, government is committed to reducing the cost of living, which is why inflation continues to drop. In an interview, Dr Musokotwane said the upward adjustment of fuel prices would not derail government's plan to have a single digit inflation by the end of the...

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says the the cost of living becomes a problem when the people are not getting an income which can sustain them. And Prof Saasa says the Russia, Ukraine war is proof that when you squeeze a significant global player, you end up hurting the world economy. Speaking when he was featured...

WE have taken interest in the Judges (conditions of service) Amendment bill, 2022, that has been circulated. Without going into the details of what the bill seeks to delete and replace, the objective of this Bill is to amend the Judges (Conditions of Service) Act so as to provide for the determination of emoluments of...