PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government is handling corruption cases cautiously by ensuring that the rule of law is upheld. And President Hichilema says the current war between Ukraine and Russia is a burden to government's agenda of reconstructing the economy. Speaking when he met United Kingdom Minister for Africa Vicky Ford and her delegation,...

LUKASHYA PF member of parliament George Chisanga says the ruling party is afraid to approach his party for solutions to the problems it's currently faced with because of the backlash it might receive from the public. In an interview, Chisanga said PF and its technocrats were able to recommend the best ways of coming out...

FORMER MMD national secretary Maj Richard Kachingwe says he has not returned to the UPND to seek for government jobs, saying at his age, those are "for our children and young people". In an interview, Wednesday Maj Kachingwe said the PF had become inactive in the past seven months and he was therefore becoming irrelevant...

FORMER MDC secretary general Lucky Mulusa says there is paralysis in the party because its leader, Felix Mutati, cannot mobilise while serving as minister under someone whom he is supposed to challenge in 2026. And Mulusa says UPND doesn't recognise the UPND-Alliance partners as evidenced by failure to be inclusive when making certain appointments. But...

FORMER defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba and his wife Chama were on Wednesday interrogated by the Joint Investigation Team at the Ministry of Home Affairs. The interrogation began around 09:00 hours and lasted for about six hours. And speaking to journalists afterwards, Mwamba said he was issued with a warn and caution statement on issues...

FORMER Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo and his wife, Nancy, have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court and pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of corrupt acquisition of public property, possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime, tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud. The couple took plea before Lusaka magistrate Faides Hamaundu, who...

THE National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has dragged the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) to court, demanding payment of K316,833, being outstanding rental arrears for its premises in Solwezi and over K100,000 for a Chinsali property. NAPSA also wants the Lusaka High Court to order RTSA to pay it K82,544, being outstanding utility charges...

UPND national chairperson Stephen Katuka says government needs to pull up its socks and address challenges which citizens are facing. And Katuka has cautioned individuals against joining the ruling party with a view of getting jobs or party positions. In an interview, Katuka said government should find short and long-term measures to the problems affecting...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has challenged the new dawn government to put their pronouncements on the fight against corruption into action, saying enough rhetoric has been made. In an interview, Wednesday, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe said Cabinet Ministers' failure to fully comply with the parliamentary and ministerial code of conduct Act on the declaration...

CHIEF government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says the UPND cannot consult former president Edgar Lungu because he made a thousand mistakes, adding that PF should not even have the "guts to open their mouths" because they destroyed the country. And Kasanda says Lungu cannot even talk about hypocrisy when he is a hypocrite himself. On Wednesday,...