PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has expressed gratitude to outgoing UN Resident Coordinator Dr Coumba Mar Gadio for UN's role prior, during and after the 2021 polls by persistently encouraging stakeholders to engage in a fair election and peaceful transition of power. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Thursday, President Hichilema thanked the outgoing UN...

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Elias Mubanga says his ministry will start giving out empowerment funds between May and June this year. In an interview, Thursday, Mubanga said consultations were ongoing with relevant stakeholders in order to come up with policies which would benefit SMEs. "Right now we are consulting with stakeholders, there is...

THE Lusaka Magistrates' Court has committed two police officers, a farmer and nine businessmen to the High Court for trial in a case in which they are charged with aggravated robbery involving K1.5 million. In this matter, the accused are; Francis Kayando and Newton Hamukamba, both police officers of Matero Police station in Lusaka. Others...

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit in Lusaka, has arrested an entrepreneur for money laundering activities involving $250,000. In a statement, Thursday, DEC Public Relations Officer Mathias Kamanga said Chimuka Malawo, 50, allegedly deposited $250,000 into her accounts which is suspected to be proceeds of crime and used the said...

OPERATION 100 Covid-19 Taskforce chairperson Inambao Sitwala has called for enhanced dissemination of COVID-19 awareness campaign messages in local languages, saying this could help convince more people to get vaccinated. In an interview, Sitwala said despite COVID-19 restrictions being lifted, there was need for continued sensitisation of citizens on the pandemic using local languages. "People...

FORMER Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says he cannot worry about where his family will be because they are actually on Easter vacation. And Lusambo says ACC officers are a bunch of amateurs who do not know what they're doing, adding that he spent his hard earned US$150,000 on his dream house. Meanwhile, ACC says...

MINISTER of Technology and Science Felix Mutati has dissolved the management board of Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce. In a statement, Thursday, Mutati said he had also dissolved the management board of the National Institute for Scientific Research, with immediate effect. “Today, I have dissolved the management board of Evelyn Hone College...

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has condemned some UPND members who have asked Director of Public Prosecutions Lillian Siyunyi to resign within 48 hours. In a statement, Thursday, LAZ honorary secretary Sokwani Chilembo said the ruling party should take the lead in assuring the country that the rule of law would be respected. “LAZ...

THIS long weekend, Christians across the world are doing what they have been doing for thousands of years - celebrating the Way of Christ, leading to his crucifixion and resurrection. According to Christian belief, Easter is considered to be the most important day on the calendar, owing to the necessity of the resurrection in establishing...