FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says Kantanshi PF member of parliament Anthony Mumba and two or three other PF lawmakers have been bought by the UPND, adding that their language shows that they are not loyal members of the party. But Mumba has described the claims as unfair, further questioning how much the UPND...

INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says she recognises the urgency for the IMF board to consider Zambia’s request for an IMF programme, and has committed to work with the country in trying to achieve this goal. And Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the new dawn administration has a...

THE State has submitted to the Constitutional Court that it only negotiated with Milingo Lungu to resign from his position as KCM Provisional Liquidator, adding that at no time did any government agent issue a written or verbal instruction to the DPP to either enter a nolle prosequi or Immunity Agreement in his favour. Attorney...

FORMER Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Eddie Mwitwa says DEC director general Mary Chirwa's complaint to the Judicial Complaints Commission against DPP Lilian Siyunyi makes an awkward situation since the two offices are supposed to work harmoniously. And Mwitwa says the Judicial Complaints Commission is the rightful constitutional body to deal with complaints against...

PROFESSOR Nkandu Luo says there is more poverty in the country than ever before due to the high commodity prices. Commenting on President Hakainde Hichilema's Facebook post on Friday that things were getting better, Prof Luo said the reality on the ground was that poverty levels had risen in the country. "You see, the danger...

FORMER Attorney General Likando Kalaluka says if roads contracts were overpriced under the Patriotic Front, the right people to answer questions are those who were responsible for procurement and not him. When asked to comment on President Hakainde Hichilema's remarks in which he expressed disappointment over the overpriced contracts in the previous regime, Kalaluka said...

DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Lilian Siyunyi has written to the Judicial Complaints Commission informing them that she has sought clearance from President Hakainde Hichilema to freely respond to the various complaints against her without being constrained by the oath of secrecy. In a letter dated April 25, 2022, addressed to the JCC Chairperson and seen...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema on Monday defended his call for plunderers of public resources to surrender the loot and avoid going to prison, saying this is a law that he found and there is nothing wrong with it. When asked if it was fair that petty thieves are locked up for many years while perpetrators of...