UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda says government cannot start telling everybody to reduce commodity prices just because there has been a downward adjustment in fuel pump prices. On Saturday, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) reduced fuel pump prices by K2.35 per litre for petrol, K0.58 per litre for diesel and K0.56 per litre for...

PF national chairperson Davies Chama says former party secretary general Davies Mwila should use correct channels rather than inciting members who do not understand the party constitution. And Chama says some PF members just want to paint a picture that there are divisions in the former ruling party just to try and stay relevant. Commenting...

FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says things were bad during PF's tenure but the people are now making comparisons and realising that the UPND government has made them worse. Responding to Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi's comment that he had not seen the infrastructure development which the previous government boasted about...

THE Lusaka High Court has thrown out an application by Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited in which it asked the court to dismiss the winding-up petition against Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). Lusaka High Court judge Mwaka Mikalile said the High Court had no jurisdiction to entertain Vedanta's application filed on September 20, 2021 by virtue of...

WOMEN for Change (WFC) executive director Lumba Siyanga has urged couples not to be ashamed to seek help when facing marital problems, saying disputes should be settled without causing harm to one's partner. Police have formally charged Anna Monta, 30, with murder, for allegedly killing her husband. Kitwe businessman Richard Chileshe popularly known as Chile...

ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says he is surprised that the country is almost attaining a single-digit inflation rate amid high fuel prices. But Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) Interim National Secretary Gibson Masumbu says citizens are enjoying the benefits of reduced inflation because prices of commodities are not increasing at a higher pace. The annual inflation...

MEDICAL for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) director general Dr Quince Mwabu says the reintroduction of licensure examinations for fresh health graduates will bring sanity to the health sector by sieving those without interest to serve patients. And Dr Mwabu has appealed to the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) to set a reasonable price...

FORMER Archbishop of Lusaka Telesphore Mpundu says citizens should raise their voices louder on corruption. In an interview, Archbishop Mpundu said when corruption embedded itself in a country, it was difficult to get rid of. "We the people who are concerned should raise our voices a lot harder, a lot louder. We should have groups...

THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says it will announce proposed changes in bus fares during the course of this week following a consultative meeting held with bus operators yesterday. In a statement, Monday, RTSA Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga said the Agency and bus operators held a consultative meeting to consider a...