JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says PF should concentrate their efforts on defending themselves in the courts of law, rather than making political statements to keep themselves relevant when their party is dying. In an interview, Haimbe said the ongoing cases involving PF members had nothing to do with political persecution, but the chickens were beginning...

LEADER of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile has wondered why civil society organisations and the church are now silent despite the "many constitutional breaches" by UPND when they used to speak out over even minor breaches during PF's tenure. And Mundubile has called on the international community to look into the manner in which...

AGRICULTURE Minister Reuben Phiri says the country remains food secure until March 2023. Speaking when he received a report for the audit of maize stocks from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA), Wednesday, Phiri said the total national stock position stood at 1,509,455.03 metric tonnes. "National strategic food reserves are vital for the nation as they...

THE Public Service Micro Finance Company (PSMFC) and Zesco Limited have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding that will enable all Zesco staff to access PSMFC loan schemes. PSMFC chief executive officer Mubanga Mwiko says the company has MOUs with 43 quasi-government and parastatal institutions and that Zesco becomes the 44th institution to join. And...

FORMER president Edgar Lungu was yesterday among the various PF officials who went to pay their respects to late former finance minister Alexander Chikwanda at the funeral house in State Lodge area. Lungu, who arrived at the funeral house early afternoon, was accompanied by his wife Esther acting PF president Given Lubinda, leader of the...

PF national chairperson Davies Chama says it is comforting that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has tried to clear the air about several accusations against former president Edgar Lungu. Recently, ACC acting director-general Silumesi Muchula said the commission had not come across anything that touches on Lungu in all the matters which had so far been...

SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M'membe has wondered why the United States of America government has interest in safeguarding Zambia’s sovereignty, vowing that "over our dead bodies" will they have a military base on our soil. Government recently revealed that the USA government will create an office of security cooperation based at the USA embassy...

FORMER agriculture minister Michael Katambo says he bought maize from former tourism minister Ronald Chitotela worth US$406,000 in his individual capacity, adding that the "clean" transactions went through the bank. On Tuesday, Chitotela sued the Anti-Corruption Commission in the Lusaka High Court seeking a declaration that his State Lodge property which was seized by the...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested former Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba for corrupt practices involving over US$33 million. In a statement, Wednesday, ACC Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Timothy Moono stated that Yamba allegedly failed to follow procedure in 2018 when he authorized an advance payment of US$33, 750,000 to China Energy Engineering Group...