THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed, in its entirety, a case in which PF sued the State, claiming damages over the alleged intimidation and harassment of its members by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in relation to the party's source of campaign funds. Justice Charles Kafunda said in his ruling that his court had no...

CONSTITUTIONAL Court Judge Annie Sitali has refused to grant a stay of President Hakainde Hichilema's decision to remove former High Court Judge Joshua Banda from his office. Justice Sitali said in her ruling that she can't grant Justice Banda his application for two reasons, the first being that the decision which the dismissed judge wants...

COPPERBELT Energy Corporation (CEC) managing director Owen Silavwe says once Milingo Lungu became Konkola Copper Mines provisional liquidator payments for electricity supply became a challenge. And Silavwe says CEC is likely to sign the Bulk Supply Agreement (BSA) with Zesco before the end of June. Speaking on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programme, Silavwe maintained that KCM...

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says the Angola-Zambia Oil Pipeline (AZOP) Project which is expected to be commissioned in a few years' time will help reduce the cost of landed petroleum products in Zambia. In a statement, Monday, Kapala said he hosted stakeholders of the project at his office last week where they discussed plans to...

SOCIALIST Party general secretary Dr Cosmas Musumali says everyone joining the party, including PF members, are undergoing political education in order for them to understand and appreciate the ideologies of socialism. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV, Monday, Dr Musumali said Socialist Party was a political organisation of the moment, which was why even...

GOVERNMENT has disclosed that it has disbursed over K457 million Social Cash Transfer funds for May/June to all the 116 districts as at June 17. In a statement, Monday, Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda said out of the 116 districts, 84 had so confirmed receiving the funds in their accounts. "As at June 17th, 2022,...

PF National Chairperson Davies Chama says UPND is eating its own vomit by shortlisting AVIC International for a road project. And Chama says UPND are destroyers rather than fixers. Commenting on Minister of Infrastructure and Urban Development Charles Milupi's statement that the shortlisting of AVIC International and Velos Enterprise for the Lusaka Ndola Dual carriageway...

POLICE have recorded a warn and caution statement from PF member of the central committee Chishimba Kambwili for the offence of expressing or showing hatred, ridicule or contempt for persons because of race, tribe or place of origin. And PF Presidential hopeful Emmanuel Mwamba has wondered why Kambwili is only being found with a case...

POLICE spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says two youths who filmed themselves insulting President Hakainde Hichilema on the shores of Lake Mweru have been arrested and charged with Defamation of the President. And Zambia Army Director General for Civil Military Affairs Brigadier General Genoh Muke says a few slaps from soldiers isn't brutality, saying even he felt...

FORMER labour minister Fackson Shamenda says the new dawn government will continue referring to the PF's past mistakes for some time because that's how politics are. In an interview, Wednesday, Shamenda said politicians mostly capitalised on their predecessors' failures in an event that they failed to deliver on their promises. "In some cases yes, they...