UPND Alliance member Nason Msoni says all presidents of political parties which are in the UPND Alliance must be given jobs because they did not risk their lives for nothing. And Msoni has warned that if government does not heed to this, the aggrieved alliance members will start meeting representatives of foreign governments to lament...

MAZABUKA Mayor Vincent Lilanda has called on law enforcement agencies to investigate the alleged land scandals involving councillors and senior council officers. And Lilanda has denied receiving any bribes, challenging anyone with evidence to report him to the police. Last week, a land scandal in which some UPND Councillors in Mazabuka are involved in illegal...

ACTING PF president Given Lubinda has questioned government's decision to amend the Public Order Act before amending the Constitution. And Lubinda says it will be a waste of money to consult Zambians on a matter they had already made their positions known. Last week, Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu launched the review...

Media Liaison Committee (MLC) chairperson Enoch Ngoma says government's plans to downsize the workforce at ZNBC is unfortunate and goes against its job creation promise. Recently, Minister of Information and Media Chushi Kasanda told parliament that ZNBC’s workforce needed to be right sized due to the financial challenges the corporation was grappling with. “Demotivated workforce...

MINISTER of Mines and Minerals Paul Kabuswe has dispelled some social media reports that there have been some deaths resulting from accidents at the Black Mountain, arguing that the only people who had died are some youths who were fond of climbing on top of trucks in a bid to find some high quality slug...

MANDEVU PF member of parliament Christopher Shakafuswa says UPND should tell the country where the "increased revenue collection by the council" is going because workers are in almost three months salary arrears. Shakafuswa was commenting on UPND Lusaka Province chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta's remarks that the increase in revenue collection by the council was evidence that...

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says trips are tiresome for President Hakainde Hichilema, but he travels because he must, given government's ambition to quickly rebuild Zambia's economy. In an interview, Sunday, Bwalya said there were many opportunities for Zambia globally which required President Hichilema to unlock. "He can't just travel because it is fun for him...

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says there is no need to change the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) guidelines. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC's Morning Live programme, Friday, Nkombo said that there was no CDF guideline which had a bottleneck. "Why would it be that Kaputa constituency is ahead of many other...

FORMER health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says the country will not succeed in ensuring consistent availability of drugs on shelves if suppliers are not paid on time. And Shiwang’andu PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says it was a nightmare for the PF government to import drugs because of restrictions during the first wave of...

ZAMBIA National Women's Lobby (ZNWL) board chairperson Daisy Ng'ambi says women do not take part in politics because they fear being ridiculed. Last week, New Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka conducted a lone protest at the Kafue roundabout, lamenting the poor state of the economy and high cost of living. Clad in a white t-shirt...