SHIWANG'ANDU PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says UPND should also be compelled to disclose its sources of campaign funds because PF was not the only party which participated in the 2021 general elections. And Kampyongo says it is time that individuals who have worked for the Anti-Corruption Commission for many years are also motivated...

FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says there was careless handing out of road contracts without any reference to finance laws in the last 10 years. And former housing and infrastructure development minister Ronald Chitotela says the Public Financial Management Act, in compliance with the 2016 constitution amendment which directs that all monies collected on public...

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Elias Mubanga says Zambia will develop much more when locals take keen interest in business. Speaking in Parliament, Mubanga said there was need for small and medium businesses to grow into large corporations. "This is the time for a Zambian to come up and take up their position....

FAITH Mukonko, a student at the Copperbelt University on Saturday bagged the biggest cash prize in Zambia's beauty pageant history, walking away with $150,000 and a brand new Mercedez Benz. And Doris Couvaras, a small scale farmer, also walked away with $50,000 and a brand new BMW X6 after winning the same pageant for seniors...

FORMER South African president Thabo Mbeki has hailed first Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda for his contribution towards the liberalisation struggle of Africa, describing him as a giant in many ways. Speaking during Dr Kaunda's memorial public lecture, Thursday, Mbeki said Dr Kaunda was a giant in his respect for the truth, his love for the...

THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed a case in which former Zambia Investment Holding (ZCCM-IH) chief executive officer Pius Kasolo had asked it to declare that his termination of employment was without a valid reason and demanded full payment of his accrued salaries. High court Industrial Relations Division Judge Egispo Mwansa said there was evidence...

SOME netizens on Thursday roasted Presidential Advisor for Economic Affairs Jito Kayumba after he expressed excitement at the falling rate of inflation. On Thursday, the Zambia Statistics Agency announced a reduction in annual inflation rate for June 2022 to 9.7 percent from the 10.2 percent recorded in May. The Energy Regulation Board (ERB), however, announced...

AFRICA Union Holdings chairman James Ndambo on Saturday retracted his statement and apologised for indicating that four nurses were dismissed from government "for life" for twerking in a viral video. Speaking during the Miss My Home Town beauty pageant grand finale, Saturday, Ndambo said his company would adopt the twerking nurses and sponsor them to...

ECONOMIST Trevor Simumba says it is now clear that debt restructuring is not as simple as the UPND government initially thought. And Simumba says as UPND gets closer to clocking one year in office, he hopes to see real work from government and not just getting excited about speeches and pronouncements. In an interview, Simumba...

VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says President Hakainde Hichilema is not a “kamwendo munjila”, arguing that all foreign trips he has undertaken have renewed confidence and goodwill from the international community. And Vice-President Nalumango says Zambians should brace themselves for the hiked fuel prices because it's not under government’s control, but adds that, generally, the inflation indicates...