MINISTER of Mines and Minerals Development Paul Kabuswe says mining firms in the country have no choice but to cope with the new dawn government's policies. In an interview, Kabuswe said this was because government's policies would actually resuscitate the mining sector. "It's (state of the mines is) not as we want it to be,...

GOVERNANCE Activist Brebner Changala says the UPND might turn out to be a fluke because they are failing to fix some of the vices which were used against them while they were in the opposition. And Changala says he is certain that former PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri will be released on a nolle...

ECONOMIC Front president Wynter Kabimba says the UPND are falling into the same trap as the former ruling party of blowing their own "trumpets of success". And Kabimba says government's decision to remove mobile money booths from certain roads is aimed at serving the interests of international forces that keep on arm twisting President Hakainde...

MINISTER of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali has urged online hailing taxi service providers to ensure a fair distribution of earnings with drivers. In an interview, Tayali said offering drivers good rates would motivate them to continue providing a good service. “We just want to encourage them that let there be a fair distribution of...

A DAY-OLD baby has died after it was dumped in a stream by an unknown person at a place called Madimba, near Chipulukusu's Gomes area, in Ndola. Police have since launched investigations into the matter with a view to identify the mother and possibly know the reason behind the brutal act. Copperbelt Police commanding officer...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says First Quantum Minerals’ Nickel Mine project in Kalumbila district of North Western Province is important for everyone and the benefits are clear. Speaking when he met provincial traditional leaders ahead of the mine launch, President Hichilema said it was everyone's duty to ensure that the project delivered desired results. "Your Royal...

FORMER first lady Esther Lungu's lawyer Makebi Zulu says the matter involving his client's 15 flats has been settled and any further action from DEC will be described as a witch hunt. And acting PF president Given Lubinda says Esther should have built more than 15 flats, given her status in society. But DEC public...

FORMER Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says people cannot be waiting 'donkey's years' for change to take place, arguing that everyone feels cheated by the current government because nothing is happening. And Archbishop Mpundu has questioned the Presidency's association with certain people and groupings that are not very friendly to African political and economic independence. In...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s observation that quasi-government institutions are extravagant in their spending is an understatement. There is a bigger problem in quasi-government institutions than just wastage of public funds. PRESIDENT HICHILEMA: "This government wants change! Quasi-government institutions you are owned by the people of Zambia, you forget, I see your board resolutions, I see the...

DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General Mary Chirwa was a subject of social media discourse yesterday when some pornographic videos went viral with antagonists alleging that she was the person in the obscene video. In the said multiple videos, a woman is seen posing in front of a camera while playing with her private parts....