MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary in charge of administration Dr George Magwende says some provinces have been identified as having high levels of drug pilferage. And Dr Magwende says a joint task force is still investigating the Ministry of Health Procurement Department which was placed on suspension in December last year. Commenting on National Health...

OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says monthly fuel price reviews have helped oil marketing companies avoid making losses. In an interview, Dr Mubanga said the monthly reviews helped oil marketing companies to plan properly and take advantage of reduced prices on the international market. "Because of the timelines between...

GOVERNMENT says it awaits the creditor’s committee board’s approval in early September which will unlock the much needed concessional financing from the IMF and World Bank. This is according to an update on the debt situation, creditor engagement and IMF programme shared by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Thursday. “Following financing assurances in...

JAPANESE Ambassador to Zambia Mizuuchi Ryuta says his country, together with the US, UK and France pushed very hard to ensure that all of Zambia's creditors came on board in the debt restructuring process. And Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government will start servicing Zambia's debt as soon as it...

ECONOMIST Trevor Simumba says there is hypocrisy in the new government because they are bragging about a single digit inflation rate when they used to question whether people would eat roads when PF boasted about infrastructure development. And Simumba says he is concerned that the country is quickly going back to the way it was...

CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Du Xiaohui says China never wanted to join the G20 creditors' committee because it believes that friendly bilateral cooperation is the best way to deal with debt between friends. And Ambassador Xiaohui says China never pressurises Zambia to pay back its debt, adding that even in the Chinese media, government officials...

SMART Zambia director digital government services Nkula Mwanza says financing for the loan from China Exim Bank for the Smart Zambia Phase II project which was meant to connect all districts to the government high-speed broadband network was suspended some time back. In an interview, Mwanza said after the cancellation of the financing, resources to...

KANTANSHI PF member of parliament Anthony Mumba on Tuesday lashed out at some of his social media followers who branded him a sell out. Meanwhile, Mumba says his party has asked him to exculpate himself for allegedly purchasing a portrait of the First Lady at K150,000. Mumba recently came under fire from netizens and former...

THE Department of Immigration has disclosed that its Mbala office is holding 51 Ethiopians in a suspected human trafficking case, saying they were allegedly lured by some unknown people with promises of jobs in South Africa. In a statement, Thursday, Department of Immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka said 49 Ethiopians were arrested on Saturday...

ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board Chairperson Musa Mwenye has called on journalists to use their investigative journalism skills to unearth corruption in society, saying there are instances when the Commission doesn't have adequate resources or information. And ACC Director General Gilbert Phiri says the Commission is investigating government projects where funds were disbursed but work was...