THE Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has expressed concern over the dumping of several fresh commodities like cabbages and tomatoes on the market by some farmers which the organisation says is resulting in a significant drop in commodity prices. And President Hakainde Hichilema says agricultural produce must not go to waste, especially at a time...

ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says while the IMF package presents an opportunity for Zambia to reset its unsustainable debt position, it can also be a poisoned chalice if not well managed. Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane recently said the country expected to receive the IMF bailout package at the end of this month....

UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says some people are so impressed with President Hakainde Hichilema's leadership that even a one party state doesn't seem like a bad idea. And Imenda says the party will consider many factors, including popularity, when selecting a candidate for the Kabushi by-election. In an interview, Sunday, Imenda said she...

THIEVES over the weekend broke into chambers of the Court of Appeal president and only went away with a pressing iron valued at K1,100. In a statement, Monday, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the thieves broke a window to gain entry into the chamber. "Intercity police post received a report of breaking into a building...

MINISTER of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga says Zambia under President Hakainde Hichilema's leadership is being used as a case study by the African Union on how it has achieved mass recruitments and free education. Speaking on ZNBC’s Sunday interview programme, Mulenga said even those who doubted the government's promise of recruiting over 40,000...

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi has wondered how the PF paid US$30 million to China Jiangxi for the construction of the Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway if a contract never existed. FORMER finance minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu recently said the Lusaka-Ndola highway was in fact never signed as a contract, hence it never existed....

PF PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Emmanuel Mwamba says former president Edgar Lungu had expressed reservations about observing Kenya’s elections because he is close to all perceived front runners. But PF information and publicity chairperson Raphael Nakacinda claims that Lungu is not part of the observer mission to Kenya due to interference. In October last year, the African...

LEADER of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile says UPND's intention was to petition every seat which PF won in 2021. And Malanji says UPND will lose in Kwacha and Kabushi because they have failed to deliver on their promises even though they cannot see this because they are full of self praise. Speaking on...

THE Isoka Magistrates' Court has fined 12 Ethiopians K10,000 each, or in default, nine months simple imprisonment for failing to appear before an immigration officer. In a statement, Monday, Department of Immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka said the Ethiopian nationals aged between 24 and 30 were intercepted on July 25, 2022 following a tip-off...

A 31-YEAR-OLD woman of Nsama District in Northern Province and her seven children have died in an inferno which swept through their grass-thatched house while they were sleeping. In a statement, Monday, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the incident, which occurred on Sunday around 22:00 hours, was reported to the police by the head of...