MINISTER of Education Douglas Syakalima says a total of 7,471 out of the 20,980 candidates that sat for five or more subjects, obtained General Certificate of Education, which is equivalent to a School Certificate. And Syakalima has revealed that the Examinations Council of Zambia has withheld results for some candidates involved in cases of suspected...

CONSTITUTIONAL law expert Ernest Mwansa says the creation of the Constitutional Court was noble, but the question is whether it is living up to its duty of protecting people's rights. In an interview, Mwansa said it was now left to citizens to judge whether the ConCourt was carrying out its mandate of ensuring that people's...

MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo has noted with delight efforts are being made through the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) to ensure that Africa produces 70% of all its vaccine needs by 2040. Speaking during a high level meeting and launch of the Continental Framework for Mortality Surveillance, Monday, Masebo said member states had benefited...

ZAMBIA Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Chishimba Nkole says government should consider increasing the Pay As You Earn threshold in the 2023 National Budget because the country's economy is now stabilising. In an interview, Nkole insisted that in order for people's take-home pay to make sense, the tax-exempt threshold should be increased to K8,000....

THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has insisted that government should increase the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) threshold in the 2023 National Budget because the country's economy has relatively been stabilising. The Union holds the view that in order for the take-home pay of the workers to make sense, the tax-exempt threshold should...