MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says it's taking a bit of time to resolve issues surrounding KCM and Mopani Copper Mines because they are more complicated than they appear. In an interview, Kabuswe said the government was, however, not sleeping over the two mines. "Just to reassure our people that we are doing...

EASTERN Province permanent secretary Paul Thole has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that his office currently has debt totaling K7, 176,091 in outstanding bills. According to the latest Auditor General’s report, Eastern Provincial administration had accrued debts in amounts totaling K8,319,014 in respect to personal emoluments, postal box rentals, and insurance premiums, some of...

POLICE in Lusaka have arrested former PF cadre Maxwell Chongu and his wife Rozyna Mumba, both directors of Greenside Suppliers and Investments Limited, for undertaking construction works without a valid NCC certificate. Police have also seized a house valued at K1,850,000 and a Mercedes Benz truck belonging to the two. In a statement, Monday, deputy...

PEOPLE, especially members of the Patriotic Front, have been raising concerns around the government’s decision to award a contract to a private company called Grant Thornton to audit security wings, or rather the Ministry of Defence. Others are pointing accusing fingers at President Hakainde Hichilema for “trying to divert public resources to a company in...

SHIWANG'ANDU PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says it's a waste of time and energy to start predicting President Hakainde Hichilema's 2026 election victory now. In its latest report, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicted that President Hichilema will emerge victorious in the 2026 general elections if he oversees the country's return to debt stability...

ZESCO Limited Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube says the utility company has found itself in a situation where it is proposing high connection fees because of its failure to take tough decisions in past. In an interview, Ncube said Zesco wouldn't be facing the current problems if it started to gradually increase connection fees in 2005....