THE National Assembly says the Speaker's recent decision to curtail further debate on the engagement of private firms to audit security wings shouldn't be seen as an act of biasness against PF MPs. On November 18, PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya sought to enquire about the move by government to engage private firms to...

PF member Yamfwa Mukanga says government should concentrate on its performance, arguing that people will always use social media for various issues. On Wednesday, Information and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda said some people were being paid to discredit the government and spread falsehoods about Ministers on social media. But in an interview, Mukanga said the...

A LUSAKA resident who was arrested in 2017 for allegedly being behind the “Free HH” graffiti at Government Complex toilets, has sued the state demanding K240, 000 special damages for unlawful arrest and imprisonment. Mwanakatwe Sikasula, who has cited the Attorney General is seeking aggravated, punitive and general damages, as well as interest and costs....

POLICE in Lusaka have arrested a 23-year-old garden boy in connection with the alleged murder of a couple in Lusaka West's Kasupe area. Police recently received a report of suspected murder in which a married couple identified as Bwalya Chileshe and Benard Chomba, was discovered dead about 30 meters near their home in Kasupe area....

NEWLY appointed ECZ Commissioner McDonald Chipenzi says people should not undermine the freedom of belonging and association, perceived or real, in all they do and say as it will be a contravention of the Constitution. And former vice president Enock Kavindele says the new ECZ appointees will be guided by the law in their operations,...

FDD leader Edith Nawakwi says President Hakainde Hichilema doesn't have a lot of interest in crop production because he is a rancher and businessman. In an interview, Nawakwi said Tanzania’s female President was doing a better job in the agriculture sector compared to President Hichilema. “The woman President in neighbouring Tanzania is even doing a...

THE Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Urban Development has told the Public Accounts Committee that government won't pay Zamworth Construction Limited the $25,000,000 it was demanding as accrued interest on the three Storey Office Block, but will only pay $1.8 million. The latest Auditor General’s report indicated that the Ministry delayed to pay Zamworth Construction...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says citizens' living standards will improve as the country's economy grows. In an interview, Dr Musokotwane said as the economy improves, people should expect their incomes to increase faster than commodity prices. "The living standards will improve as the economy grows because do not expect any prices...

UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the ruling party respects Mutinta Mazoka's decision to leave the party and can't question it because it's her personal choice. Mutinta, who is UPND founder Anderson Mazoka's daughter, confirmed in a Facebook posting that she resigned from the ruling party on November 8, this year. "I have received many messages...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says government should learn from neighbouring Malawi how corruption can be fought without shielding those occupying high public offices. Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima was last week arrested on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts. Commenting on the development in an interview, TI-Z chapter president Sampa Kalungu...