FORMER defence minister George Mpombo says Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda cannot cite people's freedom of movement as a UPND achievement, as the said liberty is enshrined in the Bill of Rights. And Mpombo says the piecemeal constitutional amendments, such as the abolishment of the Criminal Defamation of the President, is like tinkering around the...

POLICE say 197 road traffic accidents were recorded during this year's Christmas holiday. In a statement, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said out of the 197 accidents, Lusaka province recorded the highest number of road traffic accidents at 71, while Muchinga province had the lowest at five. "Out of the 197 accidents recorded...

ZAMBIA Medical Association (ZMA) president Chrispin Moyo says the gains made so far in the health sector have the potential of being negated by government's failure to procure drugs. In an interview, Dr Moyo said the supply chain of all medical commodities in the country including drugs still remained a huge concern. "I will talk...

THE Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) says it has recovered over K99 million from student beneficiaries this year. The Board also says over 55,000 student beneficiaries have however eluded repayment of the loans. HELSB senior corporate communications officer Chiselwa Kawanda said, in an interview, that the institution was optimistic that it would meet...

FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says government should deal with China if it wants more money for infrastructure. Commenting on President Hakainde Hichilema’s statement last week that there was no competition for friendship between America and China, Mwila, in an interview, said countries like the USA were only interested in democracy and could not...

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says the decision by DPP Gilbert Phiri to revoke former KCM liquidator Milingo Lungu's immunity from prosecution is legal. Last week, Phiri, who was recently redeployed from the Anti-Corruption Commission to the National Prosecution Authority, announced that the immunity conferred on Lungu by former Director of Public Prosecutions Lillian Shawa Siyunyi...

PF aspiring presidential candidate, Brian Mundubile says a majority of people in the country have stopped complaining about their suffering because they are fed up of talking. The leader of the opposition in the National Assembly said the country’s democratic space has continued to reduce as a result of failure to respect the separation of...

PF Presidential hopeful Greyford Monde says President Hakainde Hichilema would have been removed by now if Zambia had a law that permitted recalling a failed Head of State. In an interview, Tuesday, Monde said he felt sorry for Zambians who would have to endure what he described as failure, for five years until President Hichilema's...

Ministry of Information and Media Spokesperson Mr Thabo Kawana says he is sorry that pictures in which he was gifting his wife an expensive brand new vehicle which could fetch as much as K1 million were leaked to the public. Mr Kawana says he realises that it is not a good gesture to show off...

THE Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA) says the sector projects at least 1.5 million international arrivals and a 20% domestic market growth in 2023. In an interview, agency public relations and communications manager, Betty Chabala said the sector had continued to record an increase in bookings during the festival season. “The Zambia Tourism Agency has noted...