PEOPLE don't have disposable income because they were not employed, but this will change since we are now employing, says UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda. And Imenda says opposition members are envying President Hakainde Hichilema and his government because of what has been achieved so far. In an interview, Imenda admitted that commodity prices...

KATOMBOLA UPND member of parliament Clement Andeleki says the country needs strong laws to deal with corruption if those who handle public finances are to be deterred. Commenting on calls by Transparency International Zambia for government to introduce the Lifestyle Audits Bill in the new year, Andeleki, who is also Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs,...

UPND Lusaka Province Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta has cautioned opposition members against abusing the abolishment of the criminal defamation of the President law to insult the President. In an interview, Monday, Mwaliteta said the opposition should practice civilised politics. "They should not take advantage of the President's gesture to remove the defamation of the President law....

FORMER minister of national guidance and religious affairs Godfridah Sumaili says President Hakainde Hichilema should approach his predecessor, Edgar Lungu, with honour and respect. Recently, President Hichilema invited Lungu to a luncheon at State House to celebrate the abolishment of the death penalty but he never showed up. Speaking during the luncheon, President Hichilema said...

THERE are some citizens who, up to now, do not understand why the former Director of Public Prosecutions Mrs Lillian Shawa Siyunyi was removed from her office. Given the reality of politics in Africa, many people simply think Madam Siyunyi was removed because she caused suffering to the current Republican President through some bogus criminal...

COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga has accused opposition party leaders of trying to alienate the Zambian government from other countries like China. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC’s Sunday interview, Mulenga, who was referring to the recent debates about Zambia’s relations with USA and China, censured the opposition against drawing other countries into...

ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Board Chairperson Caleb Fundanga says the country is far from becoming a cashless economy. In an interview, Dr Fundanga said globally, only Sweden had gotten closer to becoming a cashless economy. "I'm telling you that globally, only Sweden is close to that. I don't know the estimation, (how long it will...

ZESCO has announced that it will carry out a rotational load shedding exercise which will commence today, January 3, 2023. In a statement, Sunday, the Zesco Corporate Affairs Department stated that there was a reduction in available water for electricity generation at Kariba North Bank Power Station. “Zesco has experienced a drastic reduction in available...