THE revelation by a little known socialite, Precious Namweemba Magande, that she stole about US$1.2 million from the house of a Patriotic Front government official has left many people shell-shocked. A few days ago, an astonishing story was brought to light in which the above named protagonist claimed she was sentenced to five years imprisonment...

PF central committee member Bowman Lusambo says the former ruling party is still dependent on Edgar Lungu because he is still the "father of the party". Commenting on remarks by Matero PF member of parliament Miles Sampa that PF was only using Lungu to play politics, Lusambo said PF was inclined to Lungu because he...

GOOD governance activist Rueben Lifuka says Precious Magande's revelations about the millions of dollars that some former leaders in the Patriotic Front government were keeping in their houses should attract the interest of law enforcement agencies. And Lifuka says Magande’s case raises a number of questions on how she was seemingly tried and convicted while her accomplices and...

ZCCM-IH has revealed that in 2022, Mopani Copper Mines Plc recorded a loss of K5.08 billion (US$ 298.1 million) compared to K 1.46 billion (US$ 74.2 million) recorded in 2021. ZCCMH-IH says its performance at group level was impacted by the performance of Mopani resulting in a loss of K3.82 billion recorded in 2022, compared...

SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says the debt restructuring agreement is a bad thing for those in the opposition who probably wanted to have a chance of attaining office earlier than the election cycle because it doesn't give them that opportunity. And Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says it would have...

ZAMBIAN consortium Delta Marimba Limited and Tanzania’s Taifa Gas Limited have partnered to set up a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) power plant which will generate up to 100 megawatts of firm power. Delta Marimba Limited representative Padmore Muleya says the power plant will be set up in northern Zambia, a strategic location from a gas...

JESUIT Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Executive Director Fr Alex Muyebe says the debt restructuring deal is likely to have a positive impact on the food basket. Currently, the cost of living for a family of five living in Lusaka stands at K9,077.93, according to the JCTR Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket. In an interview,...

NATIONAL Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) Acting Corporate Affairs Collins Muyenga says the authority is now attending to 11,000 people who want to access their partial withdrawals on a daily basis. In an interview, Muyenga said when the process was at its peak, the authority used to attend to 70,000 people on a daily basis. "Across...

POLICE Inspector General Graphael Musamba has insisted that there is no police brutality in the country, urging those who claim they were assaulted by his officers to produce medical reports. On Monday, Musamba said police were very professional and he asked the opposition to tone down and cooperate or leave police with no choice but...

HUMAN Rights Commission Chief Research and Planning Foster Hamuyube says torturing of suspects by law enforcement agencies is still a problem in the country. And Hamuyube says despite President Hakainde Hichilema’s pronouncement, police officers have continued to arrest suspects without undertaking proper investigations. Hamuyube, however, says the country is moving in the right direction with...