FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has revealed that he had good interactions with leaders of the global game of football on his trip to Zurich. In his latest Monday President's Column, Kamanga stated that he and Zambia national team coach Avram Grant had an interaction with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Deputy General Secretary Matthias Grafstorm and...

SAVENDA Systems Limited has discontinued the matter in which it sued the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), challenging the restriction of its dollar account held with Zanaco. This is according to its notice of discontinuance filed recently in the Lusaka High Court. "Take notice that the petitioner herein (Savenda Systems Limited), with immediate effect, wholly discontinues the...

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says a round table discussion between government and stakeholders on how best the 13 abduction victims can be helped going forward would be more fruitful than court processes. Haimbe, however, says there is nothing stopping the women’s movement from suing for compensation if they have requisite interest and cause of action...

ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss an application by the University of Lusaka (UNILUS) for summary possession of late former president Levy Mwanawasa’s retirement house. Kabesha has submitted that the property in question cannot be dealt with in any manner whatsoever until after the State has completed the construction...

PRISONS Care and Counselling Association (PRISCA) Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka has urged government to allocate enough resources towards the development of criminal justice system infrastructure. In an interview, Monday, Malembeka noted that congestion was still a problem in correctional facilities, and further demanded a reduction of the backlog of persons awaiting trial. “I would like...

PF National Chairperson Davies Chama says government is just embarrassed to admit that PF has met all the legal requirements as demanded by the Registrar of Societies. On Friday, Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu said he has refused to deregister PF because he believes in the rule of law. But in an...

EVERY year, when the Heroes and Unity weekend comes around, we like to reflect on some heroes in real time, so to say. During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, our heroes were undeniably the health workers who put their lives on the line to fight the aggressive virus at a time when vaccines were...

ZAMBIA'S High Commission to Kenya Tourism Attaché’ Kaluwe Wasamunu says Zambia and that country have formed a Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) to oversee the execution of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of Tourism and Wildlife. In a statement, Monday, Wasamunu said the appointment of JIC signifies the commitment of both...

STATE HOUSE Chief Communication Specialist Clayson Hamasaka says Davies Mwila's suggestion that former High Court Judge Wilfred Muma’s removal from the bench is because he is a perceived friend of the PF confirms that the previous regime made appointments based on friendship and not merit. On Friday last week, President Hakainde Hichilema removed Judge Muma...

FINANCE Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says he always used to be asked 'what is Plan B if debt restructuring fails', and government was criticised for only having Plan A, but it has worked. And Dr Musokotwane says without the IMF programme, government would have to tax citizens more in order to raise money locally. Meanwhile, Dr...