A LAWYER representing former Zampost postmaster general Macpherson Chanda and two others has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Court, Lusaka High Court division, to acquit the convicts. But the state argues that the 2 years simple imprisonment slapped on the convicts is actually inadequate seeing that the offence attracts up to 15 years. In...

PF presidential hopeful Mutotwe Kafwaya says it’s very easy for Zambians to re-elect PF because it's "far" better than the UPND administration. In an interview, Wednesday, Kafwaya said despite the weaknesses the former ruling party had, it's still better than the new dawn government. "They cannot say the cost of living is global because we...

LOCAL Government Minister Gary Nkombo says Citizens First leader Harry Kalaba should strive to have even one MP for his party who will help him know about what's going on in government. And Nkombo has argued that even a grade two pupil would know that K28 million CDF can do more things than K1.6 million....

TRIAL has failed to commence in the matter in which former High Court judge Joshua Banda is facing two counts of corruption transactions. This was after Banda's lawyer, James Mataliro, informed Magistrate Irene Phiri that the accused person was not present as he has a bereavement. "Your Honour, the accused person is not present. I...

EMERITUS Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says Zambia is now under a dictatorship of the worst kind. He says this is because President Hakainde Hichilema is doing the same things that the Patriotic Front under Mr Edgar Lungu did to him when he was in the opposition. The revered religious leader was saying this following the...

MINISTER of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu has warned those in the habit of selling application forms for accessing the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to unsuspecting members of the public to desist from doing so. And Namisale Community School Head Teacher Jane Mwape says the free education policy has facilitated the enrolment of many...

THE State has asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss the application by former president Edgar Lungu’s daughter, Chiyeso, to set aside the non-conviction-based forfeiture order proceedings for irregularities. Emmanuel Khondowe, a senior Investigations officer at the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), has submitted that he personally served Chiyeso with the affidavit in support of the...

PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda says former president Edgar Lungu’s movement is not up to UPND. Commenting on Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga’s remarks that Lungu was able to move around freely because the ruling party respects the law, Nakacinda said it was “foolish” for government to think that the freedom...

PF central committee member Mumbi Phiri says the way President Hakainde Hichilema is rubbishing PF's infrastructure projects is the same way his efforts will also be rubbished once he leaves office. On Thursday, President Hichilema described the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport as a "sausage" airport, saying the facility should have been constructed at a cost...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has advised professionals against using Whatsapp and other internet platforms for games but for productive discussions. And President Hichilema says he started doing business while he was still a student at UNZA, and ladies would flock to his room to iron their clothes as he owned a pressing iron, radio cassette and...