STEPHEN Kampyongo says former president Edgar Lungu wasn’t inciting violence against civil servants with his recent warning but was simply stressing the importance of public workers doing their work professionally. The former home affairs minister... […]

FORMER ACC commissioner Dr O’Brien Kaaba has submitted to the Ndola High Court that Tom Shamakamba’s time at the Commission was characterised by incompetence, lack of confidentiality and failure to effectively prosecute corruption cases. Dr... […]

THE United Nations Human Rights Council Special Procedures has demanded that Zambia halts, with immediate effect, the “downward spiral of infringements on fundamental freedoms”. Independent experts, working as Special Rapporteurs of the UN Human Rights... […]

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says government has no intention of over regulating social media. On Wednesday, former ACC board Chairperson Musa Mwenye cautioned government against over regulation of social media in a manner which... […]

COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says both government and the opposition need counselling. On Wednesday, Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana asked the church to counsel former president Edgar... […]

GOVERNANCE activist Rueben Lifuka says government’s tendency to reward UPND cadres through consent judgements for even the flimsiest of reasons is unacceptable. On Wednesday the state had agreed to award 17 UPND members K600,000 each... […]

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has insisted that government is highly intolerable to illegal mining, warning those involved in the vice that they will face the law. Speaking when he launched the Three... […]

HEALTH Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has announced that it will no longer be examining certificate programmes. Addressing the media, Thursday, HPCZ Registrar Prof Fastone Goma said only diploma and degree holders would be eligible... […]

THE annual inflation for August has increased by 0.1 percent to 15.5 percent from 15.4 percent recorded in July 2024. And ZamStats has disclosed that between July and August 2024, the monthly retail price of... […]

AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says FISP beneficiaries will start redeeming their inputs by September 2, 2024 as scheduled. Recently, Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary John Mulongoti announced that preparations for the 2024/2025 FISP E-Voucher rollout... […]