THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has announced that it will commence speed camera enforcement on December 11, 2023. In statement, Friday, RTSA acting Head of Public Relations Mukela Mangolwa cautioned all motorists to adhere to the stipulated speed limits on all public roads. "The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) is scheduled to...

EDGAR Lungu-led PF faction Information and Publicity chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba has alleged that Ministry of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Dickson Matembo and acting Chief Registrar of Societies Mariah Mulenga illegally amended the records of PF office bearers on Wednesday. But Matembo has refuted these allegations, saying the record was amended about a month ago. A...

ZAMBIA Conference of Catholic Bishops Communications Director Fr Winfield Kunda says the country would be in a much better place if government successfully restructured the country's debt and revamped the two major mines. And Fr Kunda says it would not be possible for the bishops to sit down with government officials to discuss issues they...

THE Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) says the country is sending cancer patients to Tanzania because the available radiotherapy equipment is obsolete. ZNPHI, however, says government has invested $28 million into replacing the obsolete equipment at CDH. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC's Sunday Interview, ZNPHI Director General Professor Roma Chilengi said the equipment...

MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Brenda Tambatamba says her ministry has so far conducted 3,900 labour inspections against its annual target of 2,000, and further resolved 13,833 labour disputes. Presenting her ministry’s policy statement to the National Assembly, Friday, Tambatamba said the inspections covered over 84,800 employees across various sectors of the economy. "The...

IN this country we like TikTok and arguing too much, we must work hard in between elections, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema says before the 2021 general elections, it was difficult for him to visit Luapula Province without being beaten. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says once the UPND government has done its 10 or...

EIGHT Teacher Unions have refused to sign the 2023/2024 collective agreement offer of K550 salary increment until all the teacher members are consulted. The Unions include, Basic Education Teachers of Zambia (BETUZ), Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ), Secondary Schools Teachers Union of Zambia (SESTUZ), United Teachers Union of Zambia (UNITUZ), National Union of Public...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) has awarded Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Gilbert Phiri for being the most influential local Anti-Corruption actor. TIZ has also posthumously awarded former Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Anna Maj Hultgard for being the most Influential international Anti-Corruption actor in 2023. During the first ever Anti-Corruption Awards Gala to recognise the contributions...

DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri says he has never collected or solicited a bribe in his profession and doesn't intend to do so. And Phiri says he makes independent decisions and no one can tell him what to do with regards to charging a person. Meanwhile, Phiri says when it comes to corruption fight,...

THE President's office is not immune to corruption, therefore, it is absurd that we don’t have laws that compel a Head of State to declare his assets, says ACC board chairman Musa Mwenye. And Mwenye says people like him who question suspicious wealth and assets of some public officers are not enemies of progress. Speaking...