HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has urged DEC officers to be diligent in their work saying only they can clear the public perception that they only target 'small fish' for money laundering cases. Speaking during their 21st Senior Officers' Conference in Lusaka, Thursday, Mwiimbu urged the commission to work closely with the...

MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Nicholas Phiri says purchasing a constituency vehicle using CDF can't hinder other programmes. Reacting to Matero PF member of parliament Miles Sampa who recently said he would not accept the constituency vehicle which was bought using CDF because the people in his constituency...

NSHIMA is nshima, whether it's from roller or breakfast mealie meal, says UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda. Former Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo recently said when he featured on a 5 FM radio programme that the PF's 'Kandolo' remarks cannot be compared with Vice-President Mutale Nalumango's 'roller meal' sentiments because what she...

MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo says he would rather be voted out than allow illegalities. Speaking in Livingstone during the handover ceremony of the newly constructed Livingstone Intercity Bus Terminus, Wednesday, Nkombo said the government was resolved that order would one day prevail. "I want to use this opportunity to campaign...

THE Buses and Taxi Owners Association says government should conduct fuel price reviews over a period of three to six months to allow stability in the economy. Association Spokesperson Amis Daudi says there is a proposal to adjust transport fares after the recent hike in fuel prices. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Daudi said a...

LANDS and Natural Resources Minister Elijah Muchima says if Miles Sampa continues to speak objectively, he would be the best candidate for PF presidency. On Monday, Sampa, who is Matero PF Member of Parliament, was suspended from the party's Central Commitee for 'aligning' with the UPND during his presser on Friday last week. But in...

ARCHBISHOP of Lusaka Alick Banda says majority of the needy people will be subjected to more suffering and misery if the continued increase in commodity prices is not arrested. Dr Banda says if the trend continues, criminality will be on the rise as the already struggling people will resort to unorthodox methods to make ends...

THE Energy Regulation Board has adjusted upward the price of petrol by K2. 73 per litre, while diesel has been hiked by K2. 81 per litre and Kerosene by K2. 32. The February pump prices have been adjusted as follows: petrol K27.22, diesel K29.25, Kerosene K22.29 and K25.34 for Jet A -1 at Kenneth Kaunda...

NATIONAL Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has launched its strategic plan for 2023 to 2026. And Labour Minister Brenda Tambatamba has noted the progress that the authority is making across the country where it has set up provincial centres. She urged NHIMA officials to continue on their trajectory of devolving in rural health centres, saying...

DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says the noise coming from opposition members regarding the President's trips is because they don't want him and the UPND to succeed naturally. In an interview, Sunday, Lufuma accused the PF of being jealous of President Hakainde Hichilema's way of doing things. "It's simply jealousy, they were not able to do...