ACTING Minister of Energy Collins Nzovu says fuel pump prices would have been higher had there still been cartels in the fuel supply chain as was the case in the previous regime. Responding to a question in the National Assembly from Chipili member of parliament who wanted to find out if forgoing certain taxes would...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called on banks to support the government's agriculture credit window facility initiative. And Bankers Association of Zambia Chairperson Mizinga Melu says five banks have so far expressed their commitment to supporting the credit window facility. Speaking yesterday when he met with the Bankers Association of Zambia led by their Chairperson, Melu,...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday held a meeting with 63 UPND losing parliamentary candidates in the 2021 general elections. The meeting was held at State House late afternoon. The meeting was brought to order by President Hichilema's Special Assistance for Political Affairs Levy Ngoma who disclosed how important the gathering was. Ngoma noted that despite President...

ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General Tom Shamakamba says the commission is determined to protect and safeguard the much-needed resources for the benefit of the people. And ACC Board Vice Chairperson Irene Lamba says people managing public funds should do so with maximum transparency and accountability because the commission is watching. Speaking during the launch of...

CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti went rogue when she recognised a new leader of the opposition in the House and that is a violation of the Constitution. And Sangwa says if Zambia was being successfully run, there was no way former president Edgar Lungu would have decided to...

PF member Yamfwa Mukanga has challenged Energy Minister Peter Kapala to come out in the open and clear his name in the fuel scandal he is alleged to have been involved in. On Monday, News Diggers reported that Kapala had, again, awarded a fuel supply contract without following tender procedure. Kapala has given a diesel...

ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters president Kasonde Mwenda says Minister of Energy Peter Kapala has breached the ZPPA Act by awarding a fuel supply contract without following tender procedure. On Monday, News Diggers reported that Kapala had given a diesel supply deal to Transworld Petroleum Limited, another company which is believed to be close to the ruling...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has ordered members of parliament on the left to abide by the new sitting arrangement as allocated by the Clerk's office. When business resumed, Thursday, Zambezi East UPND member of parliament Brian Kambita rose on a point of order on whether members of parliament sitting on the left...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti yesterday suspended Petauke Independent member of parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda for 14 sitting days for disorderly conduct. During business, Banda had risen on a point of order and alleged that Speaker Mutti wanted to make his life difficult in the National Assembly. "Madam Speaker, (my point of order)...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is unhappy that people serving in public office do the total opposite of what he says. Speaking when he swore in Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Lishimpi and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Etambuyu Anamela, Wednesday, President Hichilema said it was unfortunate that those...