THIS year, the celebrations of the victory in the World War II are being overshadowed by blood and suffering on the territory of Ukraine and destruction of Ukrainian cities. Ghosts of new aggressive, neo-colonial war of the empire, hungry for more territory, cast their dark shadows on these days, which are usually connected to celebration...

The world theme for the World Press Freedom Day is: ‘Journalism under surveillance’. How would you interpret that in today’s media environment in Zambia? Journalism is one of the riskiest professions in the world. According to a 2021 report by Reporters without Borders, “a record number of journalists – 488, including 60 women – are...

PF media director Antonio Mwanza says there is need for government to cancel tax holidays given to the mines if the country is to greatly benefit from mining sector. In an interview, Wednesday, Mwanza said there was urgent need to reform the entire mining tax regime and review the tax refund system in order to...

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary in charge of administration Dr George Magwende says the prolonged recruitment of health workers is due to the overwhelming response as well as a desire to do the correct thing. A representative of unemployed doctors, Wallace Ndumba, recently lamented that the ministry had persistently extended the time to complete the...

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Elias Mubanga has admitted political interference in the issuance of citizens' empowerment funds, disclosing that the human element to a larger extent contributed to the non-performing loans disbursed by CEEC. According to a statement issued by Auditor General's Office Head of Public Relations Ellen Chikale, Tuesday, Mubanga was...

POLICE have formally charged and arrested five female suspects, among them a Judiciary employee and University Teaching Hospital staff, for the offence of Child Stealing. In a statement, Tuesday, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga identified the suspects as Precious Nkunika, an employee of the Judiciary; Nelly Kasalo and Emily Hall, both Nutrition demonstrators at UTH; as...

The controversy surrounding the proposed FTJ Chiluba University has given rise to public debate and it has become a subject of many a political discourse. ON 12 May 2022, the erstwhile governing party- the Patriotic Front held a press conference, ostensibly to respond to the political attacks levelled at the party leadership and former Cabinet...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a notorious drug dealer of Lusaka's Matero Compound for trafficking in narcotic drugs. In a statement, Monday, DEC public relations officer Mathias Kamanga said Danny Mapulanga, a 27-year-old businessman of Muchinga Area in Matero Compound was arrested for trafficking in 350 sachets of heroin. And Kamanga stated that...

MINISTRY of Health Director of Infectious Diseases Professor Lloyd Mulenga says more men compared to women have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with a ratio of about 54 percent for males and about 46 percent for females. And Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says the ministry has continued to see a trend where those who are not...

FORMER transport minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says it is surprising how the UPND has failed to deliver even on promises which are easy to fulfil like selling the presidential Jet and demolishing Forest 27 houses. In an interview, Friday, Kafwaya wondered how the UPND could fail to sell the presidential Jet, eight months after getting into...