ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed cooperating agreements which will see the two countries venture into electric battery manufacturing. President Hakainde Hichilema has described the agreements as the right way of fighting poverty through the creation of jobs and business opportunities. And Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi says the agreements...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has defended his decision to remain board chairman for the Industrial Development Corporation, saying he found the law in place and he is only following it. Responding to a question from veteran journalist Frank Mutubila who asked the Head of State to justify his decision to remain IDC board chairman despite his...

FOREIGN Affairs and International Relations Minister Stanley Kakubo was at the centre of controversy over the Easter long weekend after pictures from an unknown source went viral depicting him with a gift bag at Sinoma Cement company, interacting with some Chinese nationals, while the Chinese Ambassador's vehicle was also in the vicinity. Shortly after the...

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government will next year stop getting involved in the procurement of petroleum products and will simply be regulating the industry and collecting tax. Last week, the Energy Regulation Board increased the retail fuel pump prices by K3.54 for petrol and K4.56 for diesel. In an interview, Kapala said no government...

ZAMBIA’s cost of living has continued to soar despite copper prices being the highest the country has ever recorded, currently at US$10,000 per metric tonne. According to the Zambia Statistics Agency monthly bulletin, the country’s inflation has risen to 23.2 per cent from 22.7 per cent in April 2021. On average, prices of goods and...

THE Zambia Correctional Service or the Prisons authority as it were, has gone into overdrive to try and dismiss a story suggesting that a law has been enacted that will allow inmates serving life sentences to go for a two weeks break from confinement. The Prison authority claims this is fake news and is urging...

KATUBA UPND member of parliament Aubrey Kapalasa says it’s not true that he is being used by PF, further stating that it was a typographical error when he argued in his court documents filed in the Constitutional Court that President Edgar Lungu is eligible to contest this year’s election. Meanwhile, Kapalasa has sought the court’s...

THREE years ago, on July 3, 2017, we raised questions around the absence of FDD president Edith Nawakwi from the political scene. Much of what we said in that editorial opinion can be repeated today, and it would even make much more sense now after what we predicted about her timely return to the scene...

ZESCO Limited has announced the rolling out of smart meters that will enable the power utility to regulate the usage of electricity by switching off certain appliances in customers' households that exceed a given consumption threshold. Managing Director Victor Mundende announced last week that the project would be done at a cost of US$40 million....

FINALLY he picked up. It was probably my 15th attempt, but it felt like I had tried over a hundred times without success because his line was continuously engaged. In frustration, I decided to drive to his office in Kabangwe area. My own phone was very busy. A strange number had been trying to call...