THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the Commission has only been funded with K470 million against the K672 million that was budgeted for, leaving a deficit of over K200 million. And the Commission says a total of 2,704,426,00 have so far registered as voters. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka, Friday, ECZ chief...

UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says Zambians have witnessed an unprecedented destruction of nearly every institution since President Edgar Lungu took over power, while corruption has become the new normal. And Katuka says President Lungu’s incompetent fiscal management has earned Zambia the embarrassment of being the first African country this year to default on a...

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says Dundumwezi is "on fire" and will vote for the ruling party in 2021. But Dundumwezi UPND member of parliament Edgar Sing’ombe says PF will get less than the 252 votes in that area. Speaking when he met various Dundumwezi headmen, Wednesday, Mwila said PF had done a lot of...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Richard Musukwa says at the moment, the proposed date for the arbitration process between ZCCM-IH and Vedanta to begin is in November 2021. But Musukwa says ZCCM-IH has intentions to appeal the court’s decision. Rendering a ministerial statement to Parliament, Thursday, Musukwa said the parties were looking to find an...

COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) secretary general Father Emmanuel Chikoya says Zambia is reaping the consequences of not having a firm and decisive leadership to deal with corruption. Fr Chikoya was commenting on a Diggers investigation which revealed that several high ranking police officers had been detained for conniving to steal drugs from Medical...

POLICE in Lusaka have traced the drugs that were allegedly stolen from Medical Stores Limited in Lusaka last week, to a private clinic in Chazanga.

 According to sources at the Zambia Medical Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA), a clinic in Lusaka's Chazanga compound called Athaliah Health Care has been stocking medicines allegedly pilfered from Medical Stores Limited.

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MAZABUKA Central UPND member of parliament says President Edgar Lungu does not care about Zambia’s debt crisis because his focus is on campaigning around the country ahead of next year's general election. On Monday, Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe said those questioning President Lungu’s perceived silence on the...

MOOMBA UPND member of parliament Fred Chaatila says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is being arrogant by not listening to stakeholders on calls to extend the voter registration exercise. And Chaatila says the Commission should consider sending more staff to polling stations because they are being overworked with others falling sick. On Monday, ECZ...

MEDICAL Stores Limited (MSL) says investigations in a matter where several high ranking police officers have been detained for conniving to steal drugs from their stores are underway. And the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) says the Authority is concerned with the alleged theft of medicines at Medical Stores. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health says...

POLICE in Kitwe have arrested a 24-year-old businessman for insulting President Edgar Lungu. This comes barely two weeks after police in Ndola arrested another businessman for defamation of the President. Copperbelt Deputy commissioner of police Bothwell Namuswa confirmed the arrest. Namuswa identified the suspect as Lawrence Kasonde of Kapoto in Kwacha. He explained that this...