JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says it is clear that the majority is in favour of a holistic Constitution reform process because the current one needs cleaning. Last week, Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa SC said the Constitution was okay in its current state, arguing that the problem was the bad people who have been occupying State...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has bragged that during the ongoing UN General Assembly, he was asked whether he can help other countries achieve what he has achieved for Zambia within a year. And President Hichilema says one or two Zambians living in the Diaspora will be appointed as ambassadors within the next two weeks. Meanwhile, President...

AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says questions regarding the fertiliser procurement tender for the 2022/2023 farming season can be addressed later because the important thing right now is that suppliers have been identified to deliver inputs. And Phiri says the Ministry has signed contracts with six suppliers who will deliver farming inputs within this week. In...

SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Politics Levy Ngoma says there's no handler at State House who is President Hakainde Hichilema’s praise singer, adding that most, if not all advice, is actually taken into consideration by the Head of State. And Ngoma says he is ensuring that he advises President Hichilema correctly on politics for...

TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali has urged the newly appointed Zambia Airports Corporation Limited Board to attain financial sustainability, saying it doesn't make economic sense to pay dividends while running on over drafts from Zanaco. Speaking when he unveiled the ZACL Board, Tuesday, Tayali said the Board should ensure that the disposal of assets,...

THE Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) says the cancellation of a tender for the supply and delivery of additional essential medicines and medical supplies is nothing unusual, observing that nowadays, anything being done is subject to scrutiny. And the Agency says it currently doesn't owe any drug suppliers because it only offers contracts...

GOVERNMENT has called on stakeholders to join hands in scaling up the fight against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender practices in the country. In a statement, Tuesday, chief government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda warned that anyone found in such acts of "gross indecency" was liable to prosecution in the Courts of Law. “Government wishes to reaffirm...

LAW Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Lungisani Zulu says people must not get tired of going to the Constitutional Court in order to seek interpretation of various clauses in the Constitution. And Zulu has observed that people normally argue that there are lacunas in the Constitution whenever some court processes don't go their way. Meanwhile,...

UPND chairperson for elections Gary Nkombo has challenged the "young boys" calling for his removal to have him replaced if they have what it takes, saying he is too busy serving the country to be responding to noise. On Saturday, UPND youths from Kanyama constituency protested over the party’s defeat in Luangwa, saying losing to...

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says people will not use Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel's opinion to determine his performance in office. Recently, Sangwa said Haimbe insulted the people’s intelligence by holding a press conference to give a narrow, partisan and juvenile interpretation of the decision of the Constitutional Court on the eligibility of Joseph...