MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says the loss of the two ward by-elections in Luapula and Western Provinces has come as a shock to the party. In an interview, Mundubile said the party was still trying to interrogate and understand what actually happened. “Well, of course that shocked all of us. We did...

THIRTEEN passengers have died while 17 others have been injured in a fatal road traffic accident which occurred around 04:30 hours in Pemba town along Great North Road yesterday. According to police, involved in the accident was a Mitsubishi Rosa belonging to Maamba United Church of Zambia driven by Webster Siyamayuwa aged 35 of New...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it is not like anybody who was in PF is a “bad egg”. Recently, former Kalulushi Mayor Rashida Mulenga defected to UPND. In an interview, Mweetwa said those defecting to the ruling party were not taking up any high positions. “The UPND has its own management structures from the grassroots...

KOPALA Empire Limited proprietor Sarafina Nthenga says artists who benefited from the empowerment fund still have five years to pay back. And Nthenga says she only received K187,000 of the K300,000 she was supposed to get from the presidential arts development scheme. On Monday, Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe said...

CHILANGA UPND member of parliament Sipho Hlazo says government should consider conducting an audit of the fertiliser procurement process for the past 10 years. In December, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard that the Ministry of Agriculture received an instruction from State House during former president Edgar Lungu’s tenure to award a K839 million fertiliser...

CHAPTER One Foundation has lamented that lack of diversity in appointments to public office has deteriorated under the UPND government. And Chapter One Foundation says it believes the current position of the law with regards to diversity in appointments to public office is in breach of Zambia’s treaty obligations which guarantee non-discrimination and the rights...

POLICE have recorded a warn and caution statement from KBN TV Station Manager Petty Chanda for allegedly destroying evidence of the leaked telephone conversation between two senior government officials. In an interview, Monday, Katindo Mwale, a lawyer representing KBN TV, said police were still conducting investigations in the matter. “The outcome is that they are...

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says stakeholders must take advantage of his open door policy to first seek engagement before going on uninformed attacks, clarifying that submissions for the constitutional reform which have been received so far are unsolicited. And Haimbe says government has only just started the process of internal consultation before Cabinet can approve...

MINISTRY of Youth, Sport and Arts Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe says government will not scrape off any loans which were paid to artists, adding that legal action can also be taken if need be. On August 12, 2020, government gave K30 million as Presidential Arts Empowerment Fund, through the National Arts Council (NAC), to 'deserving...

FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government expects to have a full agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sometime in the middle of this year. And Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati says government has signed contracts with 80 institutions which will provide skills training to an average of 60 youths in every constituency....