FIRST Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Attractor Chisangano says the Patriotic Front is the largest opposition political party, regardless of whether it has two or three groups. Chisangano said this Parliament on Tuesday when she made a ruling on a point of order raised by Chiengi independent member of parliament Given Katuta who had...

AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says he will ensure that those involved in theft of fertiliser are arrested and dismissed from employment as long as the names are forwarded to him. And Phiri has urged members of parliament not to politicise fertiliser theft cases, saying such acts affect everyone regardless of political affiliation. The Minister was...

THE United States government has announced a US$2.5 million investment in advanced laboratory capacity in Zambia aimed at helping counter public health threats in the country. And US CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr Nirav Shah has commended President Hakainde Hichilema for showing leadership in addressing epidemics and pandemics, both locally and on the continent. Meanwhile,...

FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says Zambia wouldn't have had any mining company left had the UPND government handled the mining sector the way PF did. Meanwhile, Second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Moyo has warned MPs that a mechanism might be devised to monitor their presence every 30 minutes if they continue...

POLICE in Lusaka have arrested popular pastor John General for allegedly raping a Matero woman who was seeking prayers to make her stop having miscarriages every time she gets pregnant. According to a statement from Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga, John General escaped by jumping over the fence after being caught in the act by the...

THE Law Association of Zambia says it will move the Constitutional Court to pronounce on the procedure for electing a leader of opposition, insisting that it wasn't in order for the Speaker to effect leadership changes amid an active court case. And LAZ says the increased incidents of arrests effected on leaders of opposition parties...

ACTING Minister of Home Affairs Ambrose Lufuma yesterday sparked laughter in the National Assembly after he failed to pronounce "Methamphetamine" and instead ended up saying "whatever". First Deputy Speaker Attractor Chisangano, who was sitting in as Chairperson of the committee on supply, however, asked Lufuma to say the name of the drug after a point...

HOME Affairs and Internal Security Permanent Secretary Joseph Akafumba and his team yesterday had a hard time explaining corrective action which had been put in place against the findings of the 2022 Auditor General's report when they appeared before PAC. And the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called some Ministry of Home Affairs officers incompetent and uncoordinated...

ZAMBEEF Products corporate affairs executive Ezekiel Sekele has condemned Health Minister Sylvia Masebo for discouraging meat consumption, saying that she can stop if she wants but shouldn't instigate the public. And Sekele says ZAMBEEF has registered a decline in the sales of meat products, lamenting that citizens are now scared to buy beef because of...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has announced that the Access to Information Bill (ATI) has been taken to Parliament for further consideration, ratification and enactment. Meanwhile, Mweetwa says the Executive and President Hakainde Hichilema has no hand in the suspension of 19 PF and Independent Members of Parliament from the House. Mweetwa further notes that...