DORA Siliya should not lie that corruption scandals have been detected by government systems because it is the independent news media that have exposed the vice, says governance activist Brebner Changala. Last Tuesday, Siliya who

MINISTER of Health Dr Jonas Chanda says the country has recorded 609 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths out of 4,144 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. In a statement, Dr Chanda stated that

COMMERCIAL banks’ average lending rates on loan facilities marginally dropped by only 0.6 percentage points to 25.1 per cent by the end of last year, mainly in response to a sustained low Monetary Policy Rate

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a 49-year-old Lusaka housewife for trafficking in 51.4 grammes of cocaine. According to a statement, Thursday, DEC public relations officer Theresa Katongo stated that Rhoda Zulu was intercepted

MINISTER of Health Dr Jonas Chanda has announced that the country has procured 600,000 rapid diagnostic COVID-19 test kits to be distributed across the country. During the COVID-19 update, Thursday, Dr Chanda warned that pilfering

INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya says she is pleased that government has functioning systems which managed to expose irregularities at the Ministry of Health, among other institutions. Debating President Edgar Lungu’s address to

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has called on political parties to engage in politics of ideas as August 12 approaches, urging them to avoid preaching violence. He was speaking in response to a question from

BANK of Zambia (BoZ) governor Christopher Mvunga says Zambia’s international gross reserves have plummeted to an unprecedented US$1.2 billion by the end of last year, representing 2.4 months of import cover, from US $1.3 billion

ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says government should show a tangible course of action towards attaining debt sustainability during the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) talks because this will determine the country’s success of securing the long-awaited

SECRETARY to the Treasury Fredson Yamba yesterday had a hard time explaining to members of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) why he gave retrospective authority to the Ministry of Health controlling officer to disburse