FIRST Deputy Speaker Attractor Chisangano has ruled that Milenge Independent member of parliament Gystave Chonde is not in order to go into the Chamber with a handbag because he is male. Meanwhile, Minister of Infrastructure,

DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General Mary Chirwa says the commission might not have the ability to achieve all its goals due to budget constraints. And Director of Public Prosecutions Lillian Siyunyi says the COVID-19

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Elias Mubanga says SMEs should exploit all sectors in order to help grow the country’s economy. In an interview, Mubanga noted that once they accessed empowerment funds, most SMEs

FORMER State House press aide Dickson Jere says late fourth republican president Rupiah Banda told President Hakainde Hichilema that he is a good leader, despite the fact that he read him wrong at first. And

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says it pays to work for oneself, encouraging youths to value self-employment so that they can also employ others. And President Hichilema says his administration remains committed to supporting every Zambian youth.

MINISTER of Technology and Science Felix Mutati says government is working on establishing a cyber force which will be following up on issues of fraud. In an interview, Thursday, Mutati said government was doing all

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia chapter president Sampa Kalungu says all government tenders must be published in the media in order to ensure transparency. And Kalungu says had it not been for the media, the highly-priced tender

ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says government should avoid lending money directly to individuals or institutions but use outsourced creditors to avoid non-repayments. In an interview, Wednesday, Kanyama said government should outsource lending, through private entities which

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has ruled that Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Warren Mwambazi should recuse himself from presiding over the meetings if indeed he has an interest in one of the

FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo says Zambia’s vote at the UN General Assembly plenary meeting on the situation in Ukraine was not against Russia but war and bloodshed. And Kakubo has insisted