PF acting president Given Lubinda has accused Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo of instructing police in the province to charge Bowman Lusambo with the murder of Obert Kasongo. Matambo recently urged the police to speed up investigations in Kasongo's murder case as well as the motor vehicle case linked to Joseph Malanji. “The issues which the...

ZESCO Limited Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube says the approval process of a tender for the supply of poles has reached its final stage. Early this year, ZESCO shortlisted 10 Zimbabwean and South African companies for the supply and delivery of 9 and 12 metre wooden poles, an act which caused an uproar on social media....

NEWLY-APPOINTED US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales says the smooth and peaceful transition of power in last year’s general election has made Zambia a model for others around the world. And Ambassador Gonzales says the US government is honoured to partner with, invest in and learn from Zambia's successes. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says his administration...

PF lawyer Tutwa Ngulube has wondered where the Court of Appeal drew its powers to grant a stay on High Court proceedings in a matter involving Bowman Lusambo and Joseph Malanji. In an ex-parte order dated September 16, the Court of Appeal ordered that the High Court proceedings under cause number 20222/HP/1327 be stayed. “Upon...

UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda says ruling party's defeat in the Luangwa by-election demonstrates that you have to expect anything in a democracy because the outcome will not always favour you. In an interview, Imenda said the ruling party wasn't sure whether it picked a weak candidate, or maybe the electorate just didn't buy...

THE Common Framework on Zambia’s debt restructuring has called on the country’s bondholders to fully engage in a large-scale debt restructuring, "including significant haircuts". And the Common Framework has lamented that over the last decade of low global interest rates, private lenders charged high-interest loans to lower-income countries. The Common Framework called on BlackRock and...

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says President Hakainde Hichilema was properly advised to visit the people of Kabushi and Kwacha constituencies, whether there was a pending court decision or not. And Bwalya says the President acted within the law by suspending Director of Public Prosecutions Lilian Siyunyi, adding that it is his job and responsibility to...

AIRTEL Zambia says mobile money transaction reversals are not automatic to prevent fraud, which is why there's a requirement to get consent from the recipient party. Asked to address various complaints regarding delayed transaction reversals in a press query, company head of corporate communications Yuyo Kambikambi said reversals were conditional in order to prevent fraud....

GOVERNMENT says it has experienced a delay in the shipment of Zidvovudine/Lamivudine, an ARV combination agent, and as such, individuals who are virally suppressed and are on the same drug have been switched to Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Professor Luckson Kasonka says such individuals can also be switched...

POLICE in Lusaka are investigating a case in which five pupils of Islamic Education Trust of Zambia are alleged to have been sodomised by three older pupils at the same school. The five pupils, aged between 11 and 12, are alleged to have been sodomised between February 2020 and September 2022 by the suspects who...