Rueben Lifuka this morning argued with Justice Minister Given Lubinda, and charged that government breached Parliament procedure by initiating the ICC consultations without approval from the National Assembly as enshrined in the constitution. And Lubinda observed that citizens were using the ICC consultation debate to vent their anger on the PF government. Speaking when he...

Former FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi has described the ICC consultative process as a mockery to Zambians. In an interview, Chipenzi said the government wanted to use the consultations as a conduit for perforating the national treasury. He said it was overwhelmingly to learn that majority citizens were against the decision to withdraw Zambia’s membership...

UPND National Chairperson Mutale Nalumango says her party welcomes the call by the Human Rights Commission for dialogue between the two major political rivals. In a statement, Nalumango who is former deputy Speaker, said dialogue with PF would help put an end to political violence. “We note the reasonable call by the Human Rights Commission...

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says civil society organisations are pushing President Edgar Lungu to turn into a dictator. And Mwila says the ruling party does not have a position on whether or not Zambia should stay a member of the International Criminal Court because the nature of the issue requires a non-partisan approach. In...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) leader Elias Chipimo says the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) wants to put a dead-end to the allegations by UPP leaders Saviour Chishimba regarding corrupt activities at the Revenue Authority. And Mike Mulongoti says the speed at which ZRA has moved to stop Chishimba from exposing further corruption at the institution is...

The Ministry of Health says it has circumcised over 1.4 million males throughout the country since 2009 and has invited more men to take part in the exercise. In an interview, spokesperson Dr Kennedy Malama said the Ministry has now targeted to circumcise 108, 000 males between 1st April and 12th May, 2017. “Zambia started...

COMESA Business Council (CBC) Board Director Roseta Chabala says high taxation, unfriendly business practices and repetitive processes have stifled the private sector’s ability to flourish. Speaking at the ongoing CBC Zambia public-private dialogue in Lusaka yesterday, Chabala noted that there was need for increased private sector involvement in policy formulation. “The public sector has a...

A 22 year old bus conductor of Lusaka’s Mtendere East compound has been arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) for trafficking in 21 sachets of heroin. DEC Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo named the suspect as Gibson Nyirenda. Meanwhile DEC has also arrested 20 people for unlawful cultivation and trafficking in of cannabis from...

Zambia Revenue Authority Director General Kingsley Chanda says the authority has exceeded its revenue collection target by K140 million in the first quarter. Speaking when he addressed the press in Livingstone yesterday on the sidelines of an Indaba on “Repositioning Zambian Capital Markets as an Enabler to Sustainable Economic Development", Chanda said ZRA was performing...

Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya says the ban on importation of fruits and vegetables cannot be implemented because local farmers currently cannot satisfy consumers. Speaking when she officiated at the stakeholders’ consultative meeting on fruits, vegetables, and livestock sectors in Zambia yesterday, Siliya noted that her ministry received a request from ZNFU in December 2016 to...