LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says he is saddened that vulnerable people have been forgotten by society. Speaking when IK Charitable Trust donated some wheelchairs and food hampers in Mazabuka, Tuesday, Nkombo said vulnerable people in the community need the support of the society and government. Nkombo, who is also Mazabuka UPND...

EUROPEAN Union Ambassador Jacek Jankowski says Zambia’s vibrant civil society has played a crucial role in protecting the people and strengthening democracy. Speaking when he presented some donations that were used by the EU election observers during elections to selected charitable organisations worth five million Kwacha, Ambassador Jankowski said the European observers were impressed with...

FORMER Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has described sentiments by the UPND government that there is hidden debt as nonsense and meaningless. And Dr Ng’andu says claims that the Treasury is empty also don't make sense. Meanwhile, PF vice-president Given Lubinda says President Hakainde Hichilema should recover from his 15 years in opposition and act...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government has taken over an empty Treasury and will therefore need a progressive budget which will begin to realign public resource management away from consumption and wastage but more towards investment and revenue generation. And President Hichilema says vigorous expenditure and large delegations to meetings will not be allowed for...

UPND Alliance chairperson Charles Milupi says it's not the desire of alliance partners to ask President Hakainde Hichilema for which position to get as he has the mandate to choose who to appoint to various offices. And UPND Alliance member Kelvin Bwalya Fube says he agrees with State Counsel John Sangwa on the need to...

SPECIAL Assistant to United States President Joe Biden and Senior Director for Africa Dana Banks says the US government will soon send an Ambassador to Zambia once the selection process is complete. And Banks says her government stands ready to support and assist Zambia in economic growth and reforms. Addressing journalists in Lusaka before her...

THE European Union delegation to Zambia says it is extremely important for government not to shutdown the internet during the election period. Addressing journalists in Lusaka, Tuesday, European Union Ambassador to Zambia Jacek Jankowski said he was happy that government had denied the rumours of shutting down the internet during the election period. He said...

CHAINAMA Hills Hospital acting senior medical superintendent Dr Francisca Bwalya has called on stakeholders to help resolve some challenges which the facility is facing. Speaking when she received a donation of two boreholes and other cleaning items from IK Charitable Trust, Tuesday, Dr Bwalya said good mental health needed to be preserved. “You are all...

AGRICULTURAL and Commercial Society of Zambia (ACSZ) president Cosmas Michello says the society lost revenue as a result of not hosting the show last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking when he announced the postponement of this year’s show date, Tuesday, Michello said the society had managed to survive because of other businesses it...

EUROPEAN Union chief observer Maria Arena has urged PF, UPND and other political parties to respect and implement the peace accord which they signed if the country is to have a peaceful election. And Arena has called on prison authorities to ensure that inmates are provided with the much-needed information in order for them to...