Technocrats in government ministries have stopped giving advice because they are afraid that what they speak will run contrary to what politicians say, the National Union for Small-Scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) has observed. And the Union has advised that President Edgar Lungu should listen to expert advice on technical matters that are beyond Amos...

UPND Secreatry General Steven Katuka says the party has already started receiving applications from people who wish to contest the Katuka parliamentary seat which fell vacant after Patricia Mwashingwele's death. And Katuka says the people of Katuba cannot vote for PF as the ruling party does not have a sellable message. In an interview, Monday,...

The Zambia Revenue Authority says Konkola Copper Mines owes government more than US$180 million in taxes. Recently, in an update on KCM, Vedanta stated that ZRA owed KCM US$180 million in VAT refunds which had made the mine's operations even more challenging. But in an interview, ZRA public relations manager Topsy Sikalinda said the mining...

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says President Edgar Lungu is concerned with the criticism of the resolutions of the National Dialogue Forum by people who shunned it. And Chanda says the President is worried with pronouncements by opposition members who plan to shoot down the constitution amendment bill...

The 2017 Auditor General’s Report on accounts of parastatal bodies and other statutory institutions has revealed that the Copperbelt University did not remit over K686 million to the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) in Pay as You Earn, and the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA). And the report revealed that the University spent over K300, 000...

UPND Mazabuka central Member of Parliament Gary Nkombo says United Liberal Party president Sakwiba Sikota should name UPND MPs who were sending him text messages during the National Dialogue Forum sessions to sneak in their contributions. And Nkombo who referred to the National Dialogue Forum as ‘the National Drunkards Forum’ said UPND MPs will vote...

Eight Civil Society Organisations have opposed the proposed introduction of Sales Tax to replace the value added tax, arguing that Sales Tax has dangerous consequences on the livelihoods of people and the country’s economy. The civil societies include the Non-Governmental Coordinating Council (NGOCC), Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR), Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR),...

There was commotion in Chingola yesterday when a combined team of security forces escorted the appointed provisional liquidator of Konkola Copper Mines from Lusaka to go and take over the assets of the Vedanta owned mine. Provisional liquidator Lungu Milingo of Messrs Lungu Simwanza was accompanied by a high powered delegation appointed by President Edgar...

Non-governmental Organisations' Coordinating Council (NGOCC) Executive Director Engwase Mwale says people should refrain from ridiculing women holding decision making positions as they are few and need to be supported. In a statement, Tuesday, Mwale said the council had been overwhelmed by press queries since a video of Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe in an apparent drunken...

ZESCO says it intends to commence load shedding immediately due to the drop in water levels at Kariba, Itezhi-tezhi and Kafue Gorge. And ZESCO has invited the Lubinda Habazoka-led Economic Association of Zambia to a consultative meeting to discuss the best ways of managing the load shedding process. According to the invitation letter dated May...