MINES and Minerals Development Minister Richard Musukwa says 49 per cent of the smelter at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has been sold to recapitalise operations at the mine. And Musukwa says the UPND should start restructuring and planning for the 2026 general election because they have already lost this year’s election. In an interview, Musukwa...

OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says fuel pump prices are likely to be adjusted upwards despite the government’s decision to waive the importation of finished petroleum products. On Tuesday, government announced that it had granted OMC’s a waiver to import petroleum products for a six-month period effective January 1....

PRINCE Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika has likened Zambia's democratic dispensation to that of Uganda, saying violence and political intimidation are a common feature in both countries. In an interview, Akashambatwa said violence in Zambian politics had a long history and there was need to look at the root cause to ensure it was dealt with. "We...

LUSAKA Province PF chairman Paul Moonga says Zambians should not entrust the leadership of the country to businessmen turned politicians as they are only interested in protecting their businesses. In a statement, Moonga said Zambians should pick a leaf from the recent happenings in the United States of America where President Donald Trump, who is...

ZAMBIANS must continue working hard to maintain economic productivity because even President Edgar Lungu has carried on despite the COVID-19 pandemic, says Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe. And Chipampe says people can brand President Lungu's working visits as campaigns if they like but they have to understand that as Head of...

LUSAKA Province PF vice youth chairperson Kelvin Kaunda has insisted that it is risky to hold a party convention given the spike in COVID-19 cases. And Kaunda says the ruling party has endorsed President Edgar Lungu as sole candidate even before the convention because no member has expressed their intentions to challenge him. Speaking on...

LUSAKA lawyer Mulambo Haimbe says Honeybee Pharmacy Limited is not taking the right approach by asking News Diggers! Newspaper to retract and apologise for publishing 'malicious' articles against them with regards to supply of defective condoms and drugs. In a letter written by Honeybee's lawyer Tutwa Ngulube, Friday, Honeybee Pharmacy Limited threatened to sue News...

THE JESUIT Centre for Theological Reflection JCTR has observed that the country's public health system will soon be overwhelmed if citizens and national leaders continue to flout COVID-19 guidelines. And JCTR has advised President Edgar Lungu to consider putting a halt developmental projects tours for the time being. In a statement, JCTR executive director Fr...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia TI-Z says the country's governance level deteriorated in the year 2020. And TI-Z says it was unfortunate that government trivialised corruption in 2020. In a statement, Sunday, TI-Z chapter president Sampa Kalungu said in 2020, there was a significant increase in the restrictions of citizens from enjoying their freedom of expression and...

COMPETITION on who will be adopted on the PF ticket in Kabwata Constituency has heated up, with Presidential Empowerment Initiative Fund (PEIF) national coordinator Clement Tembo joining those hoping to succeed incumbent area member of parliament Given Lubinda. In 2016 Tembo contested for the same seat as an independent member after failing to secure adoption...