INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi has wondered how the PF paid US$30 million to China Jiangxi for the construction of the Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway if a contract never existed. FORMER finance minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu recently said the Lusaka-Ndola highway was in fact never signed as a contract, hence it never existed....

PF central committee member Davies Mwila has urged the ruling party to consider not contesting the Kabushi by-election, saying the former ruling party will embarrass them. In an interview, Mwila said the party was considering fielding Bowman Lusambo in Kabushi again because he was popular. "For Kabushi, the UPND should not even contest because they...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission says it is actively investigating the Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway to ascertain why money was paid but works never commenced. And the ACC says it has come across additional information in Faith Musonda's case of alleged possession of property suspected to proceeds in form a house in Kingsland. A News Diggers! Investigation revealed...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says President Hakainde Hichilema has sanitised the political environment, arguing that if there are remnants of political violence in the country, those are at zero levels. Speaking on Diamond Live, Tuesday, Mweetwa said the UPND leadership was on hand to serve the country better. "Progress is being registered on this frontier...

SMART Zambia director digital government services Nkula Mwanza says financing for the loan from China Exim Bank for the Smart Zambia Phase II project which was meant to connect all districts to the government high-speed broadband network was suspended some time back. In an interview, Mwanza said after the cancellation of the financing, resources to...

ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board Chairperson Musa Mwenye has called on journalists to use their investigative journalism skills to unearth corruption in society, saying there are instances when the Commission doesn't have adequate resources or information. And ACC Director General Gilbert Phiri says the Commission is investigating government projects where funds were disbursed but work was...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says government had to cancel the Star Times and ZNBC loan because it was scandalous and did not benefit the Zambian people. And Kasanda says UPND's one year in office has been a challenge due to empty coffers despite the party scoring big in many sectors. Last week, the Ministry...

PF LAWYER Tutwa Ngulube says the only reason Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe is insisting that former president Edgar Lungu must lose his benefits is because government wants to leave him destitute. And Ngulube says UPND is going for Lungu's benefits because it lacks the numbers to remove his immunity. In an interview, Ngulube said Lungu...

PF national chairperson Davies Chama has advised party members to exercise patience, saying the former ruling party is still relevant and won't die just because there's no substantive leader. Commenting on Yamfwa Mukanga's remarks that PF would soon become irrelevant if the Central Committee did not move fast to organise a general conference so that...

DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says the next course of action regarding the Gulfstream G650 presidential jet will only be decided once Cabinet has a discussion. On Friday, the Ministry of Finance announced that it had canceled various loan projects which included the Elbit $400M-Ashra Loan and Elbit Hermes Facility B, a project that saw the...