PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has directed the re-opening of all schools, universities, bars and nightclubs following their indefinite closure in March, 2020, due to COVID-19. And President Lungu has predicted that Zambia’s economy will bounce back […]

Divisions have emerged in the FDD, as some officials are calling for the expulsion of president Edith Nawakwi on grounds that she is using the name of the party to advance a personal agenda, in […]

HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says the country has recorded 102 new COVID-19 cases out of 1,391 tests done in the last 24 hours. And Dr Chilufya says government will not relax COVID-19 prevention measures […]

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu should clearly explain how he plans to resuscitate Zambia’s ailing economy as he opens Parliament this Friday because citizens no longer have time for his jokes, says National Democratic Congress (NDC) president […]

HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has described as propaganda a picture circulating on social media depicting children as having just obtained National Registration Cards (NRCs). And Kampyongo says government has yet again extended the first […]

HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says the country has recorded 160 new COVID-19 cases from 1,068 tests done in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative total since the outbreak to 13,112 cases. And the […]

THE Mine Workers’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) says government’s intention to buy 90 per cent shares in Mopani Copper Mines from Glencore will redeem the mine’s operations. In an interview, MUZ president Joseph Chewe hailed […]

FORMER finance minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says Zambians should brace themselves for harsher economic times as the local currency is expected to depreciate further against other convertibles. And Dr Musokotwane says the 2021 National Budget […]

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has called on the Ministry of Finance to ensure a pro-poor budget for 2021 is implemented to address the skyrocketing cost of living in Zambia And JCTR says […]

FINANCIAL Intelligence Centre (FIC) director of compliance and prevention Diphat Tembo says despite the center facing major challenges in 2019 due to funding, the 2019 Trends Report is a quality document which has not be […]