NATIONAL Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) executive director Aaron Chansa has called on government to consider allocating 21 percent of the 2021 budget to the education sector. In a statement, Monday, Chansa said […]

THE Ministry of Health is worried with the continued patronising of bars and holding of large public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Permanent Secretary in Charge of Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama. And Dr […]

MMD president Nevers Mumba says President Edgar Lungu should apologise to Zambians for being the cause of the country’s economic downfall as he addresses the nation next Friday during the opening of the final session […]

DEFENCE Minister Davies Chama says there can never be civil unrest in Zambia if a criminal is arrested. Commenting on renowned lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube’s (KBF) remarks that there would be unnecessary upheaval in the […]

GOVERNMENT’S intention to acquire 90 per cent shares in Mopani is a recipe for disaster because the mine will eventually go down the drain, says Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi. And […]

CHAMBESHI Water and Sewerage Company Limited employees have gone for three months without being paid their salaries. But Chambeshi managing director Luckson Simumba attributes the delay in salary payments to the company’s failure to raise […]

CIVIL Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) programs manager Chimuka Nachibinga has called on government to setup practical measures in the 2021 budget to cushion the high cost of living. In an interview, Nachibinga said high […]

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa has cautioned government not to proceed with its intention to take over Mopani Copper Mines, saying the move could render the mining company commercially unviable due to possible excessive political interference. […]

COMMUNITY Development and Social Services Minister Kampamba Chewe says government is not using social cash transfer to gain political mileage ahead of next year’s general election. And Chewe says different cooperating partners are working with […]

UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says President Edgar Lungu’s continued attacks on opposition political parties is an indication that he is afraid of UPND and is having sleepless nights. During the opening of the PF […]