AMERICA-BASED Zambian law Professor Muna Ndulo and Constitutional Lawyer O’Brien Kaaba have appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to evaluate his legal team in the State Chambers and dismiss those behind what they describe as fraudulent schemes. The duo has also wondered why oversight institutions like the ACC are doing nothing serious about the several consent...

THE cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka for November has reduced to K9,060.60 from the K9, 294.76 recorded in October, signifying a reduction of K234.16. According to the JCTR Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB), the reduction is attributed to the reduced average price of mealie meal which reduced from K229...

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has disclosed that under the Income Tax Act, an employer who employs a person with a disability on full-time basis is entitled to an allowance of K2,000. ZRA further says a disabled person registered with the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD) is entitled to a tax credit of...

AN employee of Kansanshi Mining's contractor, Reliant Drilling, has died after a rock fall incident which occurred on Thursday at the mining company's underground dewatering decline portal. According to a statement issued by Kansanshi Mining's Corporate Affairs Department, Saturday, Stephen Musukwa was evacuated to South Africa for treatment, where he died from his injuries. "On...

A COUPLE of Kitwe’s Buchi township has been found dead inside their house in a suspected murder and suicide case. Abigail Malama, 27, is suspected to have been murdered by her husband, Kizito Bright, aged 29 who also took his life. A check at the scene found bodies of the two lying on the floor...

AL Jazeera “Gold Mafia” investigative journalist Alexander James has observed that law enforcement agencies are usually slow to act on investigative pieces detailing criminal activities, which he says presents challenges. And Hamadou Tidiane Sy, founder of Journalism school E-jicom, based in Dakar, says Journalists should be impartial, courageous and independent. Speaking on the sidelines of...

THE Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) says it has in two weeks distributed 5,400 health centre kits across the country, out of the 7,050 kits that were recently received from Mission Pharma. The Agency, however, says 4,644 of the health centre kits distributed don’t contain Erythromycin while the other kits have. In a...

THE Zambian Civil Liberties Union has lodged a complaint with Chief Justice Mumba Malila against Energy Minister Peter Kapala for alleged abuse of office and his powers. This is in relation to the fuel supply tenders awarded to Agrofuel Investments Limited, Devon Oil Zambia Limited and Transworld Petroleum Limited. The organisation has asked the Chief...

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) yesterday initiated a search operation at Tubombeshe Mining Limited's premises in Lufwanyama, based on reports of non-disclosed gemstone operations and potential tax evasion. Meanwhile, the authority has seized US$250,000 and K2.5 million cash from Good Time Steel, a company affiliated with Tubombeshe Mining Limited. In a statement yesterday, ZRA revealed...

A CONSORTIUM of unions from Public Universities has called on government to establish a separate Higher Education Ministry, arguing that the Education Minister has failed their sector and is simply "a minister of desks". The unions have also appealed to government to allocate a higher percentage of the national budget to public universities to adequately...