PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Davies Mwila says former ministers who stayed in office after the dissolution of Parliament in 2016 should not worry about asking the court to extend the period of repayment for the illegally earned salaries because some “well-wishers” and friends of the party have cleared the debt, save for those ex-ministers who...

HONEYBEE Pharmacy Limited has threatened to sue News Diggers! Media Limited for libel over the publication of “false” articles against them regarding distribution of defective condoms and drugs. In a letter addressed to the Diggers managing editor, Honeybee’s lawyer Tutwa Ngulube stated that on several dates, Diggers! had “maliciously” published several articles without verification from...

MWENSE PF member of parliament David Mabumba says come August 12 this year, the people of Zambia, including those in his constituency, will vote for no one else but President Edgar Lungu and those who will stand on the ruling party ticket. In an interview, Mabumba, the former general education minister, argued that even Lusaka...

MEDICAL practitioner Dr Wezi Sunkutu says the recalling of drugs from circulation is normal practice and is part of the systems that have been put in place to ensure quality assurance to the citizenry. And Dr Sunkutu says Zambia does not need a lockdown but enhanced adherence to prescribed prevention measures and increased capacity to...

CHOMA Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa says PF is mocking Zambians over the repayment salaries illegally obtained by former ministers in 2016. Commenting on Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng'andu remarks that he was unaware whether the money owed by the former ministers was paid as earlier claimed by PF secretary general Davies Mwila,...

HUMAN Rights Commission (HRC) chairperson Mudford Mwandenga says government has failed in its obligation to respect the right to life and health by authorising the procurement and distribution of substandard health products to the public. And Mwandenga says government should compensate all victims who consumed the expired drugs, defective condoms and gloves. In a statement,...

ZAMBIA Correctional Services (ZCS) Commissioner General Dr Chisela Chileshe has admitted that there were some irregularities in the management of the Prisons Industries Revolving Fund last year. The Auditor General’s Report revealed that in the ZCS, nine correctional facilities in Central Province generated amounts totalling K732,175 from the sale of maize and mealie meal, but...

AT Munyenze Primary School in Monze District of Southern Province, they ‘beat’. No, I don’t mean teachers beating pupils, I mean youths in the community beating up teachers. That’s right. If one comes to this school to impart what is known as the ‘western’ form of education on the younger population, they are ganged up...

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka says it will not be easy to remove the PF from government if the opposition does not unite ahead of the upcoming August 12 general election. In an interview, Mucheleka said opposition parties should unite ahead of the general election to ensure that the PF government was removed from...

LUSAKA Magistrate Felix Kaoma has found a 47-year-old secretary with a case to answer in a matter she is accused of forging a cheque and stealing money from Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko. Nyembezi Masiye will open her defence on January 20, this year. In this matter, Masiye is facing three counts...