THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says it will cooperate with the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to ensure that law firms involved in financial and economic crimes are thoroughly investigated and sanctions meted out where wrongdoing is proved. Last week, the FIC highlighted how some law firms were involved in money laundering and fraud. This...

VICE-President Mutale Nalumango has advised Zambians to always think local when purchasing goods and services and make it a habit to always look out for healthy, safe and delicious foods to avoid certain health consequences. And Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) president Ashu Sagar has lamented some challenges affecting the manufacturing industry like the COVID-19...

In this week’s Monday opinion, we look at the role that trade and investments play in Zambia’s economy. Government has come under attack from some sectors of society over the trips made by the Head of State in the recent past, where President Hakainde Hichilema has visited a number of countries in and outside Africa,...

IT HAS often been said that women are more supportive to their parents than men. That’s where I draw the screaming headline for today. It appears men are so horrible at some important matters when they are needed most, except when it comes to football hooliganism or political rivalry! There are more men prisoners than...

UPND Alliance member Nason Msoni says all presidents of political parties which are in the UPND Alliance must be given jobs because they did not risk their lives for nothing. And Msoni has warned that if government does not heed to this, the aggrieved alliance members will start meeting representatives of foreign governments to lament...

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says while PF bragged about how they would retire President Hakainde Hichilema from politics, Zambians retired Edgar Lungu who has now become backyard farmer. And Mweetwa says asking UPND to stop referring to PF is like asking Christians to stop referring to the devil. Mweetwa was commenting on PF media director...

MAZABUKA Mayor Vincent Lilanda has called on law enforcement agencies to investigate the alleged land scandals involving councillors and senior council officers. And Lilanda has denied receiving any bribes, challenging anyone with evidence to report him to the police. Last week, a land scandal in which some UPND Councillors in Mazabuka are involved in illegal...

ACTING PF president Given Lubinda has questioned government's decision to amend the Public Order Act before amending the Constitution. And Lubinda says it will be a waste of money to consult Zambians on a matter they had already made their positions known. Last week, Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu launched the review...

Media Liaison Committee (MLC) chairperson Enoch Ngoma says government's plans to downsize the workforce at ZNBC is unfortunate and goes against its job creation promise. Recently, Minister of Information and Media Chushi Kasanda told parliament that ZNBC’s workforce needed to be right sized due to the financial challenges the corporation was grappling with. “Demotivated workforce...

MINISTER of Mines and Minerals Paul Kabuswe has dispelled some social media reports that there have been some deaths resulting from accidents at the Black Mountain, arguing that the only people who had died are some youths who were fond of climbing on top of trucks in a bid to find some high quality slug...