NEWLY appointed United Nations resident coordinator Beatrice Mutali has commended government for maintaining political stability and promoting peace in the Southern region. And President Hakainde Hichilema has assured Mutali of his government’s support during her tenure. Speaking when she presented her credentials to President Hichilema, Monday, Mutali also commended government for its pledge to abolish...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has thanked the World Bank for its support towards the new dawn government's policy push for an improved economy. And World Bank managing director Anshula Kant has assured government of the bank's support towards its economic transformation agenda. Speaking during a meeting with the World Bank representatives, Monday, President Hichilema said Zambia...

DEVELOPMENT Bank of Zambia (DBZ) board chairperson Noel Nkoma has expressed optimism that Zambia will secure an IMF package, saying all key performance indicators have almost been ticked. And Nkoma says the country should not forgo revenue as much as Foreign Direct Investment is needed. Speaking when he was featured on ZNBC's Sunday Interview, Nkoma...

ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha says foreign investors being offered Public-Private Partnerships contracts will need to be thoroughly scrutinised so that only those who are not involved in financing terrorism or corruption are brought on board. In an interview, Kabesha said investors should be vetted so that only those who meant well were given contracts. “What...

A POLICE officer has denied claims that the police beat and injured murder-accused Shebby Chilekwa, who is also former president Edgar Lungu’s barber. Simunza Buyoya, an assistant superintendent based at the Police Headquarters under general criminal investigations department, also told the Lusaka High Court during cross-examination that police did not issue any advertisement in any...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says New Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka is being an attention seeker by protesting over the high cost of living, instead of approaching government to offer solutions. In an interview, Kasanda said it was strange that during PF's 10 year tenure, Kateka never protested but only nine months down the...

GOVERNMENT says it expects mealie meal prices to gradually fall as maize from small-scale farmers starts being offloaded on the market. In a statement, Monday, Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda assured that the country was food secure beyond the next harvest. "Some sections of our society have in the recent past raised concern about what...

THERE was laughter during a swearing in ceremony at State House yesterday after President Hakainde Hichilema cracked some Kopala jokes. President Hichilema joked that people from the Copperbelt Province were straight shooters who said it like it is. He recalled that in 2021, they had promised to put him in State House and they did...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has urged individuals who have been appointed to head key public institutions to cut any ties to the ruling party to maintain the integrity of these institutions. In an interview, Monday, TI-Z Chapter president Sampa Kalungu said if such ties were not cut, people would no longer trust the institution as...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says law enforcement agencies must not arrest anyone if they know a case cannot succeed in court. And Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board Chairperson Musa Mwenye says the fight against corruption is not about party colours or tribe, adding that the Commission intends to win the war against the vice. Meanwhile, ACC Director...