BUS and Taxi Association of Zambia Lusaka provincial chairperson Peter Phiri says the proposed reduction in bus fares is unsustainable, lamenting that cadres are still demanding cuts from drivers. Speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix's Let the People Talk programme, Tuesday, Phiri revealed that most operators had to pay cadres K25 before any bus...

FORMER Kwacha PF member of parliament Joseph Malanji says he has sued his UPND rival, Charles Mulenga, for character assassination and defamation for "singing" that he has no Grade 12 certificate. Malanji was commenting on ACC Director General Gilbert Phiri's remarks that the Commission won’t cast a blind eye if there’s any incident of corruption...

A WITNESS has narrated to the court how former Kabushi PF MP Bowman Lusambo allegedly forced the door to his office open and fumed over his land, warning that "you officers will be transferred when we come back into power after elections". And another witness has testified before the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that...

UPND secretary general Batuke Imenda has denied suggestions that the gains recorded in the Kwacha have artificially been created in order for UPND to hoodwink voters in the looming Kwacha and Kabushi by-elections. In an interview, Imenda attributed gains in the local currency to the recently held AU Summit, saying the "delegates brought in a...

ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha says Director of Public Prosecutions Lilian Siyuni's request for her Oath of Secrecy to be lifted was denied because it wasn't specific. In April, Siyuni wrote to the Judicial Complaints Commission informing them that she had sought clearance from President Hakainde Hichilema to freely respond to the various complaints against her...

POLICE in Kitwe have launched a manhunt for a 55-year-old man of Ndeke village who allegedly defiled a 10-year-old grade 4 pupil from the area. In a statement, Tuesday, Copperbelt Police commanding officer Sharon Zulu disclosed that in June 2022, the suspect started giving coins to the victim in order to endear himself to her....

ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) Board Chairperson Dr Caleb Fundanga says smuggling has continued to be the authority's biggest challenge. In an interview, Dr Fundanga also noted that smuggling undermined local production. "People will smuggle. As you know, Zambia as a country has open boarders, we are a land linked country and that means all our...

GOLDEN Party Zambia president Jackson Silavwe says contrary to former Kwacha PF member of parliament Joseph Malanje’s belief, politics is not a preserve of the rich. In a statement, Tuesday, Silavwe stated that politics was not an exclusive club for the rich and that one's financial status was not a qualification to contest as member...

ACK General Dealers proprietor Ackson Tembo says his business has been affected by the Anti-Corruption Commission's delay to take his matter to court. In January 2022, the Anti-Corruption Commission arrested Tembo for corrupt practices involving the export of mukula logs without following laid down procedures and seized some of his trucks. But last week, ACC...

GOVERNMENT says it has commenced the preparation of a green growth strategy which will contain concrete actions whose implementation will contribute to transitioning Zambia into a climate-resilient and inclusive green economy. And Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu has commended Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for unveiling an electric car, saying it signifies another...