SOUTHERN Province UPND MPs have refused to meet President Edgar Lungu during his visit to that Province citing COVID-19 and the "unfair use of the Public Order Act". At a briefing, Friday, Monze Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu said the MPs had refused to meet President Lungu because his visitations usually turned into...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu yesterday took time to campaign for Bill 10, telling Southern Province traditional leaders that it would give UPND a 30-day window in which to petition the presidential election instead of the current 14-day period. And President Lungu has asked traditional leaders to respect his prerogative of appointing District Commissioners. Speaking to headmen...

THE Constitutional Court has reiterated its position of November 29, 2019, that the petitions by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) and Chapter One Foundation Limited in which they were challenging government’s decision to alter the Constitution of Zambia through Bill 10, lack merit and stand dismissed. But in her dissenting judgement, Justice Professor Margaret...

IMAGINE buying bread for your family and you consume half of the loaf for breakfast. In the evening when you want to make tea, you find the bakery owner who sold you the bread has grabbed it, saying "you need to save the remaining half for breakfast tomorrow because I don't have enough flour to...

THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has extended the deadline for the payment of road taxes to July 16, 2020 to ensure all motor vehicle owners are registered on the integrated Government Service Bus (GSB) and Payment Gateway System. In a public notice issued by RTSA Head of Public Relations, Fredrick Mubanga, the agency...

MOPANI Copper Mines Plc says the move by Kitwe City Council (KCC) to send bailiffs to pounce on the company over a disputed debt which is active in court is concerning. And union sources have disclosed that the company has reached a deadlock in its discussions with government over continuing with its application to put...

ZESCO Limited has announced the rolling out of smart meters that will enable the power utility to regulate the usage of electricity by switching off certain appliances in customers' households that exceed a given consumption threshold. Managing Director Victor Mundende announced last week that the project would be done at a cost of US$40 million....

TRANSPARENCY International (TI) Zambia Chapter president Rueben Lifuka says State House is not a clearing agent for any business transaction, hence the need for government to explain the relationship between President Edgar Lungu and Belarusian oligarch Alexander Zingman. Meanwhile, Lusaka businessman Valden Findlay says he will not comment on the News Diggers’ published pictures where...

SOCCER administrator Blackwell Siwale says Chipolopolo woes in the AfCON qualifiers will continue as the postponement of the tournament to 2022 will favour those who have made gains. Siwale has argued that the teams which had collected more points thus far would plan on how they could consolidate their gains while Zambia would be under...

LEADER of opposition in parliament, Jack Mwiimbu is seeking leave to apply for judicial review over Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini's decision to allow debates on Bill 10 to continue despite the fact that it had lapsed. Mwiimbu, in his application filed on July 2, is also seeking, among other reliefs, that...