OUTGOING Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer Kryticous Nshindano says he looks forward to spending more time with his family, noting that he had no peace while at the helm of the electoral body. And Nshindano says doing the right thing, regardless of whether it hurts those in government or in the opposition,...

FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Joseph Malanji has lost his Kwacha seat after the Constitutional Court upheld the High Court's decision to nullify it this morning. In November last year, Lusaka High Court judge Kazimbe Chenda nullified Malanji's seat on grounds that he did not have a grade 12 certificate as required by the law and...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there is need to change the culture of leaders coming into office of taking from the people instead of serving them. Speaking during the commissioning of the Kafue Bulk Water Supply Project in Kafue, Friday, President Hichilema said one could only grow money by using it prudently and not stealing because...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the ruling party will not use government money to fund its operations. Speaking in Luapula Province during a Gala Dinner organised by the UPND, President Hichilema said the party needed to be innovative to raise its funds. "We took a decision actually, deputy treasurer general, a decision wasn’t taken after the...

KONKOLA Copper Mines (in liquidation) has sued its former provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu and his law firm, Lungu Simwanza and Company, claiming over US$59 million which he allegedly drew from the mining company's accounts. KCM is seeking an order that Lungu renders an account of all money belonging to it which came into his hands...

CHAIRPERSON of the Civil Service Commission Peter Mumba says the government has successfully recruited 11,276 health workers. And Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Administration Dr George Magwende says the 11,276 recruited health workers are expected to start work on September 1. Meanwhile, acting Health Minister Chushi Kasanda says the recruitment of the health workers...

AN investigation has unearthed a sex trafficking scheme operated by Chinese and Vietnamese nationals who have been smuggling girls from Asia and bringing them into Zambia, forcing them into prostitution. The investigation also revealed that Police in Lusaka arrested Vietnamese businesswoman Nguyn Thi Minh three days ago and charged her with the offence of Procuration...

DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General Mary Chirwa was a subject of social media discourse yesterday when some pornographic videos went viral with antagonists alleging that she was the person in the obscene video. In the said multiple videos, a woman is seen posing in front of a camera while playing with her private parts....

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has warned those involved in overpricing tenders in State Owned Enterprises that he is watching them closely. And President Hichilema says one of the critical decisions ACC Director General Gilbert Phiri made at the institution was to remove the former acting DG because of the issues he found there. Meanwhile, President Hichilema...

CHIEF Justice Dr Mumba Malila has regretted that some lawyers will stop at nothing to satisfy their large appetite for material wealth, even if it means being accessories to crimes involving corruption. And Justice Malila says corruption induces a culture of sycophancy and political praise singing, thereby building blind political loyalties and cronyism. Meanwhile, Justice...