PF candidate for the Nyatanda Ward by-elections of Chavuma Town Council in North-Western Province Newstead Chitale says he has resigned from the race after being offered a job at the Ministry of Health. And Solwezi UPND MP Stafford Mulusa has revealed that Chitale is campaigning for the ruling party. Meanwhile, PF Deputy Campaign Manager for...

THE Constitutional Court has allowed the State to engage a private counsel to defend a matter in which Judge Joshua Banda is challenging the decision to remove him from office as High Court judge. The Constitutional Court granted the State permission after it submitted recently that most State advocates, including the Attorney General and Solicitor...

ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has advised state advocates who will be responsible for vetting CDF contracts in various provinces to resist any corruption attempts. And Solicitor General Marshal Muchende has emphasised the need to recover stolen public funds, arguing that it's not enough to only send people to jail. Speaking during the induction of newly...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary Professor Luckson Kasonka says Enock Mwepu is in stable condition at the National Heart Hospital after suffering a cardiac problem yesterday. And his club, Brighton and Hove Albion, has offered help to Mwepu as he recovers from the incident. The 24-year-old former Chipolopolo midfielder was diagnosed with a hereditary heart...

MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo has rescinded his earlier directive to local authorities to clear out street vendors trading in undesignated areas by Monday. Nkombo says the clearing process of street vendors will not take place as scheduled on Monday to allow for further consultations with stakeholders. On Friday, Nkombo directed...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has insisted that his government is determined to deliver on its promises and doesn't care who destroyed the country. And the President says Zambians forget quickly and can't remember that teargas and "blood" at bus stops were once the order of the day. Speaking during an interactive meeting with Zambians resident in...

THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has revealed that the leakage at the Kariba Dam is allowing 20 litres of water per second, but says it has no effect on the safety of the dam wall. The Authority says the leakage on the dam has always been there, but people did not notice because the pool...

WE have done enough blaming, let's concentrate on our own delivery system, says Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo. In an interview, Nkombo said the whole country knew the wrongs done by PF. He said this was, therefore, not the time for blame games but to fix things. “The issue of blaming PF...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has revealed that there are leakages at the Kariba dam, saying there is no need to hide such things. The President says his administration spoke a lot in the past year and it's now time to get things done. And Energy Regulation Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa has announced that Zesco and Maamba...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government doesn't want load shedding to become an annual event in the country. And President Hichilema says his government is working towards fulfilling its pledge of investing over $4 billion in the energy sector, announcing that he will soon be travelling to Abu Dhabi to mobilise funds towards that pledge....