DEMOCRATIC Party (DP) president Harry Kalaba says President Edgar Lungu has forgotten the importance of putting his citizens forward that is why he is wining and dining with outsiders. And Kalaba says artists should get the K30 million which will be provided by the government and compose songs against them. Speaking when he featured on...

FINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says government will endeavor to prioritize and increase the budgetary allocation and disbursements to the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) as a way of encouraging their work. And Dr Ng’andu says government, through his Ministry, will during this session of Parliament table a Bill with amendments to the FIC Act Number...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini says the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) infringed on a member's right and freedom to debate when it questioned the manner in which Mitete UPND member of parliament Misheck Mitelo debated on the floor of the House. And Dr Matibini has ruled that the matter be resolved administratively since...

LUSAKA Mayor Miles Sampa has vowed that any bars masquerading as restaurants will be closed down, even though the owners are connected to some powerful people. On Tuesday, President Edgar Lungu's former political advisor Kaizer Zulu said he would have breakfast, lunch and dinner at Chigago's Reloaded on Wednesday. "By powers and freedoms vested in...

THE Constitutional Court’s ruling that Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini cannot interpret the Constitution can spur dictatorship in the governance of the country arising from possible conflict between the two arms of government, says government Deputy Chief Whip Tutwa Ngulube. In an interview, Ngulube argued that the ConCourt’s judgement might create a...

BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says over K16.2 million has been given to the Ministry of Health through the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Zambia’s COVID-19 preparedness. Speaking when he met President Edgar Lungu to discuss a range of matters relevant to the UK-Zambia relationship, Wednesday, High Commissioner Woolley said the support given...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says PF is a dictatorial party which is already using the National Registrations Office to disadvantage citizens in certain regions of the country. And National Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-president Josephs Akafumba says the PF can only hang on to power if they rig the 2021 elections. Speaking to journalists after visiting...

UNITED States Embassy in Zambia interim Chargé d'Affaire David Young says it is unacceptable to use freedom of expression to invite violence and spread hate speech. And Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says there is need for government to re-strategise the COVID-19 public campaign messages in order to yield desired results as the current perception...

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says the opposition must unite and field one 2021 presidential candidate in order to kick out the Patriotic Front. And Kambwili says the just ended Malawi presidential elections must be a lesson to Zambia and all other African countries that there is power in the vote. Speaking when he was called...

MORE pictures have emerged showing President Edgar Lungu dining and wining with influential Lusaka based businessman Valden Findlay and Belarusian oligarch Aleksandr Zingman. In June, 2020, News Diggers published images showing President Lungu interacting with Zingman and Russian businessman Alexander Mikheev, who is the president of Rosoboronexport, a Russian state intermediary agency for the exports...