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LUKASHA independent member of parliament Mwenya Munkonge has died. Northern Province Minister Lazarus Chungu confirmed this development in an interview this morning. “We have learnt with shock about the untimely death of the honourable member […]

Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale has joined the list of Cabinet Ministers who have tested COVID-19 positive. In an interview, Mwale said he was quarantined at his residence and that he was currently... […]

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Joe Malanji says the Zambian government will soon send some officers to Rwanda to find out who could have enticed rebel leader Calliixte Nsabimana to bring into disrepute President Edgar Lungu’s name.... […]

A FRESH investigation has revealed that Honeybee Pharmacy, a sole trader that was awarded the US$17 million contract for the supply of Health Centre Kits under the Ministry of Health, was given a wholesale Pharmaceutical... […]

HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says COVID-19 deaths in Zambia now stand at 108. And Dr Chilufya says 22 people are currently on oxygen. Meanwhile, Dr Chilufya says as of today, there are 190 new […]

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations collapsed without any commitment and that continued engagement will depend on the Zambian government’s actions and policies in the revision of the 2020 budget.... […]

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a 35-year-old businessman and leader of a drug cartel operating in Lusaka’s Chibolya compound for trafficking in over 40 grams of cocaine. DEC has also arrested 10 people... […]

THE UPND should not expect to have it easy in the PF’s strongholds when its supporters have been violent and intolerant towards ruling party members, says PF media director Sunday Chanda. And Chanda says constitutional... […]

STATE House says it has initiated diplomatic engagement with the Government of Rwanda to deal with allegations linking President Edgar Lungu to a rebel movement in that country that claims to have received funding from... […]

UPND Lukulu East member of parliament Dr Christopher Kalila has called for the closure of Parliament and for all MPs to be quarantined, following the rising number of COVID-19 cases at the National Assembly. In... […]