Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says Cabinet has approved the creation of a contingency fund for emergency preparedness, prevention and mitigation measures against the new Coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, Tuesday, Siliya said President Edgar

PATRIOTIC Front secretary general Davies Mwila says Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel is dull and cannot understand the Constitutional Court ruling which declared President Edgar Lungu eligible for 2021. Meanwhile, Mwila has announced that

VETERAN politician Vernon Johnson Mwaanga says it is foolish to pretend that all is well in the country when the economy is in intensive care unit and elections are not being held in a free

GOVERNMENT must consult stakeholders before diverting any funds meant for universities and councils because employees are the worst affected, says the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). Last month, Vice-President Inonge Wina told Parliament that

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) must ensure that Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya gets appropriate charges should the corruption allegations levelled against him be proven right, says National Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili. Last month,

LUSAKA Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema should stop wasting his time by imaging that will ever be President of Zambia. On Saturday, Hichilema said the PF government was an example of

JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda says the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 will soon be tabled in Parliament for the Second Reading during the current sitting. The National Assembly deferred the Second Reading of

THE Patriotic Front central committee has upheld the recommendation by its Copperbelt Provincial executive to remove Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe from the position of vice-chairperson after he was found guilty of gross misconduct. Speaking when

FORMER Minister of Transport and Communications William Harrington has challenged President Edgar Lungu to hold a press conference as opposed to merely addressing the nation through Parliament because not doing so is creating a perception

THE delay in paying grants and salaries to civil servants and quasi-government institutions reflects government’s continued undervaluing of the education sector, the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has stated. And CTPD has reiterated