THE Teaching Service Commission (TSC) says no individual paid any bribe in order to get a job during the last teacher recruitment exercise. But Transparency International Zambia says the Bribe Payers Index survey report was formed by empirical evidence, arguing that the commission should not rush to dispel the information without carrying out any research...

HOME Affairs And Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says a suspect, in the abduction case of Pamela Chisumpa and 12 others, is currently receiving medical treatment after he attempted to escape by jumping off the wall fence of the New Mwembeshi Remand Prisons and Correctional Centre. And Mwiimbu says the people who managed to escape...

GOVERNMENT has withdrawn Auditor General Dr Dick Sichembe's security. And Dr Sichembe's lawyer James Mataliro says his client cannot resign from his Constitutional Office on the basis of mere allegations. Confirming the withdrawal of security in an interview, Mataliro said that had been the case since his client was arrested for corrupt practices involving over...

TANZANIA Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) says it hopes negotiations with Chinese investors who have shown interest in reviving it will be completed within a year. According to a statement from Council of Minsters Chairperson Professor Makame Mbarawa and Co-Chairperson Frank Tayali, Tuesday, the negotiations are set to commence by the end of April 2023. “We...

THE Ministry of Information and Media yesterday struggled to explain to the Public Accounts Committee how 95 officers who were on payroll but not on the staff returns drew salaries in amounts totalling K13,294,445. And PAC chairperson Warren Mwambazi has cautioned Directors to avoid misleading Controlling Officers by submitting inaccurate information as they appear before...

MUNALI UPND member of parliament Mike Mposha says underage children are being exposed to alcohol because the PF was issuing liquor licenses anyhow. Debating the Presidential speech on national values and principles in the National Assembly, Tuesday, Mposha said even home shops were being issued with alcohol trading licenses during the PF regime. "Morals and...

JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says Cabinet will engage former president Edgar Lungu on his political status. Meanwhile, Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo has congratulated Lungu on "coming back into active politics". Commenting on Lungu's perceived return to active politics, Haimbe said it was clear that Lungu did not want to remain as...

Medical for Quality Healthcare Zambia Director General Dr Quincy Mwabu has called on the Ministry of Health to sensitise the public on the soon to be introduced injectable ARVs in order to quell any myths which might arise. In an interview, Dr Mwabu said it would be tragic if the injectable ARVs were received the...

THE Zambia Police Service says the 2022 Zambia Bribe Payers Index (ZBPI) Survey Report which ranked it top in bribery is inaccurate, arguing that the service has actually been receiving good reviews from the public. And Police say the statistics always catch them by surprise as they are neither engaged during the process nor have...

PF central committee member Bowman Lusambo says former president Edgar Lungu wants to ensure the former ruling party bounces back into office. And Lusambo says he is disappointed in PF aspiring presidential candidate Miles Sampa because of the way he has treated Lungu and other party officials who gave him a second chance. But UPND...