PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government is in a hurry to see Zambian products on the international market, and eventually turn the country into a production house. In a statement shared on his Facebook page, Wednesday, President Hichilema said he held talks with European Union Council president Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, and they discussed...

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, has arrested a 38-year-old female accounts assistant for money laundering activities involving over K2.3 million. And the Commission has jointly charged and arrested two Directors for Mutengo Wandalama Enterprises Ltd for providing Money Lending Services without a License. In a statement, Wednesday, DEC deputy...

UPND Alliance chairperson Charles Milupi says the alliance has no problem with Kelvin Bwalya Fube launching Zambia Must Prosper (ZMP) as a political party because that does not mean he is leaving the alliance. Commenting on KBF’s announcement that he would launch the ZMP party in August this year, Milupi said the UPND Alliance had...

A 36-YEAR-OLD woman, Mutinta Maambo, has committed suicide by jumping from the Misisi footbridge along Kafue road in Lusaka. In a statement, Wednesday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale stated that the deceased sustained a deep cut on the head, and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the University Teaching Hospital. He stated that...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has expressed confidence that nothing will stand in Zambia’s way towards reaching some resolution in the debt restructuring process. And Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) chief executive officer Alice Albright has reaffirmed her organisation's commitment to supporting government’s efforts in delivering sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Speaking during a meeting with MCC representatives,...

PF Information and Publicity secretary Raphael Nakacinda says there is nobody in the former ruling party who is sponsoring anybody to insult anyone on social media. During a media briefing, Monday, UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa charged that the people who were insulting were being sponsored by PF. “We also want to talk this opportunity to...

COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has commended President Hakainde Hichilema and former president Edgar Lungu for interacting with each other during Sikota Wina's funeral service, saying its something to treasure. And Fr Chikoya says public holidays like Independence and Heroes' Day should be considered as national events as opposed...

A LAND scandal in which UPND Councillors in Mazabuka are involved in illegal selling of plots has been unearthed. An audio call recording has gone viral in which Mazabuka Central ward councillor Chrisphine Hamangaba and former Bennie Mwiinga councillor Breven Chizyuka are heard admitting that they received money amounting K50,000 in connection to the sale...

TOURISM Minister Rodney Sikumba says government has not canceled any legally signed hunting concession agreement. And Sikumba says the Ministry has not seen any letter from the Attorney General's Office addressed to President Hakainde Hichilema, advising him not to cancel the hunting concession agreements. Giving a Ministerial in Parliament, Sikumba said the Ministry had only...

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says President Hakainde Hichilema's international engagements have elevated Zambia to a very high level in terms of goodwill. And Milupi says the delay in clinching the IMF deal will not affect government's plans for the road sector. In an interview, Saturday, Milupi said Zambians would benefit from...