SOCIALIST Party General Secretary Dr Cosmas Musumali says the rise in Zambia’s 2024 Bribe Payers Index (ZBPI) from 10.1% in 2022 to 15.3% is clear evidence that corruption has worsened under the UPND government compared...

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has dismissed reports claiming that it arrested individuals in Lusaka’s Matero area for possessing counterfeit Zambian banknotes that have yet to be introduced. In a statement, Thursday, DEC Public Relations...

SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe says police summoned him because he asked security wings not to be swayed by the demand of those who want to butcher the Constitution. And Dr M’membe says government...

CHAPTER One Foundation (COF) says the proposal to add 90 more seats in the National Assembly while also increasing the number of nominated members without a clear cap suggests a concentration of influence which could...

SECRETARY to Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says it is sad that while the country is begging creditors to forgive some of its debt, some controlling officers cause the state to lose millions just to get meagre...

POLICE have revealed that a Siavonga man who planned his suicide over a period of three days because he could not adequately care for his wife has finally taken his own life. It is alleged...

The government has commissioned a 100-kilowatt solar backup power system at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development to mitigate power supply disruptions caused by Zesco load management. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in...

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has dismissed reports that the UPND seeks to create 90 more parliamentary seats, stating that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) will determine the required number of MPs. On Wednesday,...

PF faction Information and Publicity Chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba has reaffirmed his intention to return to Zambia and contest the 2026 presidential election, despite facing legal challenges. On Monday, the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court ordered Mwamba’s two...

THE 2024 Zambia Bribe Payers Index (ZBPI) has revealed a significant increase in bribery, with the Overall Aggregate Bribery Index rising by 5.2 percentage points to 15.3 per cent from 10.1 per cent in 2022....