GOVERNMENT says Zambia’s bilateral relations with Israel have entered a new phase of growth following high-level exchanges and the reopening of the Israeli Embassy in Lusaka after more than five decades. Speaking when he officiated […]

GOVERNANCE expert Rueben Lifuka says while the UPND is confident about garnering five million votes during elections, it should ensure that everyone is given an opportunity to campaign freely. Lifuka says it is unfair that... […]

OPPOSITION uniting just to unseat HH is not good; it should be a unity of purpose to offer an alternative government, says Chief Chikaza Munyama of Itezhi-Tezhi. Chief Chikaza of the Ila-speaking people further says... […]

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says unlike under the PF government where the road sector was being administered at State House, things have changed under the UPND government. Dr Musokotwane adds that... […]

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has urged government to repeal the law making sexual offences non-bailable, saying it is incompatible with the provisions of the Constitution which guarantee the right to a fair hearing.... […]

SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe has dismissed calls by Tonse Alliance leader Brian Mundubile for fellow opposition leaders to join him, saying unity cannot be built through press conferences. Dr M’membe adds that Mundubile’s... […]

POLICE in Choma have arrested a police officer for robbing a mobile money operator, Dorothy Malemia, of over K28,000 and other valuables using a toy pistol. Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo, who did... […]

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) at Victoria Falls Border Post in Livingstone has apprehended two individuals who had concealed high-grade cannabis wrapped on their bodies in a calculated attempt to evade detection. In a statement,... […]

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has revised the nomination fees for male and female parliamentarians to K17,000 and K14,000, respectively. In 2021, male parliamentary candidates paid K15,000, while females paid K13,500. The revised nomination... […]

POLICE in Lusaka have formally arrested Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Kasonde Mwenda for claiming that the Presidential convoy got lost en route to the Labour Day venue in Chinsali. Mwenda has since been charged... […]