MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo has implored traditional leaders to work with government in finding innovative ways to support more community-led projects that will bring resources closer to local communities. According...

CHAPTER One Foundation says the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) is within the law in terms of investigating former president Edgar Lungu because immunity only applies to court cases. A Lusaka Magistrate authorised DEC officer, Emmanuel...

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says although concerns about the high cost of living are genuine, it’s a historical problem which wasn’t caused by the new dawn government. Speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix’s “Let...

THE Public Accounts Committee says controlling officers should adequately prepare themselves as they appear before the committee because it won’t tolerate the “laissez-faire attitude”. On Wednesday last week, the Committee sent away a delegation from...

THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has welcomed the 10.9 percent salary increment for civil servants, saying it trusts that all concerns, including the cost of living, were considered before the final decision. But...

ZAMBIA Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) director general Billy Mweetwa has assured that health facilities will be well stocked with health centre kits and other medical supplies within the first quarter of 2023. And...

ACTIONAID Zambia has urged government to seriously interrogate the underutilisation of funds allocated to various ministries, saying the trend is affecting citizens’ rights to access certain services. Government recently noted that with less than two...

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says the Office of the Auditor General has authority to sub-contract a private audit firm to audit state institutions. Vice-President Nalumango says people shouldn’t be bothered about who does the audit because...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema and various stakeholders on Sunday observed the Remembrance Day in honour of the men and women who sacrificed their lives in defence of the values of freedom during the First and Second...

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo was put under social media spotlight over the weekend after she briefly read a wrong speech during the CDC Southern African launch of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods programme on Friday....