We owe ERB over K400m – Zesco
ZESCO Limited says it owes the Energy Regulation Board over K400 million, part of this being legacy debt. And the Committee on Parastatal Bodies has revealed that Zesco defaulted in making payments to the Energy Regulation Board Strategic Fund in amounts totalling K7,773,228. The latest Auditor General’s report revealed that: “Section 43(3)(c) of the Energy…...
A better Zambia with decent jobs, affordable food is possible – M’membe
IN these difficult times when the cost of living soars beyond the reach of many, when misrule and intimidation have become the order of the day under UPND, I reach out to you with an unshakable belief in the power of the people, says Socialist Party president Fred M’membe. In a Facebook post, M’membe stated…...
IBA DG murder suspects plead not guilty
IBA accountant Francis Chipyoka and two police officers pleaded not guilty in the Lusaka High Court yesterday to the murder of IBA Director General Guntila Muleya. Justice Vincent Siloka also entered a not-guilty plea for their co-accused, Samuel Dokowe, a systems engineer, who was unable to talk due to illness. Meanwhile, Justice Siloka granted an…...
HH appointed partisan ECZ, Parley heads to secure 2/3 majority – Sishuwa
HISTORIAN Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa has charged that President Hakainde Hichilema appointed partisan individuals like ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis and Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti to those critical positions in a bid to secure a two thirds majority in the House. And Dr Sishuwa has wondered whether UPND MPs would have supported the current…...
Zambians are more interested in movies than following what govt is doing – Tayali
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali says Zambians are not interested in following what government is doing, stating that they hardly watch the news, preferring Telemundo. Responding to a caller named Jeo Mulonda on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programme, who asked about government’s plans to disseminate information on developmental projects that citizens were not aware of,…...
KCM on verge of losing seized goods as court lifts stay against CEC
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) for a stay of further execution and sale of seized goods for incompetence. Court of Appeal Judge Anessie Micheal Banda-Bobo also discharged the ex-parte order granted to KCM on March 18, 2025. Last year, KCM proposed a debt repayment scheme of arrangement…...
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Is it true that there’s no rule of law under UPND?
LUSAKA lawyer Makebi Zulu’s assertion that Zambia is no longer governed by the rule of law but by “the will of President Hakainde Hichilema” deserves public debate. While some of Zulu’s concerns are legitimate, particularly when it comes to selective application of the law, one must critically assess whether Zambia truly lacks the rule of…...
Kanyama woman discovers abandoned newborn, as police search for mother
POLICE are investigating a case of child desertion in which a newborn baby girl was discovered lying on the ground in Kanyama by a passerby. The baby was unclothed but alive and responsive. Meanwhile, police have launched efforts to identify and apprehend the person responsible for the inhumane act. In a statement, Monday, Police Public…...
They’re saying I want to extend my term to 13 yrs, it’s a lie – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says allegations that he wants to amend the Constitution in order to increase his term, remove the running mate, among other things, are very unfair. And President Hichilema says government made a mistake in the initial statement on the proposed amendment to increase the number of nominated MPs, which made it seem…...