Archive: 23 November 2017

President Edgar Lungu says he only intervened in setting the maize floor price last year because there was a shortage of the commodity. Launching the 2017 planting season in Monze today, the Head of State […]

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) says it is under siege from criminals who are trying to influence the shut down of the institution so that they can freely conduct money-laundering activities. And the FIC today […]

Muvi TV proprietor Stephen Nyirenda today stormed Komboni Radio in Lusaka’s Kamwala residential area, confiscated broadcasting equipment, a transmitter and locked the premises, sending employees into panic. On November 17, Nyirenda’s recently divorced wife Lesa […]

Police in Lusaka have summoned Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili to appear for interviews at Lusaka Division Police Headquarters at 14:00 hours tomorrow. According to a notice, Kambwili is required to present himself […]

President Edgar Lungu needs to show solidarity to the Kenyan election process by attending Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration, says Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba. And Kalaba says President Lungu will tomorrow also attend Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration […]

Minister of Finance Felix Mutati says Zambia’s economy will suffer critical stress under the 2018 budget if government fails to reach a closure with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). And Mutati today failed to state […]

FDD spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says the Constitutional Court’s ruling on ministers’ illegal stay in office is an academic exercise because it did not specify how much, or when they were supposed to pay. And Mwanza […]

The Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka has arrested a prominent businessman for trafficking in 17 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing a total of 35.7 Kilogrammes. According to a statement issued by DEC deputy public relations […]

Kafue UPND member of parliament Mirriam Chonya says motorists are suffering because toll fees are too high. Contributing to the debate on the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development budget for 2018 in parliament yesterday, […]

I will give a quotation for the consultancy work I did as Minister after Parliament was dissolved so that we see who needs to pay who, says Yamfwa Mukanga. In an interview with News Diggers! […]