Archive: 23 February 2018

Ireland’s Ambassador to Zambia Sèamus O’Grady today handed over two vehicles and forensic audit equipment to the Office of the Auditor General. Speaking when he handed over the equipment to acting Auditor General Ron Mwambwa […]

Youth Activist Gregory Chifire says a tribunal must be established to investigate the conduct of Lands and Natural Resources Minister Jean Kapata because she breached the law by failing to remit proceeds from the sale […]

Vice-President Inonge Wina says she is not aware that Central Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe has been distributing President Edgar Lungu-branded books to pupils. Responding to a question from Monze UPND member of parliament Jack […]

Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe says government is strengthening institutional and legal frameworks that will boost transparency in debt contraction, reduce accumulation and address perceptions surrounding the country’s original debt figure. And Mwanakatwe has clarified […]

MTN has registered 1million active subscribers on its mobile money portal with over 3,000 booths and 12,000 active agents countrywide. Acting Head of MTN Mobile Money Ruth Chuunka told the media yesterday that digital financial […]

The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) says it is expecting government to issue a Statutory Instrument that will empower the Agency to implement the process of phasing out plastic bags and other related packaging materials. […]

The Amnesty International says 2017 was a terrible year for human rights in Southern Africa where government leaders like Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Zambia’s Edgar Lungu used the criminal justice system to silence human […]

It is peculiar and unusual for a court to ask a litigant to justify reliefs he is seeking before hearing evidence , former Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito told Constitution Court judges yesterday. This […]

Zambia’s corruption perception has worsened on the latest Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) from 87 in 2016 to 96 in 2017. Transparency International Zambia chapter president Rueben Lifuka said out of the 180 countries […]

Newly appointed Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya has promised truthful, fair and timely communication of all government affairs. Speaking to journalists at a media breakfast at Southern Sun Hotel, Thursday, Siliya also said she would […]