The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Southern Province Permanent Secretary Annie Sinyangwe for willful Failure to Comply with Applicable Procedure Relating to Procurement. Ms Sinyangwe, 48, of plot no SUB G/16520 off Kasama Road near G-Green –Lilayi Old Airstrip, was arrested yesterday and charged with one count of Willful Failure to Comply with Applicable Procedure Relating to Procurement Contrary to Section ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka has arrested a 47 year-old Somali national for trafficking in 33 bundles of Miraa. Commission public relations officer Theresa Katongo in a statement says Burhan Abdi, 47, a Businessman of Chaisa Compound in Lusaka District has been arrested for trafficking in 33 bundles of miraa weighing 6.6kg. Also arrested in Lusaka is Patrick Kafwebu, ...

United Party for National Development UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema says failed leadership has let the Zambian people down time and time again. Addressing the prestigious Royal Africa Society in London yesterday, Mr Hichilema told the audience which comprised academics, high-level business representatives and Zambia and international professionals that the UPND is seeking public office to resolve the failure of past ...

Failure by the State to follow procedure led to the tribunal set up to investigate allegations of misconduct and impropriety leveled against suspended Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito to cut short the proceedings this morning. The three-man tribunal chaired by former Chief Justice Anil Silungwe was due to hear preliminary issues as to whether its proceedings should be ...

Andros Townsend’s spectacular strike gave an experimental England line-up a creditable draw against Italy in Turin. Southampton striker Graziano Pelle’s first-half header looked to have put Italy on course for victory in this friendly as England struggled to get to grips with the changes made by manager Roy Hodgson after Friday’s Euro 2016 qualifier win against Lithuania. England, however, were ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has expressed concern over reports that about twenty teachers have deserted Nsamba Secondary School in Lunga district of Luapula province due to an accommodation crisis. PROTUZ General Secretary Albert Muyembe says the situation is saddening because pupils are going to be negatively affected. Mr. Muyembe says as much as it is the responsibility ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has called on the government to partner with the private sector on the critical issue of unemployment in the country. YALI President Andrew Nthewewe has told QFM News that the issue of unemployment in the country needs to be addressed urgently. M r Nthewewe notes that unemployment in the country is not as a ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to follow through to its logical conclusion the investigation he ordered into forces behind the recent fuel shortage in the country. Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) wants President Lungu to ensure a thorough investigation is done which should result in culprits behind the fuel crisis being brought to ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) says the ruling Patriotic Front should take criticism and not view it as being done in bad taste. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says his party is not unnecessarily attacking the ruling party but is merely exposing the wrongs of the PF. Mr Mwanza says the FDD will not relent but will continue ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has cautioned government against bending too much in arriving at a revised tax regime for the mines. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says bending too much in the direction of mining companies will be creating a leeway for them not to pay the correct taxes. Mr Lungu says his organization is thus imploring both the Ministers ...