Opposition Democratic Front (DF) leader Miles Sampa says he was still going to leave the ruling PF whether or not he was given a full Ministerial position. Mr. Sampa says his departure from the ruling PF had nothing to do with positions or any rewards for the effort he put in to make the ruling PF win the January 20th ...

Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati has observed that increased government expenditure is what is draining out liquidity in the Country’s financial sector. Mr. Mutati says this non availability of liquidity is making banks in the Country no longer able to lend money. In an interview Mr. Mutati who served as Cabinet Minister under the MMD government says as a result ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says the UPND is misleading itself to think it can win the August 11th general election on the account of the support it has received from the Democratic Front. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has wondered how the UPND thinks it will emerge victorious when the political party supporting it has been deregistered. Mr. Bwalya says ...

UPND Lusaka Province Publicity Secretary, Muyunda Masheke has demanded to know how much Government has saved from the time it announced the removal of subsidies on Maize and fuel. Mr. Masheke says this is considering that three years has passed since government removed subsidies on maize and fuel in a moved it claimed was aimed at facilitating practical and equitable ...

Zambians have been called upon to begin rejecting politicians with no leadership substance. The Zambian Voice says Zambians should refuse to be taken for granted by politicians who switch political parties and claim to have taken up a different personality. Organisation Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says it is unacceptable for example that Democratic Front leader Miles Sampa can today criticize ...

The National Council for Construction (NCC) has disclosed that it has registered a total of 3,241 contractors as of March 31st. NCC Executive Director Charles Mushota says this is the first time the council has managed to register almost 70 percent of the existing contractors in the first quarter of the year. In an interview, Mr. Mushota says this figure ...

Government warned people behind the recent spate of killings in George, Lilanda and Zingalume townships in Lusaka that the law will catch up with them so that they answer for their barbaric and heartless acts. Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili in a statement says government will not allow criminals to commit such cruel acts with impunity. Mr. Kambwili says Government ...

President Edgar Lungu has pardoned 525 convicted prisoners including those on the death roll in   a bid to decongest prisons in the country. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has told Journalists in Lusaka today that some of the prisoners are facing life imprisonment while others are serving long sentences. Mr. Chanda says the ...

President Edgar Lungu has warned millers, the business community and traders in the habit of abrogating state regulations on the exportation of maize and mealie meal of stern action. The President sounded the warning when he met NGOCC Board members at State House who expressed concern over the artificial shortage of mealie meal in some parts of the country. President ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has given Mazhandu bus services a seven days ultimatum to show cause why it road service license should not be revoked or suspended for failure to comply with conditions subject to which it was granted. This follows Monday’s accident in which a Mazhandu bus was involved resulting in the death of seven people. ...