THE Government of India has fully sponsored fifteen Zambians to participate in a seventeen day tourism cultural event dubbed the Surajkund International Crafts Mela. The event will be held in Faridabad in the Indian state Of Haryana from February 1, 2019 to February 17, 2019. Zambia’s High Commissioner to India Judith Kapijimpanga has since praised India for promoting people to ...

Commerce Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Kayula Siame has encouraged entrepreneurs in the Country to think about using local products in building their businesses. Mrs. Siame says government is happy that the entrepreneurship spirit in Zambia is moving to another Speaking during the Lusaka’s first ever disrupt food event level Mrs. Siame states that government is however supporting local contents ...

The Non-governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has made a fresh demand for justice over the death of UNZA student Vespers Shimuzhila. This follows an independent investigation conducted by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) that has confirmed that in October last year Vespers died as a result of suffocation from tear gas. NGOCC board chairperson Mary Mulenga says her organization ...

The Ministry of Finance has clarified that media reports alluding to the loss of funds under the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) are true but not a new case. Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe says the reported losses were related to minor system configuration challenges across toll booths and toll stations. Mrs. Mwanakatwe says the matter was originally trailed through ...

The Opposition Alliance has quit making efforts to address unresolved issues in the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the National Dialogue. The Alliance has also decided to withdraw from the Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) with regard to the on-going national dialogue and reconciliation process. This follows its failure to agree with the ruling PF and other political ...

The ruling PF has described as a misplaced call the suggestion government is entirely to blame for Zambia’s latest ranking on the global corruption index. PF media director Sunday Chanda has wondered how government can be squarely blamed when corruption involves two parties. Mr. Chanda has challenged those blaming government over the perceived increase of corruption in  Zambia to ask ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested three more suspects in the Ministry of General Education for money laundering activities involving an additional K3 million. This follows the earlier arrest of three other civil servants on Monday for money laundering activities involving K2.7 million. The arrested suspects, who have been charged together with the other three civil servants, are Moses ...

The Economic Equity Party (EEP) says Zambia’s ranking on the 2018 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) justifies need for lifestyle audits in the Country. EEP president Chilufya Tayali says lifestyle audits are the only way his party has now determined can help in prosecuting people whose corrupt activities have proved hard to expose. Mr. Tayali says the EEP thus ...