Former foreign affairs minister Joseph Malanji has been granted a K10, 000 bail and two working sureties after being in detention for about two days. The Drug Enforcement Commission through its Anti Money Laundering Investigations Unit in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday charged and arrested Mr Malanji and Fredson Yamba for failure to comply with the law whilst ...

Former Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has arrived in Chinsali district and is detained at Chinsali Police Station over the 2015 UPND campaign Chopper attack in Shiwang’andu District. Mr Kampyongo who arrived at Chinsali police station at exactly 13:53 hrs this afternoon is detained awaiting the arrival of his lawyer before he can be formally charged and arrested.    By 17:00 hrs this afternoon, ...

Eight Patriotic Front Members of Parliament led by Kabushi MP Bowman Lusambo have applied for leave in the Lusaka High Court, seeking judicial review against Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti’s decision to stop them from attending Parliament. In her ruling on Tuesday, the Speaker ordered Mr Lusambo and other MPs whose seats have been nullified by the High ...

One Spanish newspaper called it Barcelona’s “resignation from the football elite” as their dramatic decline culminated in a generational event – being knocked out of the Champions League before Christmas.Barca’s 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich, who had nothing to play for having won the group already, saw them finish third, behind Benfica. Midfielder Sergio Busquets, speaking to DAZN, said: “We feel ...

The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended distribution of food aid in two northern Ethiopian towns after gunmen looted its warehouses. Looters from rebel Tigrayan forces held aid staff at gunpoint in the town of Kombolcha, the United Nations said. They stole large quantities of essential food supplies – including some for malnourished children. Northern Ethiopia is facing mass starvation ...

The National Action for Quality Education (NAQUEZ) is urging the new dawn administration to consider awarding teachers a decent salary increment to enable them meet the high cost of living estimated at K8,000 for a family of six. In a statement obtained by Q-news, NAQUEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa says teacher have suffered for too long, especially that they have ...

Former Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo who spent a night in Police detention has been driven to Chinsali in Muchinga province where he is expected to be formally charged and arrested. Mr Kampyongo was driven to Chinsali in the early hours of today amid tight security. The Shiwang’andu Member of Parliament was detained at Chelston Police Station after Police recorded ...

Advocates for National Development and Democracy (ANDD) has charged that the impending increase in fuel prices and electricity tariffs by the UPND administration is a betrayal of the Zambian people who were promised an affordable cost of living. ANDD Executive Director Samuel Banda says Zambians voted for the UPND based on their campaign promises of reducing the cost of basic ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has described the speaker’s ruling on members of parliament whose seats have been nullified by the high court as unconstitutional and strange. On Tuesday, Speaker of the national assembly, Nelly Mutti ruled that Bowman Lusambo and other members of parliament whose seats had been nullified by the courts were out of order to remain ...