Opposition united progressive party (UPP) candidate for the kabwata parliamentary by-election Francis Libanda has withdrawn his candidature for the election slated for 20th January, 2022. Mr Libanda who has since handed in his letter of withdraw has cited a number of reasons for his decision. He says after a wide consultation with his family, it was decided that he withdraws ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it will now proceed to prosecute the directors of ONO savings and credit association and COMSAVE credit union after they failed to honor the agreement entered into with the commission. The two parties had earlier entered into an agreement where it was agreed that they refund the investors. the agreement came after successful investigations ...

Lunte district commissioner, Joseph Chilando says his office has started scrutinizing beneficiaries of the social cash transfer scheme in a bid to get rid of ineligible persons. Mr. Chilando says his office in collaboration with the ministry of community development has discovered that most people on the scheme are not deserving beneficiaries. He adds that against this background, he has ...

The opposition new heritage party says the move by the new dawn government to restructure Zesco by unbundling the institution is a welcome step in the right direction. Party president Chishala Kateka says the restructuring of the institution is long overdue as Zesco has for a long time been faced with political interference and used to fund political activities. She ...

Chama north member of parliament who is also former general secretary of the national energy sector and allied workers union (NESAWU) Yotam Mtayachalo says unbundling Zesco is not the solution to the challenges the power utility is facing but depoliticizing the company. Mr Mtayachalo says this will ensure that the company runs purely as a business entity and the best ...

Minister of health Sylvia Masebo has announced that Zambia has recorded a total of 4 thousand 1-hundred and 89 new covid-19 cases out of 13 thousand nine hundred and 86 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. Ms Masebo said during the routine national covid-19 update that this translates into an overall 30 per cent national positivity rate. She says ...

Political analyst and human rights defender Ngande Mwanajiti has called on the government to establish either a task force or commission of inquiry to address the question of erratic supply of drugs in health facilities. Mr Mwanajiti says this is more so after the tax payers through the treasury have facilitated the procurement of expensive drugs, which turn out more ...

Minister of green economy and environment Collins Nzovu has assured Choma residents that a portion of the constituency development fund (CDF) will go towards planting trees as mitigation to effects of climate change. Mr. Nzovu notes that southern province is among the worst hit areas by effects of climate change with droughts affecting the area and unpredictable rainfall patterns. The ...

Ruling Untied Party for National Development (UPND) women have challenged patriotic front vice president Given Lubinda to point out what he did for women in Kabwata during the time he served as  area member of parliament. Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka today, UPND national deputy chairperson for women Gladys Tavaris has urged women of kabwata constituency to vote ...

Zamtel says it will continue expanding its network by adding capacity and building new sites to support the expected jump in mobile traffic volumes this year. company corporate communications manager Changwe Kabwe says the company hopes to complete the rolling of new communication towers in 2022. Mr Kabwe says by the end of 2022, Zamtel would have modernized its mobile ...