ZAMBIA NEWS

Vice president Mutale Nalumango has described the late alexander Bwalya Chikwanda as a hardworking man and a freedom fighter who fought for the country’s liberation. ZANIS reports that speaking during the requiem mass at the cathedral of the child Jesus pop square in Lusaka today, Mrs. Nalumango paid glowing tribute to Mr. Chikwanda for his service to diligently serve the nation ...

United Party for National Development UPND has accused the opposition patriotic front of frustrating governments’ effort to fight corruption in country. Speaking during a press briefing held at their secretariat in Lusaka today, UPND chairperson for special duties William Banda says PF officials should stop accusing president Hichilema of using the fight against corruption to punish them and allow the ...

VETERAN politician Chifumu Banda says the new dawn administration is bound to terribly fail in its fight against corruption if it continues on the current trajectory where it is seemingly only targeting political opponents and those that served in the previous regime. Mr. Banda tells Q-news that the new dawn government should seriously address the perception that its fight against ...

The Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) has called for reforms in the way Judges are appointed to the bench in the country. JCC Chairperson, Vincent Malambo says there is need for a transparent and merit based system to appoint Judges in the country through a broader participation to ensure equity in the delivery of justice that will give public confidence in ...

Finance and national planning minister Situmbeko Msokotwane says the new dawn government has no plan b in the event that the IMF deal fails. addressing a media briefing in Lusaka today on the post-spring meetings with the world bank and IMF, Dr Msokotwane expressed confidence that the imf deal will work out, stating that the IMF staff level agreement is ...

The community action against corruption, has called upon, ACC to arrest all the officers who granted former tourism minister Ronald Chitotela an amnesty of k100,000 in his corruption cases for conspiracy to defraud the state. Organisation chief executive officer Brighton Tembo says the anti corruption commission, should not only be excited in reopening Mr. Chitotela’s case, but they should try ...

The Non-Governmental Gender Organizations Coordinating Council-NGOCC has welcomed the realization by the government at the highest level, on the need for a legal framework that will enhance women’s participation.  This follows the pronouncement by President Hakainde Hichilema during the Labour Day commemoration in Lusaka on Sunday, where he indicated that he is keen to move forward with constitutional amendments to ...

The Lusaka Magistrate Court has granted former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo k20, 000 cash bail with two working sureties in the like sum. This is in a matter in which Mr. Lusambo aged 45 of Chamba Valley is charged with three counts of attempting to interfere with witnesses in an ongoing court case with the anti-corruption commission. The accused ...

Ministry of Land and Natural Resources has disclosed that it has so far issued over 26,000 title deeds certificates to land owners under national titling program. Speaking during the handing over ceremony in Lusaka, Ministry of lands permanent secretary Mrs. Daphne Chabu disclosed that the ministry has approved the electronic signature developed by medici land governance for land owners to get ...

Fifteen people of the Copperbelt Province have been arrested for operating unregistered pharmacies contrary to the medicines and allied substances act no. 3 of 2013.  The suspects have since been detained at police stations in Kitwe, Chingola and Ndola, and will appear in courts of law soon. Confirming the development, Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority Senior Public Relations Officer, Christabel Iliamupu ...