By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE- FORMER Republican President Rupiah Banda’s case in which he is charged with corrupt practices by public officer and concealing gratification of motor vehicles from two Chinese companies, yesterday failed to take off...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA- THE Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday sent away Local Government and Housing Permanent Secretary Howard Sikwela for failing to give concrete answers on why some officers were paid K510,000 as meal...

By JULIUS PHIRI- THE opposition MMD and Forum for Democracy and Development in Eastern Province have suffered a setback after 105 members from Chamasonkho Ward in Sinda District ditched their parties to join the ruling...

  By JAMES KUNDA- THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has instituted legal proceedings against the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) for terminating employment of three employees who reported suspected corrupt activities at the institution. ACC public relations...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA- THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested three business executives of Lusaka for being in possession of more than K200,000 counterfeit notes. DEC public relations officer Theresa Katongo said in a statement...

By NAKUBIANA SHABONGO- FIRST Lady Christine Kaseba has urged the 10 pupils selected from 30 groups under the Youth Mentorship Programme to strive to be in the top 10 academically to sustain national development. And...

ECONOMIC diversification is critical for the advancement of the Zambian economy and has been on cards since the turn of the new millennium. Efforts have been made by various interest groups, including Zambia’s cooperating partners...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA- BARELY a day after Zambia commemorated the International Women’s Day, a woman in Kabwe has allegedly been raped by two men. The incident happened around 23:00 hours on Monday when the woman...

By KAIKO NAMUSA- PARLIAMENT yesterday adjourned sine die with Vice-President Guy Scott urging Members of Parliament (MPs) to utilise the recess to visit their constituencies and address issues of development. And Parliament was by Press...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA- GOVERNMENT has implored financial institutions to help in the diversification of the Copperbelt economy away from mining by supporting the growth of the private sector. Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda said the...