By JOSEPH BANDA – THE ministry of Health has started holding Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine engagement meetings with the private sector and non-state actors who have shown interest and support for the vaccine acquisition and deployment...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA and ESTHER NG’ANDU – POLICE in Chembe district, Luapula, have arrested a second pastor of Zion Apostolic Church for allegedly defiling a 16-year- old girl after she approached him for prayers. The pastor...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has paid about K3 billion as refunds under the Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first quarter of this year, with the largest portion going to...

By KASONDE KASONDE and CHILA NAMAIKO – THE fuel crisis is slowly stabilising in Lusaka with Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa assuring that the country has sufficient fuel at its two depots in Ndola and Lusaka....

By ESTHER NG’ANDU – A CHILILABOMBWE man has allegedly killed his 27-year-old wife by hitting her with a concrete block following a domestic quarrel. Copperbelt police Commissioner Elias Chushi said yesterday that the incident happened...

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the Constitution Court ruling on political aspirants needing to have a full Grade 12 certificate is likely to change the quality of Zambia’s leaders going forward. President...

By JOSEPH BANDA – ZAMBIA and Botswana have agreed to commission the multi-million dollar Kazungula bridge in May, which President Edgar Lungu believes should be showcased as an example of integration. President Lungu who yesterday...

By KASONDE KASONDE and CHUSA SICHONE – THE United Party for National Development (UPND) says it is undaunted by the recent defection of one of its bigwigs and insists that there is no leadership crisis. UPND...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI FOUR bandits who staged a smash-and-grab robbery in Ndola on Tuesday involving more than K132,000, will need a better get-away driver the next they attempt another heist. Tuesday’s job was over even...

By CHUSA SICHONE – THE United Party for National Development (UPND) has suffered a setback of one of its longest serving senior members and former spokesperson Charles Kakoma defected to the Patriotic Front (PF) yesterday...