By REBECCA MUSHOTA – THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has said that Attorney General (AG) Musa Mwenye does not need to be sworn in by the President to start performing his duties. In a...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – FORMER Commerce Minister Felix Mutati has told the court that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on investment that the Zambian Government signed with a Chinese mining firm had nothing to do...

By DELPHINE ZULU – PETITIONERS in Lusaka have submitted that lawyers should stop exploiting their clients through unnecessary court adjournments. Ernest Kamanga, who appeared before the Legal and Justice Sector Reforms Commission, submitted that it...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said quality and reliable data is critical to Government for planning and monitoring progress on developmental programmes. Mr Chikwanda said having quality data would help the...

By CHUSA  SICHONE – VISITING International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deputy secretary-general Houlin Zhao has launched the first-ever cyber security laboratory in Zambia, which will enable law-enforcement agencies to combat Information Communication Technology (ICT)-related crimes. The...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE- MORE than 200 illegal immigrants and refugees without permits, among them church leaders, have been apprehended on suspicion of conducting illegal activities such as abductions and sexual abuses. A joint team of...

President Michael Sata has directed the Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Ministry to finalise the identification of sites to start construction of chiefs’ palaces across the country. Deputy Minister Susan Kawandami said President Sata’s administration viewed...

By BRIAN HATYOKA in Kasane, Botswana- THE Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged to work closely with the governments of Botswana and Zambia to accelerate the construction of Kazungula Bridge in Southern Province. About US$259...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI- THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM) employee Felix Ngoma, who was abducted by suspected Janjaweed militia in Sudan, has returned home describing his 21 days in detention as the most horrible time...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – THREE fishermen, one in a critical condition are nursing gunshot wounds after they were allegedly shot at by Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) game scouts for fishing in the game park in Serenje. And Central Province Commissioner of Police Standwell...