By CHARITY MOONGA – THE Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed concern that over 1000 audit queries involving more than K5.8 billion in unaccounted for public funds highlighted in the Auditor General’s report for...

By CHARITY MOONGA – GOVERNMENT has congratulated Elijah Banda, SC, on his election as the new President of the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU). Mr Banda was elected PALU president at the organisation’s triennial General...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) wants more powers to impose severe sanctions against political parties or individuals abrogating the Electoral Code of Conduct with impunity. ECZ chairperson Ireen Mambilima said...

By CHARITY MOONGA and SYLVIA MWEETWA – A SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD man of Chipata District has killed his 60-year-old wife after a domestic dispute. Police have since arrested Timothy Njobvu for the murder of his wife Theresa....

By DELPHINE ZULU- THE Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) has applied for an injunction to restrain the Lukulu District Council from collecting levy at a traditional market built several decades ago. The BRE is asking the...

By STEPHEN KAPAMBWE- THE Government has reiterated its position not to recognise gay rights, saying that gaysm runs counter to Zambian culture and is an affront to the Constitution which recognises Zambia as a Christian...

By NAKUBIANA MUMBUNA– SOME Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have threatened legal action against the Government over threats of deregistration for refusing to register under the new NGO Act. More than 300 NGOs have so far registered...

By CATHERINE  NYIRENDA
 – THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Zambia’s projected reduction of 0.4  in the 2014 Budget deficit will go a long way in restoring confidence in the foreign exchange market. Meanwhile,...

By NAKUBIANA  SHABONGO

 – THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set August 19 as the date for the Mangango parliamentary by-election. The Mangango seat fell vacant following the nullification of the election of the...

By XAVIER  MANCHISHI
 – THE French Government has started downsizing some of its embassies around the world including Zambia where the consular services and visa applications to France will now be handled by the Embassy...