By JOSEPH BANDAPRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has accorded former First Lady Maureen Kakubo Mwanawasa an official funeral in recognition of her contributions to humanity when she served as first lady from 2001 to 2008. Read more...

By MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI – TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali (above) says Zambia Rail­ways Limited (ZRL) is still a viable com­pany but requires revitalisation to ferry more cargo.Mr Tayali who was speaking in Kabwe yesterday...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has collaborated with Zambia Railways and Calabash Freight Limited, to transport more than 160,000 tonnes of maize from Tanzania to Zambia.The maize would be transported from...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has summoned former president Edgar Lungu’s daughter Tasila Lungu Mwansa for questioning.But Ms Lungu-Mwansa’s lawyer Charles Changano said their client would not go to DEC because...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – THREE teachers and 20 examination candidates have been arrested for malpractices relating to the Grade 12 General Certificate examinations in North- Western Province.The three teachers were arrested for illegal possession of...

By CHUSA SICHONE – GOVERNMENT has sent demand letters to contractors and suppliers of goods and services who were engaged during the Patriotic Front (PF) regime but failed deliver as per contractual obligations despite being...

By CHUSA SICHONE – THE vigorous fight against corruption must not be construed as persecution, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri has said.Mr Phiri said that there would be no sacred cows in the...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – SOCIALIST Party (SP) leader Fred M’membe has asked the Lusaka High Court to grant him leave for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpusDr M’membe wants the Lusaka High Court...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE election of President Hakainde Hichilema and the United Party for National Development (UPND) into Government on August 12, 2021, heralded renewed hope to give Zambia a brighter future, State House...

By CAROLINE NGWENGWE and SYLVIA MWEETWA – A BANK robbery in Choma was on Sunday night thwarted by an alert police officer after he fired gunshots at suspected robbers who scampered in all directions.The unknown...