Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) general secretary Newman Bubala says recurring exam leakages have the potential to propel undeserving students who may attain qualifications they did not work hard for. And Bubala ZNUT fears that the suspension of exams will largely affect the school calendar and stretch pupils. Last week, General Education Minister David...

Senior Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni people of Chipata has cautioned the UPND against rejecting the committee that has been constituted to lead the national dialogue process before giving it an opportunity to work. And Senior Chief Madzimawe says teen pregnancies and child labour are the biggest contributing factors to early child marriages, and has...

UPND Copperbelt Chairman Elisha Matambo says party will go for a formality convention because it has already picked Hakainde Hichilema and his vice Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba as candidates for any presidential elections. Matambo said the UPND was resolved to protect its national leaders from any attacks any cost. Matambo was speaking at the UPND Kabushi...

Red Arrows goalkeeper coach Kalililo Kakonje has urged super division clubs to intensify their goal scoring training techniques next season in order to level up with goalkeeping capabilities that have been exhibited in the 2017 season. The former national team goalie noted that the country was steadily producing a number of exceptional goalkeepers but was...

People's Alliance for Change president Andyford Banda says the increase in the annual rate of inflation this year from 7.9 per cent to 8.3 per cent was anticipated, but Zambians should expect even worse next year. And Banda says PF shouldn’t lie to themselves that all will be well in Zambia once the opposition keep...

University of Zambia acting registrar Rodgers Phiri says UNZA School of Law was, by far, the strongest performer in the recently ended ZIALE examinations. And Phiri says UNZA School of Law is still, by far, the premier Law School in the country adding that, no other University surpasses UNZA in the number of students that...

Pupils at Matete Basic School in Kitwe this morning protested the continued delay of their grade 9 Examinations. The pupils gathered at their school early in the morning, ready for their examinations, but management informed them that government had not yet communicated on the way forward. This agitated the pupils who organized themselves and started...

The Zambia Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) to host the first African Athletics Development Competition at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) next month. ZAAA President Elias Mpondela said Zambia had been chosen by the International Amateur Athletics Association (IAAF) to represent the...

The Heads of Global Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) has approved Zambia’s admission as a member of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. Four years ago, Zambia's Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) made an application to become a member of the Egmont Group as required by the global Anti-Money Laundering/Countering and the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)...

Leader of the opposition in Parliament Jack Mwiimbu says the Electoral Commission of Zambia remains a toothless bulldog because they fear the government of the day who can remove it's leadership at anytime. And Mwiimbu complained to Parliament that District Commissioners in Western Province have mobilised government vehicles to campaign in the Mangango parliamentary by...

Netball Association of Zambia (NAZ) has bemoaned the low turnout of netball teams during the open Independence tournament that was hosted at David Kaunda grounds in Chipata, Eastern province. NAZ President Getrude Mukumi said only five regular teams, three madalas and five men’s teams showed up for the tournament when each category had more than...

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has warned all State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) against resisting reforms that are necessary to deliver profits to their shareholders. Speaking on the occasion of the 2nd Industrial Development Corporation’s (IDC) Annual Group Conference in Livingstone, Saturday, Mwanakatwe bemoaned the slow pace at which some SOEs are embracing reforms that were introduced by...

Lusaka lawyer Lewis Mosho has threatened to commence bankruptcy proceedings against NDC consultant Chishimba Kambwili and Mazabuka UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo if they fail to pay K5 million within two days. In May, Mosho's law firm, Lewis Nathan Advocates, wrote to the two parliamentarians demanding K5 million as compensation after the Lusaka High...