Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says the opposition must sue Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga in her individual capacity for abrogating the Constitution. And Changala has questioned Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda's tendency of attacking opposition political parties, saying it is not part of his job description. In...

Copperbelt Minister Japhen Mwakalombe says the chasing of traders from the streets has not given government the results it needed in some parts of the country, as the sanitary situations remains unimproved. The minister who is also Chongwe member of parliament said this, Monday, when he opened Ndola Under Bridge to motorists on Dag Hammarskjold...

Former Zambia National team defender Hichani Himoonde says the national team players have a task to improve Zambia’s FIFA ranking, saying the loss to Mozambique in both home and away fixtures in the AfCON qualifiers contributed to the downward mobility in ranking. Himoonde also said that to successfully improve Zambia’s ranking, players must not hold...

The months of October and November 2018 have seen sharp declines in the price of oil on the global market. The commodity is now trading at just over $50 per barrel from as high as $75 at the beginning of October. In a typical market setup, consumers should have been crying to petroleum dealers to...

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says President Edgar Lungu is not bothered with the forthcoming Constitutional Court's ruling over his eligibility to contest the 2021 general elections. And Chanda says Zambia's diplomatic credentials have continued getting attractive as evidenced by the kind of international figures that have visited...

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 26-year-old carpenter of Lusaka’s Marapodi Compound to five years imprisonment for robbery. In this matter, Zodeki Chiseki was alleged to have stolen K1,200 cash, and a Techno phone valued at K400 from a resident, using violence. Chiseki was initially charged with two counts of breaking into a building...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) on the Copperbelt to reconsider its downsizing plans on the workforce of the mining company, saying the decision might have far reaching consequences. NDC acting spokesperson Misheck Moyo said in a statement that it was understood that most mining companies were faced with a...

European Union (EU) Head of Delegation to Zambia and COMESA Alessandro Mariani says €40 billion worth of grants will be disbursed between 2020 and 2025 to create over 10 million jobs for Africans. And Ambassador Mariani says the EU has pumped in over US$100 million for the construction of the Great North Road, especially the...

Fr Kapya Kangombe of St Sancta Maria Parish in Lukulu district has observed that politicians have a tendency of making promises they don't fulfill. And Democratic Party's 2021 presidential candidate Harry Kalaba has asked the church to pray for leaders so that they can abide by Bible teachings in their endeavors. Speaking during a church...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) says when those in authority live in denial that corruption has become rampant, attention is diverted from dealing with the problem. And TIZ has noted that silence from government on issues of public concern only fuels speculation. In a TIZ members’ statement on the state of corruption in Zambia at an...