PF Media director Sunday Chanda says UPND is playing double standards by demanding that President Edgar Lungu fires corruption-accused Minister of Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela when they had failed to discipline two of their MPs who are equally accused of theft. Speaking at a PF interactive forum, Sunday, Chanda said wondered why the UPND was...

Former Miss Zambia Cynthia Chikwanda’s lawyer James Mataliro has told the Lusaka Magistrates' Court that his client has lost her job at a named company due to the current court proceedings. This is a matter in which Chikwanda, who was crowned Miss Zambia in 1999, and a Zimbabwean national, Benjamin Chitunhu, are facing two counts...

Works and Supply Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says President Edgar Lungu will not accept any excuse for the Electoral Commission of Zambia to print 2021 general elections' ballot papers outside the country. And Kafwaya says it is almost impossible to record zero cases of government vehicle abuse by public officers because some people are just too...

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata says the proposal in the new draft National Land Policy is that no chief in Zambia will be allowed to give out land without having signatures from 50 per cent of their sub-chiefs. And Kapata says once the land policy is in place, the only foreigners that...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says government should enhance recovery of student loans in order to scale up instead of abolishing meal allowances. In a statement, JCTR stated that the removal of meal allowances for university students may deprive beneficiaries of affording the basic necessities which could in turn infringe on their right...

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has asked the Zambia Police Service to enhance their efforts in curbing crimes associated with abuse of Information and Communication Technologies such as social media. And Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says the Police Command is working towards repositioning the Zambia Police Service to make it more responsive for...

Outgoing National team coach Sven Vendenbroeck says he had resigned as national team coach prior to the announcement by the Football Association of Zambia that his contract would not be renewed. And Vendenbroeck says the football fraternity in the country is too political, divided and with numerous irresponsible individuals who are only interested in protecting...

The Ministry of Health has directed the quarantine of Gentamycin Sulphate BP injection manufactured by CSPC Ouyi Pharmaceutical Company Limited in China after receiving reports of adverse reactions from the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA). Reports by ZAMRA indicated that the Gentamed injection batch no.S MD180107 and 180108 led to severe headaches and vomiting in...

Lusaka magistrate Sylvia Munyinya has sentenced a 27-year-old teacher of Samfya district in Luapula Province to two years imprisonment with hard labour for defaming President Edgar Lungu. The Court has further fined the 27-year-old K4,500, in default four months simple imprisonment, for being in possession of obscene materials. In this matter, Enockson Banda was facing...

The Zambian government has started constructing a new Chancery and staff apartments in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, in order to save on funds that are spent on renting office spaces and accommodation for diplomats. In a statement, First Secretary for Press and Tourism at the Zambian Mission in Addis Abba Inutu Mwanza disclosed that Zambia’s Ambassador...