Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says those who are calling for higher electricity tariffs have seen the reality. And Siliya says UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema should donate his generator to Bweengwa Hospital in Southern Province instead of Chawama which already has a capable member of parliament. Speaking during a media briefing jointly held with Home...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has proposed a reduction in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) in the 2020 national budget. ZCTU deputy secretary general Elastone Njovu has further called on Minister of Finance Dr. Bwalya Ngandu to consider increasing the PAYE exempt threshold from K3,100 to K5,000 in next year’s budget. In an...

UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says political analyst Dr Alex Ng’oma is lost in his analysis because it doesn’t make sense for him to say that the opposition parties in the country are divided. On Monday, Dr Ng’oma said opposition political parties in the country were divided and fragmented adding that they were incapable of offering...

Africa’s modern wars are fuelled by ideological problems, says Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. And Ethiopia’s first-ever female President, Sahle-Work Zewde, says women must be more involved in bringing about peace in conflict areas and be part of the solution because they are usually the victims of conflicts. Speaking during the 28th World Economic Forum (WEF)...

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says South African authorities have assured government that xenophobia will soon be controlled. And Kampyongo has warned Zambians living in South Africa to remain calm and avoid lawlessness because they cannot be guaranteed protection. Meanwhile, Kampyongo says any protests which PF cadres wish to hold should be done within the...

Savenda Management Services Limited has sued Stanbic Bank Zambia in the Lusaka High Court seeking an order for immediate payment of over K7.6 million, an outstanding amount of the damages ordered by the court in their previous case. Savenda is further seeking an order for damages of breach of contract, interest, costs and any other...

The Eden University National Division one league fixtures are well littered far and wide. A journey Mpulungu Harbour Football Club says, compassing all the fixtures back and forth to the very end will be a harsh storm to encounter. Given their tip end location, for them to successfully complete this National character of the Eden...

Police in Lusaka have denied Patriotic Front youths permission to hold a protest procession to NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili’s so that they can petition him to stop insulting President Edgar Lungu, citing security concerns. And PF provincial chairman Paul Moonga says the party will comply with the police order but will make a fresh application....

The Football Association says it is still negotiating with Namibia to play an international friendly on 9th September, a day after that country play in a 2022 Qatar world cup qualifier against Eritrea. Earlier, the association announced after calling off an international friendly against South Africa following the eruption of Xenophobia, that it would play...

Police in Lusaka have arrested a man identified as Prince Mutowa aged 40 of George Compound for allegedly murdering his 27-year-old wife. It is alleged that the suspect beat up his wife, Maureen Tembo, alleging that she was not spending nights at home. “The incident which happened between 03rd September, 2019 around 23 :00 hours...

The Chipolopolo boys forced in a last-minute goal in the first leg of the Egypt 2019 U23 AFCON qualifier against Brazzaville, prompting the Congolese coach Jean Elie Ngoya to analogize Zambia to a sleeping snake that bites in unsuspecting circumstances. The Chipolopolo boys were wasteful in the first half after scoring in the sixth minuet...

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been in hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted from power in a military coup in November 2017, ending his three-decade reign. He won Zimbabwe's first election after independence,...