Ministry of Tourism and Arts Public Relations Officer Sikabilo Kalembwe says Zambia recorded a total of 956,332 international tourist arrivals in 2016 compared to 931,782 in 2015 – a marginal increase of 2.6 per cent. However the ministry noted that out of the 58 million international tourists who visited Africa, Zambia received a paltry 1.6...

Agriculture minister Dora Siliya has commended the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Zambia for its efforts in promoting environmentally-friendly farming practices. WWF is spearheading conservation farming in Sioma district in the Western Province of Zambia where it has recruited about 3,500 farmers since 2009, providing training on the practice of conservation farming along...

The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Margaret Mwanakatwe says continued dependency on the mining industry as a major driver of the economy has left other sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, tourism and ICTs largely underdeveloped. Mwanakatwe said this at a press conference this morning where she announced a two-day national economic and business forum...

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila has announced that the party will go for a general conference in 2020. In a statement issued by PF Media Director Sunday Chanda, Mwila stated that the general conference would be preceded by party elections which would start on July 1, 2018. Mwila advised party members to follow laid down...

Lusaka magistrate David Simusamba has allowed an inquiry into whether the treason charge which UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is facing can hold in court. And Magistrate Simusamba adjourned the treason case involving UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to May 4, 2017 after the State and HH's defence team agreed to the preliminary inquiry. The treason case...

Zanaco 2017 CAF Champions group-stage ambitions face a big test following draws made in Cairo on Wednesday. The Bankers have been drawn in Group D against record 8-time holders Al Ahly of Egypt and 1992 winners Wydad Casablanca from Morocco. The 2008 Champions League runners-up Coton Sport of Cameroon complete Group D. Zanaco will be...

Zesco United are the new leaders of the 2017 FAZ Super Division following Wednesday’s away victory over Nakambala Leopards. The five-time champions beat Nakambala 1-0 in Mazabuka to move from second to first in the two sides' delayed Week 2 fixture. Defender Fackson Kapumbu handed Zesco the 3 points with a goal in the first...

United States Senator Ben Cardin has written to President Edgar Lungu, informing him that the latest American State Department Country Report for Human Rights indicates that the Zambian government has taken selective steps to prosecute those who opposed the ruling party. In a statement released by the United States Committee on Foreign Relations yesterday, the...

In this audio, PF lawyer Kelvin Bwalya Fube explains that the ruling party gave him a task to remove the LAZ executive because it was attacking government relentlessly. KBF says if lawyers will not succeed to impeach LAZ president Linda Kasonde this Saturday, the ruling party will move to dissolve the Law Association of Zambia....

Rainbow Party leader Wynter Kabimba says there is no obtaining situation which is a threat to national security to warrant a declaration of a state of emergency. Kabimba in an interview stated the need for those in power to wait for police to conclude investigations on the cause of the fires at some selected public...