Zesco United coach Zlatko Krmpotic was aparently not only in South Africa to spy on 2017 CAF Confederation Cup opponents SuperSport United, but also job hunting, according to Laduma! Krmpotic missed Zesco's 0-0 away draw at Power Dynamos last Wednesday in Kitwe reportedly to spy on SuperSport United in midweek ahead of their CAF Confederation...

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says if negotiations with Mopani Copper Mines fail, President Edgar Lungu will act in the interest of workers. Speaking at a media briefing at Twangale Park in Lusaka today, Amos said President Lungu had asked him to tell Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma to...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says the ruling party should not be blamed for the cancellation of thanksgiving prayers for Hakainde Hichilema’s release because police make independent decisions; good or bad. Yesterday, UPND National Chairperson Mutale Nalumango said it was evil and undemocratic to cancel prayers in a Christian Nation. But in a statement...

Economist Kampamba Shula says certain Mining agreements in Zambia are not signed in a transparent way thereby causing a lot of tension between mine owners and the government. Speaking when he featured on the ‘Let the People Talk’ programme on radio phoenix yesterday, Shula also said there was need to unbundle Zesco limited in order...

Zambia Correctional Services (ZCS) Commissioner General Percy Chato says opposition political parties will also be granted access to prison facilities in order to sell their manifesto to inmates. Speaking in an interview with News Diggers at Lusaka Central Correctional Facility yesterday, Chato welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to allow inmates to vote and said that...

The Kitwe High Court has adjourned to Wednesday a matter in which Mopani Copper Mines is challenging Copperbelt Energy Corporation’s decision to restrict power supply. In a statement, Mopani Public Relations Manager Nebert Mulenga said the matter could not proceed as planned yesterday because CEC sought an adjournment. “Mopani Copper Mines Plc wishes to confirm...

Striker Riyad Mahrez headlines Algeria's 25-member team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B doubleheader qualifier against Zambia. The 2016 CAF African Footballer of the Year and want-away striker from 2015/2016 EPL champions Leicester City has been selected by Algeria's Spain-born coach Lucas Alcaraz for the September 2 date in Lusaka and September 5...

President Edgar Lungu has assured Zambians that no law of confidentiality will be broken during the mandatory HIV testing as results will remain a secret between the person tested and the medical practitioner. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, President Lungu said he had noted privacy concerns raised by people over the mandatory...

The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned Zambia's diplomats serving abroad that it will not tolerate foreign missions being cited in the Auditor General's report. Speaking when he called on Zambia's High Commissioner to Canada, PAC Chairperson Haward Kunda said foreign missions must be accountable and ensure that they are not cited in the...

Former Health Minister Dr Joseph Kasonde has died following a long battle with cancer of the Liver. Dr Kasonde who served as the Minister of Health from October 2011 to 2016, died yesterday at 21:30 in Lusaka, according to State House operated Smart Eagles. Dr Kasonde graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1966 with...