Hakainde Hichilema, president of the opposition UPND strikes us as a man who can restore order if he went into State House. In many respects, he is a decent politician; too decent in fact because he embraces dignity, which is not a necessary prerequisite for Zambian politics. We strongly feel that given a chance, Mr...

In this audio, Minister of Information Kampamba Mulenga says the K2 increment in TV levy will go into content improvement and promoting local artists. But Mulenga dodges a question about why the national broadcaster does not cover opposition leaders. Mulenga, who is also Chief Government Spokesperson, told journalists after the budget was presented on Friday...

Former State House press aide George Chellah yesterday led several members of a WhatsApp group in grilling Zambia's High Commissioner to South Africa, Emmanuel Mwamba after the diplomat posted what they described as a shameless defense of the Public Order Act. Mwamba who was late President Frederick Chiluba's spokesperson, posted a BBC article in which...

Chipolopolo's home-based call-ups are leaving Zambia in two groups outbound for Johannesburg en route for their four-day training camp in Ghana ahead of Saturdays 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B qualifier against Nigeria in Uyo. The first group of Lusaka-based call-ups left for Johannesburg early on Sunday morning with coach Wedson Nyirenda. "The second group...

Zambia striker Brian Mwila has been ruled out of next weekends showdown against Nigeria. Mwila is still recovering from a knee injury he sustained on September 2 in Zambia's 3-1 home win over Algeria in a match he scored a brace. "Brian (Mwila) will not be part of the team as he had a recurrence...