Zambia’s debt arising from Chinese loans in the year 2016 rose by 350 per cent from two loans contracted in 2015 to nine the year after, the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has revealed. And ZIPAR warned that government’s unrelenting borrowing spree is likely to lead the country to a higher risk...

A research by World Vision Zambia has revealed that the country has the highest child marriage prevalences in Africa with Eastern Province recording the highest rate in comparison to other Provinces. And a Sansamanje Secondary School pupil in Isoka says parents in the area rush schoolgirls into marriage to gain an income and as a...

ADD president Charles Milupi says the hand shake between President Edgar Lungu and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema during Daniel Munkombwe's burial of late was a good omen because being political opponents does not mean enmity. In an interview, Thursday, Milupi observed that there was tension in Zambia resulting from political differences. “What we have in...

The Human Rights Commission has asked government to compensate the families of the Black Mountain accident victims. In a statement, Thursday, HRC spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya stated that there was need to come up with sustainable best mining practices. "The Human Rights Commission (HRC) is deeply disturbed at the tragic loss of lives at the Mining...

There are many reasons why the Patriotic Front is likely to retain power in 2021. The institutions tasked to manage free, fair and credible elections are completely compromised and too weak to uphold democracy. On the other hand, the opposition doesn’t seem to have discovered a workable formula that can outsmart the ruling party’s crookedness...

Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo has upheld the Registrar of Societies' decision to cancel the registration of the Democratic Party, which Bahati PF member of parliament Harry Kalaba intended to contest the presidency on. But Democratic Party spokesperson Judith Kabemba says the party will take the matter to court to seek judicial redress. In...