Nearly one million Zambians will be food insecure by March next year triggered by prolonged dry spells and the pest infestation in some places, says the Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI). And IAPRI has urged farmers who are holding onto their maize grain to exploit the huge demand for the commodity in export markets...

National team coach Sven Vandenbroeck has revealed that he sent away two national team players who displayed lack of discipline during training. At a media briefing yesterday, the Chipolopolo coach explained that the discipline issue involved one unnamed player who was sent away for reporting to camp after the specified time, and another one who...

The recent UPND press conference at which president Hakainde Hichilema expressed concern that the ruling Patriotic Front was targeting his members of parliament and bribing them to defect, made very sad reading. But why is the UPND losing ground instead of gaining, in the face of all these national scandals? According to the intel gathered...

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has sentenced a 25-year-old Lilayi woman to three years imprisonment for stealing a seven-month-old baby. In this matter, it was alleged that Maureen Mwale, on July 7, 2018, did steal a child in Lusaka with intent to deprive Ruth Chipuka of her child, Akin Kambole and her lawful right of providing...

Ruling PF youths in Lusaka have risen against former provincial chairman Kennedy Kamba, accusing him of chewing proceeds from a commuter business which President Edgar Lungu initiated for them. Kamba is part of the dissolved committee ahead of the fresh provincial elections, but he has maintained close ties with the party general secretary Davies Mwila...

The Immigration Department has arrested 57 people countrywide for unlawful entry and stay, among other offenses. Department Public Relations Manager Namati Nshinka disclosed in a statement, Wednesday, that the suspects were all arrested between 3rd and 6th August this year. Nshinka stated that among those arrested were six Ethiopian nationals who were found with no...

Bestone Chambeshi says Nkana is training hard to face struggling New Monze Swallows in week 28 of the FAZ/MTN super league games. In an interview with Goal Diggers! Coach Chambeshi said the Kalampa knew what was at stake and were looking forward to collecting maximum results with a clean sheet. "I'm well aware that Swallows...

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) public relations manager Timothy Moono says the commission has taken interest in corruption allegations involving dismissed Zambia Air Force Commander Eric Chimese and that the Commission will soon decide whether to carry out its own investigations. And Moono says the commission has been failing to properly investigate corruption cases from the Auditor...

The High Court in Zambia has ordered the Immigration Department not to deport Zimbabwe's opposition MDC top official Tendai Biti, but instead avail him before Lady Justice Pixie Yangailo to hear his application for judicial review. And the Alliance for Community Action (ACA) has condemned Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji's decision to deny Biti asylum,...

The Zambia Chess Federation says it has raised K800,000 in excess for the hosting of the 2018 chess open tournament scheduled for 10th to 12th August. The federation also revealed that three grand masters from India(2) and Egypt(1) will participate in the tournament that will be held at government complex in Lusaka. The players will...