Police in Lusaka have denied the nine opposition political parties permission to conduct a peaceful protest against government expenditure of public resources, citing limited manpower in the service to protect them this festive season. Speaking shortly after a meeting with Lusaka Police Commissioner Nelson Phiri, ADD president Charles Milupi, who spoke on behalf of the...

Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Roland Msiska has disclosed that senior members at his office have not received any salary increment in the last four years because government has been working to improve conditions for general civil servants. And Dr Msiska says the removal of sitting allowances and other valuations paid to civil servants off...

The Zambia National Women's Lobby says it is saddened by high number of early marriages in Njenga Ward in Kasempa district. And area member of parliament Brenda Tambatamba has noted that high poverty levels and lack of recreational facilities contribute to early marriages. Speaking in Kasempa when she visited the area under a capacity building...

A murder-accused has told the Lusaka High Court that his wife told him she loved her boyfriend and enjoyed having sex with him because he was useless and not man enough. Peter Siwale of Lusaka’s Meanwood area, also admitted that he shot his wife and her lover because he was provoked and thought his life...

NAREP president Elias Chipimo says the Constitutional Court assumed the role of the National Assembly by implanting fitting clauses in the 2016 amended Constitution to favour President Edgar Lungu in last Friday’s judgment. Chipimo, who is also a renowned Lusaka lawyer, explained when he featured on a Diamond Television programme dubbed Costa, Sunday, that the...

Police on the Copperbelt have picked five suspects who were captured in a viral video torturing a young woman who they accused of sleeping with their husbands. In the video, the said gang of women is seen shoving a bottle of Castle Lager into her private parts as punishment while another woman is seen pouring...

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says government remains committed to servicing debt so as to reduce Zambia's indebtedness and ensure fiscal sustainability. And Mwanakatwe says for the first time in a long time, government has released Constituency Development Funds on time. Announcing November 2018 budget releases in a statement issued by ministry spokesperson Chileshe Kandeta, Monday,...

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has awarded US$3.5 million additional funding to the Ministry of Health for rapid expansion of cervical cancer screening services for women living with HIV/AIDS. And Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya says the additional funding would catalyse rapid expansion and integration of cervical cancer screening among Zambian...

Ministry of Justice Chief State Advocate Joe Simachela says 50% of the cases which his department deals with come as a result of police brutality and misconduct. Simachela was speaking when he appeared before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with Justice Permanent Secretary Thandiwe Oteng to respond to audit queries cited in the Auditor...

The Ministry of Gender has launched the 2019 to 2021 District Action Plan in Senanga district whose goal is to contribute to the targeted 40 percent national reduction in child marriages by 2021. And Minister of Gender Elizabeth Phiri has expressed sadness that despite positive interventions by government and cooperating partners, Zambia has continued being...