The United Party for National Development (UPND) has described the year 2018 as a year full of scandals, bad governance and the worst economic situation for citizens. But PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri described 2018 as fair in terms of governance, but challenging for women in politics because of social media abuse. In an...

Katuba UPND member of parliament Patricia Mwashingwele says Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo should not dare scrap meal allowances for university students because it is budgeted for in the 2019 national budget. And UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Prof Luo must not destroy the heritage of Zambian universities just because she acquired her...

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found an Immigration Consultant and two Indian investors with a case to answer in a matter where the trio are facing five counts forgery and giving false information to a public officer, and has since placed them on their defence. The three are expected to open their defense on January...

The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has recorded a projected decline in the number of jobs this year of 20,709 compared to 24,660 last year, representing a 19 per cent decrease. The Agency has, however, recorded a US$3.9 billion projected investment in various sectors of the economy and facilitated export deals worth US$109.5 million. In a...

The Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) says teachers countrywide working in both private and public educational institutions need to acquire practising certificates to continue working legally. In a statement, TCZ spokesperson Ngoza Malonga stated that all teachers, regardless of which institution, need to acquire practising certificates to continue working legally as it is a requirement...

A Lusaka businessman has dragged a University Teaching Hospital (UTH) medical doctor to court for failing to pay debt amounting to K170,500, borrowed between August, 2016, and June, 2018. Kennedy Kauwo, who has sued Sihem Dhifaoui in this matter, is claiming payment of the said sum, interest, plus legal costs. In a statement of claim...

Heads of State of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and SADC have raised deep concerns on the acts of violence being experienced in some parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a joint Communiqué, the Heads of State, who attended an emergency mini Summit on the DRC in Brazzaville, Wednesday, expressed...

NDC Secretary General Mwenya Musenge says negative rantings will not make NDC pull out of the opposition alliance because they joined with open hands. And Musenge says the PF should discuss its own internal wrangles as opposed to talking about the opposition alliance, saying the political coalition is genuine, solid and will not crumble. In...

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