People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says he wasted a lot of time being in the Opposition Alliance when he would have attended to more important party matters. And Banda says it is disrespectful and demeaning for the Opposition Alliance to call his party as a cancer which needed to be amputated just...

President Edgar Lungu's Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations, Amos Chanda says he will continue exchanging words with his critics, rubbishing advice that he should tone down on confrontations with opposition political party leaders. Speaking when he addressed the Zambia Public Relations Association conference in Livingston, Thursday, Chanda said some people were lecturing him...

Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) food stuffs have been found not to affect the health of human organs following their consumption. Explaining the findings of studies undertaken into GMO consumption in Parliament, Thursday, Dr Chilufya told MPs that GMO food stuffs were safe for consumption. He was speaking when responding...

Lusaka Province UPND Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta and fours others have sued the State in the Lusaka High Court, seeking special damages of over K700,000 for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution on charges of aggravated robbery. Mwaliteta, Evans Mukobela, Mcmillan Shimukonka, Laswell Phiri and Emmanuel Mumbi who have sued the Attorney General, were acquitted in 2017...

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says Chishimba Kambwili wasted a lot of time by clinging on to the Roan seat. And Mwila says party members should focus on mobilizing the party instead of fighting over bus stations because that is not the only work they are supposed to do. Speaking when he addressed party officials...

The annual rate of inflation reduced to 7.8 per cent for February, 2019, with food and non-alcoholic beverages accounting for 4.1 per cent, according to Central Statistical Office (CSO) data. Announcing Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month of February, CSO acting director of census and statistics Iven Sikanyiti said food items and non-alcoholic...

President Edgar Lungu has transferred Northern Province Permanent Secretary Elias Kamanga to Lusaka, swapping him with Charles Sipanje. In an interview, Wednesday, Kamanga confirmed his transfer to Lusaka, saying was nothing extra ordinary about it. “For me I know that for us as civil servants, we must be ready to serve wherever our services are...

A Money Laundering Compliance officer at First National Bank (FNB) on Thursday informed the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he had no evidence to show that the NDC leader, Chishimba Kambwili did not comply with the bank’s policy during his transactions. Mukuka Chibula, disclosed during cross examination led by Kambwili's lawyers Keith Mweemba and Gilbert Phiri,...

An investigation, through the World’s Soccer governing body FIFA has revealed how international match fixers connived with former FAZ treasurer and vice-president Boniface Mwamelo to instruct Chipolpolo Boys to lose the 2010 Cairo Olympics Tournament, in order for them to win football bets against Zambia victory prospects. And FIFA has handed a life ban on...

National Democratic Congress leader Chishimba Kambwili says those who used to tell PF founder leader Michael Sata that he would never be president because his mouth was a problem are today acting more PF than original members. Speaking on Radio Phoenix breakfast show via phone, Thursday, Kambwili said those who thought he would never be...