Gender Minister Elizabeth Phiri says if the abuse of firearms cannot be contained, the Police command must consider giving guns to selected few law enforcers while the rest of the officers are armed with sticks, so that they don't endanger the lives of innocent citizens. Reacting to the shooting rampage by a State House police...

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says the fuel attendant he effected a citizen’s arrest on for defamation of character acted in a criminal manner and was rightly escorted to the Woodlands Police Station. On Monday, Sampa posted on his official Facebook profile that he effected a citizens’ arrest on a fuel attendant who defamed him by...

Veteran Politician and former diplomat Vernon Mwaanga says endemic corruption in government institutions may force citizens to lose confidence in politicians and thereby pass a protest vote by electing a comedian, like Ukrainians did. And Mwaanga says the failure by politicians to find common ground on which to share ideas was contributing to the worsening...

UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it is illegal and discriminatory for government to start forcing members of parliament to attend the National Dialogue Forum even when they do not agree with its grounds. And Mazabuka member of parliament Gary Nkombo has written to the Chairperson of the National Dialogue Forum informing him of his...

The yield curve for Zambia's Eurobonds, which are the worst performers in emerging markets in the past year, is getting increasingly inverted - meaning that shorter-dated securities have higher yields than those with longer maturities. That’s rare, and often occurs when countries are already in default, with one example being Venezuela, reports Paul Wallace, a...

Kindly hand over the mantle of leadership to us the energetic and remove yourself from the equation, aspiring 2021 presidential candidate Kelvin Bwalya Fube (KBF) has appealed to President Edgar Lungu. Speaking at his book launch titled “Zambia must prosper II” at Taj Pamodzi Hotel, Tuesday, Fube also urged the PF government to remove its...

The 32-year-old Zambia Air Force (ZAF) soldier, who is alleged to have abused and tortured her 11-year-old niece, has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to one count of assault on a child. According to Zambia Police, the victim sustained serious burns all over the body as hot spoons were alleged...

The Zambia Police Service says it has recorded a reduction in the number of accidents during this year’s Easter long-weekend amounting to 212, compared to 260 accidents recorded during the same period in 2018. And Police spokesperson Esther Katongo revealed in a statement that Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of road traffic accidents at...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has thanked his former vice-president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) who resigned to rejoin the PF yesterday. In his farewell message which attracted about 3,000 comments within hours of being posted on Facebook, Hichilema urged party members to respect GBM's democratic right. "We would like to thank our former Vice President Dr....

Marriage counsellors teach us a very valid and valued lesson about relationships. They say every marriage needs to have a foundation where common interests are identified and respected. It is during the same period of building that foundation when weaknesses and strengths from both ends are established and appreciated. When you sacrifice your own comfort...