Archdiocese of Kasama Archbishop Ignatius Chama has advised politicians to show love for one another in order to prevent violence in the 2021 elections. Delivering a sermon during a funeral Church Service for Senior Mwamba of the Bemba speaking people in Kasama, Northern Province, Saturday, Archbishop Chama said politicians to set a good example for...

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) says the poor network challenges mobile phone subscribers are currently grappling with are due to ongoing system upgrades by all three operators. But the ICT regulator has cautioned that mobile phone companies have been given up to June 30, 2019, to clean up their network services as...

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) national coordinator Chenai Makumba says implementation of Sales Tax and forced liquidation of Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) has the potential to negatively affect the kwacha's performance. In an interview, Makumba said Sales Tax and the KCM fiasco had sent a signal of uncertainity to investors, predicting that some would...

President Edgar Lungu says criminal elements will not be allowed to destroy Zambia's reputation as a peace-loving country regardless of whether or not they wear political or religious attires. And President Lungu has asked the Zambia police service to ensure that the Katuta by-election is peaceful, saying the ruling party stands to lose more from...

MMD faction leader Felix Mutati says the church must not relevant in giving counsel to politicians whenever they go astray. Speaking when he attended a Church Service at St Luke Congregation in Kasama, Sunday, Mutati said the church also had the right to counsel government officials on issues of the economy. "I came here to...

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and committed a 25-year-old man of Chalala area to the High Court for sentencing for defiling a seven-year-old grade one pupil. In this matter, Jack Mukunta was charged with defilement of a child. Particulars of the offence were on November 14, 2018, Mukunta had unlawful carnal knowledge of a...

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has sentenced a Lusaka man to three years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing bales of clothes worth over K19,000. Christopher Shula was charged with theft and had pleaded not guilty. Particulars of the offence were that in January this year, Shula stole goods worth K19,050, property of Stella Manyinza of...

Vice-President Inonge Wina has thanked the University of Zambia (UNZA) for deciding to confer honorary doctorates on President Edgar Lungu and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying this will help them promote good governance in their countries. Speaking during the Vice-President’s question time in Parliament, Friday, Vice-President Wina also said Finance Minister Margarate Mwanakatwe will...