Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) national coordinator Chanda Kabwe says government has not received any report of anyone dying as a result of the hunger situation in the country. And Kabwe says government, through the unit, has so far distributed 50,000 metric tons of food to various drought affected districts in the country. Speaking...

Defence Minister Davies Chama says this year’s budget allocation to his ministry is minimal and not as enormous as people are trying to portray. On Wednesday, the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) joined stakeholders who have been questioning government’s decision to increase the budget allocation towards defense, security and public order whilst reducing funding...

United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote has encouraged young people in the country to get tested and know their HIV status in order to help government achieve its target of ending the spread of AIDS by next year. And Ambassador Foote says corruption is not peculiar to Zambia but it must be stopped because...

Baroka FC coach Wedson Nyirenda has praised South African premier league clubs for believing in black coaches, especially those of Zambian origin and that he intended to make an impact in the Premier Soccer League. Nyirenda told South African media in a post match interview following Baroka's one nil loss to Maritzburg, Wednesday, that he...

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala has cautioned members of parliament to always ensure that they uphold dignity and mind their language when conducting debates on the floor the House. This followed a point of order raised by Kasenengwa PF member of parliament Sensio Banda who wanted to know if Bwengwa UPND member...

Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) executive director Isaac Mwaipopo has observed that the 2020 budget is focused more on tax collection as opposed to stimulating growth in the economy. And Mwaipopo says proposals to increase non-tax revenue through increased user fees and fines charged by government departments will negatively affect consumer’s disposable income....

Under-23 national team coach Beston Chambeshi has described the Africa Cup of Nations draw as tough. Zambia has been drawn in group A against defending champions Nigeria, Ivory Coast and South Africa. Chambeshi said after the draws that all teams in the group are tough. “It is a tough draw but we expected it. All...

Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions (OQBP) administrative secretary Ben Saili says the stable is working towards ensuring that boxer Alfred Muwowo challenges for WBC International title in the shortest possible time. Saili said this following Muwowo's recent rating at the World Boxing Council (WBC) where he was placed 26, down from 39 on the latest WBC...

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) secretary general Adrian Kashala has revealed that more than 90 applications have been received for the Zambia national soccer team coaching job. Kashala told Goal diggers that although the association has not advertised for the position which fell vacant early this year, it has continued to receive applications mainly from...

Grammy award-winner Brandy will not headline the 2019 Stanbic Music Festival tonight. The US mega star has decided to pull out at the last minute due to an illness, organisers have said. Stanbic Head of Public Relations and Communications Chanda Katongo said: “We are excited to announce the signing of Sisters With Voices as our...

As the Kariba waters keep dropping at supersonic speed, Zesco Malàiti Rangers Coach Wilson Mwale is upbeat that the trend will be reversed with a good cubic sucking of Tanganyika Boys at Mpulungu Harbour. "Look here; we won't accept anything less than a convincing performance. We have no choice but to beat them at whatever...

Police spokesperson Esther Katongo says the command has instituted investigations into an article by the Daily Nation newspaper suggesting that six foreigners and their aircraft had been detained in Lusaka. In a statement, Thursday, Katongo stated that the outcome of the investigations would be availed to members of the public. “The Daily Nation in its...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili says he is a clean politician who has nothing to hide. And Kambwili has insisted that he will not fall for the PF’s tricks to have him re-join the ruling party by de-registering his NDC. Musenge, the ousted NDC secretary general, recently advised Kambwili to start treating other...

We would like to start by thanking the Zambia Army and the Zambia Air Force for organizing a public exhibition of their training programmes at their military base in Mbala. And we would also like to particularly thank President Edgar Lungu, as Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Defence Forces, for offering his official Facebook page to...