A consortium of nine (09) civil society organizations have called on government to adopt tough actions to address the country’s debt situation whilst awaiting for a bailout package from the IMF. In a joint statement, the Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS); Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR); Non-governmental Gender Organisations Coordinating Committee (NGOCC); ActionAid...

Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Eddie Mwitwa has asked the Lusaka High Court to enter judgement in his favour in a matter where he has sued Tutwa Ngulube for defamation of character, for not having entered an appearance or defence. In this matter, Mwitwa has sued Ngulube, who is Kabwe Central PF member of...

I hope the government of Zambia commits to improve its decaying relationship with the United States, but that is a decision for it to make, says American Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote. And Ambassador Foote says he has re-read the entire Zambian constitution and there is no reference of homosexuality in the document. Meanwhile, Ambassador...

Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya says it is regrettable that American Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote has decided to go against diplomatic etiquette by continuing to issue statements on gayism despite President Edgar Lungu’s categorical position on the matter. In a statement, Monday, Siliya stated that government simply asked that Zambia's values and cultural beliefs...

The Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) says it is concerned with the harassment of Prime TV journalist Jubilee Malambo by Luapula Province Minister Nixon Chilangwa during the nomination of Milenge council chairperson candidates on November 14. And CCMG, which is chaired by Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) secretary general Fr Cleophas Lungu, says it...

The Ndola High Court has freed PF member of parliament Frank Ng’ambi on a nolle prosequi after his wife refused to complete her testimony against him in an assault case, saying they had reconciled. In this case, Ng'ambi was charged with acts intended to cause grievous harm, with intent to maim, disfigure or disable wife,...

Zambia Daily Mail deputy managing director Chapadongo Lungu has testified in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court how press briefings were called at State House where President Edgar Lungu appointed Kaizer Zulu as special assistant for political affairs and Stephen Kampyongo as Home Affairs Minister, in 2015 and 2016 respectively. He was testifying in a matter where...

PF media director Sunday Chanda has refuted allegations that ruling party youths planned to burn down the Embassy of the United States of America in Lusaka. In a statement, Monday, Chanda said the party had already been in contact with US Embassy to refute the rumors. “PF wishes to distance itself from stories circulating on...

On Wednesday last week, the Lusaka High Court sentenced a Kapiri Mposhi gay couple to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for unnatural acts, or for having carnal knowledge of each other "against the order of nature". We didn’t find this strikingly alarming because, firstly; we know that practicing homosexuality in Zambia is a jailable...