GOVERNMENT has announced that grade nine, 11 and 12 classes for both boarding and day secondary schools, as well as grade 10 for boarding schools, will reopen on Thursday, August 5. Government has also announced that grade seven classes at Primary schools will also re-open on August 5. Speaking during a briefing, Monday, Ministry of...

SIX people have died while 40 people escaped with serious injuries after a road traffic accident involving a Nakonde bound bus and a Tanzanian registered Scania Truck. In a statement, Monday, Police deputy public relations officer Danny Mwale said the accident happened on 1st August 2021 around 14:50 hours at Kanakashi village, 35 Kilometres north...

AN investigation has revealed that Zambia has 132 registered ships and has a ship registry administration office in San Diego, United States of America. The vessels that are flying the Zambian flag and captured by Marine Traffic include: MV Tiyende, MV Ngoma, MV Stanely No.1, MV Gauja, MV Antalya, MV Atosa, and MV Wang Wei-Yi,...

In this feature, I argue that general trends of resilience in the agricultural sector particularly at a micro-scale show more could be achieved with the sector. Strategic planning underpinned by the long term could help to unlock and harness the sector’s potential. The Government of the Republic of Zambia identified agriculture as a key priority...

UPND chairperson for elections Gary Nkombo says the country needs explanation as to why unknown cargo was transported together with ballot papers. During the arrival of the last consignment of ballot papers, unknown cargo was seen being offloaded from the Emirates flight which was assigned to transport ballot papers. Upon opening the unknown cargo, it...

UPND Alliance member Kelvin Fube Bwalya (KBF) has insisted that the appreciation of the Kwacha is fake, saying that there were planes loaded with money which landed in the country and the money was injected into the economy. And Bwalya says the PF government has been constructing roads that have no direct benefit to the...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he has allowed the Zambia Army and other defence forces to work with the police in maintaining law and order as the country approaches the elections. Speaking in Mbala when he met chiefs Penza, Kowa, Zombezi and Mfwambo, President Lungu said the security forces were allowed to help police to ensure...

UPND alliance chairperson Charles Milupi says Zambians have a chance to raise the country back from the ashes of destruction brought about by the PF government as they get to vote in this year's general elections. And presidential running mate Mutale Nalumango says her government will employ people to the civil service based on their...