The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says the bumper harvest, estimated at over 3.6 metric tonnes, which Zambia has recorded should lead to a reduction in mealie meal price. In a statement issued by […]

Zambia’s Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda has congratulated Zurab Pololikashvili of Georgia for being elected  nominee for the post of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General, beating Zimbabwe’s Dr Walter Mzembi. Pololikashvili, the […]

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver has warned that many Zambian peasants are at risk of becoming squatters on their own land as commercial farmers dominate the sector. Elver […]

Conference of Catholic Bishops in Zambia (ZCCBZ) Communications Director Fr Winfield Kunda says it is “fake news” that the Catholic church is organising prayers for Hakainde Hichilema’s healing and release from prison. In a statement, […]

Zambia Revenue Authority Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says as a taxman, he does not expect people to like him even though he is collecting revenue on behalf of the nation. Featuring on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview […]

The Zambia Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says government’s explanation that the Access to Information Bill has taken long to go to Parliament because the National Assembly has a backlog of laws to enact, is […]

Two officers from Mongu Central Police Station on Tuesday stormed Catholic-owned oblate Radio Liseli, demanding for a recording which featured opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema a day before the Kuomboka Ceremony. An Assistant Superintendent only […]

Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president Jarvis Zimba says diversifying the economy into an agricultural-based one cannot be achieved without putting in place proper incentives. In an interview, Zimba said this year’s AGRITECH Expo (27th […]

Ministry of Tourism and Arts Public Relations Officer Sikabilo Kalembwe says Zambia recorded a total of 956,332 international tourist arrivals in 2016 compared to 931,782 in 2015 – a marginal increase of 2.6 per cent. […]

The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Margaret Mwanakatwe says continued dependency on the mining industry as a major driver of the economy has left other sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, tourism and ICTs largely […]