UPND national youth chairperson Gilbert Liswaniso says party youths wanted to to seek vengeance for all the suffering which PF put them through while they were in the opposition but President Hakainde Hichilema asked them to seek reconciliation instead. Speaking on Hot FM's Hot Seat, Tuesday, Liswaniso said party youths were still bitter and had...

THE Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has expressed concern over the dumping of several fresh commodities like cabbages and tomatoes on the market by some farmers which the organisation says is resulting in a significant drop in commodity prices. And President Hakainde Hichilema says agricultural produce must not go to waste, especially at a time...

PF PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Emmanuel Mwamba says former president Edgar Lungu had expressed reservations about observing Kenya’s elections because he is close to all perceived front runners. But PF information and publicity chairperson Raphael Nakacinda claims that Lungu is not part of the observer mission to Kenya due to interference. In October last year, the African...

POLICE in Lusaka have detained a 19-year-old of Salama Park for allegedly killing his parents. In a statement, Saturday, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga disclosed that his parents had earlier planned on taking the suspect to a rehabilitation centre because of his bad behaviour. He narrated that during the early hours of Saturday, while asleep, the...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says Zambia's population is currently estimated at 18.9 million, with 52 percent being below 18 years, making it one of the most youthful countries in the world. And Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says in order to improve citizens' lives, population growth should match the national resources available...

GOVERNANCE Activist Brebner Changala says the UPND might turn out to be a fluke because they are failing to fix some of the vices which were used against them while they were in the opposition. And Changala says he is certain that former PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri will be released on a nolle...

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says Central Province has vaccinated over 70 percent of its eligible population against COVID-19, followed by Copperbelt Province which is at 63 percent. Speaking during a COVID-19 press briefing, Monday, Masebo, however, expressed concern that despite being the capital city, Lusaka had continued recording low vaccination rates. "Let me congratulate Central...

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia has prescribed Thursday, September 15, 2022, as the date on which to hold the Luangwa Council Chairperson by-election in Lusaka Province. In a statement, Thursday, ECZ Corporate Affairs Manager Patricia Luhanga said the vacancy in Luangwa District was due to the dismissal of the appeal by the Constitutional Court, following...

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, has arrested a Pharmacist at Chirundu Pharmacy for stealing over K900,000 and engaging in money laundering activities. Meanwhile, the Commission has arrested a 27-year-old man of Lusaka's Mandevu Compound for trafficking in 60 bottles of codeine which were concealed in a black plastic. In...

PROFESSIONAL Teachers Union of Zambia chairperson for North-Western Province Mwepu Kakunta has urged newly recruited teachers to support the UPND government. And Kankuta says the selection was done on merit. In a video, Monday, Kakunta said President Hakainde Hichilema had put more money in people's pockets. "In the North Western Province, President Hakainde Hichilema has...