Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) says the Patriotic Front is the most intolerant party the country has ever seen since the reintroduction of multi-party politics. On Friday, PF, through its Lusaka youth chairman Kennedy Kamba, castigated TIZ equating the civil society organisation to a public relations wing of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND)....

Centre for Trade Policy and Development acting executive director Isaac Mwaipopo says the 2016/2017 marketing season is a lost opportunity for small-scale farmers and grain traders to cash in because of the maize exportation ban. In a statement, Mwaipopo feared that the 2017/2018 agriculture-marketing season would be tougher for small-scale farmers and maize traders in...

Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) president Sean Tembo says government is hiding the main reason behind increase in Zesco tariffs. Tembo said it was difficult for stakeholders to advise government on the way forward in the absence of transparency. "The main reason for the increment in Zesco tariffs is not disclosed to us, just like...

Former Lusaka Mayor Daniel Chisenga says there is need for the Local Government Service Commission to regularly upgrade its training of fire fighters in order to handle all emergencies. Chisenga in a statement said while the decision by government to declare all councils in Zambia as fire authorities was commendable, there was need for training...

Central Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe says fertile land and good rainfall in the province has attracted more people to invest in the agriculture sector. Speaking in an interview, Kabwe outlined major investment activities taking place in his Province. “We have seen people coming on board to invest in the agricultural sector. You are aware...

Police in Namwala district of Southern Province have arrested another suspected arsonist. In a statement, Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso confirmed that 47-year-old Paul Mulendema Samadula, who is also suspected to have been behind post election violence, has been on the run. "Samadula faces four counts of arson which happened at Itapa market last...

Amnesty International says bold attacks on press freedom in Zambia and Angola has left a chilling effect on media practitioners. And Amnesty International says persistent attacks on journalists and media owners in the region is weakening independent journalism and media freedom. In a statement released by Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa Deprose Muchena...

Former UPND Bweengwa Member of Parliament Highvie Hamududu says he will be President in 2021. Speaking when he announced the formation of Party of National Unity (PNU), a break away from the UPND, Hamududu said his party would take Zambia by storm. "This new political party will take the political space and I want to...

UPND National Youth Chairperson Likando Mufalali says his four colleagues who were arrested outside the Lusaka Central Prison had taken it upon themselves to keep vigil at the remand prison to ensure that no suspicious visitors go in to see Hakainde Hichilema. On April 26, police arrested four UPND youth and linked them to arson....

Central Province Police Commissioner Lombe Kamukoshi says Evans Mukosha, a contender to the throne of Senior Chief Muchinda, was shot dead around 03:00 hours. In this audio, Kamukoshi explains that Mukosha's wife Dorothy was also shot in her ribs and she is battling for her life at Serenje District Hospital. She further explains that the...