Former Zambia Air Force Commander Andrew Sakala has been found guilty of theft by public servant involving K1.5 million by a Lusaka Magistrate Court. The money was meant for operations prior to and after the 2011 general elections. Lieutenant General Sakala’s co-accused former Zambia Army Commander Wisdom Lopa and former Zambia National Service Commandant Anthony Yeta have however been cleared ...

China-based striker James Chamanga says he is has recovered from injury and is looking forward to reuniting with Zambia this week. Chamanga is set to end his one year Zambia exile following his recall for the 2015 Africa Cup Group F doubleheader qualifier against Niger this coming week. The striker has struggled with injury over the last fortnight but came ...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has urged government to seriously pay attention to the poor conditions existing in schools so that teachers can produce highly competitive students that can make the country self-reliant. In joining the teaching fraternity in commemorating World Teachers Day which falls today under the theme “Unite for quality education, better education for a better world”, Mr Hichilema ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says Zambia’s revised foreign Policy will be launched next week on 17th October. Mr Kalaba says the revised foreign policy which will focus on economic diplomacy was approved by Cabinet about three weeks ago. Mr Kalaba explains that by focusing on economic diplomacy, the PF government is trying to look at the advantages that Zambia ...

ActionAid Zambia says Glencore’s decision to halt its zinc operations and cut 169 jobs at its Sable Zinc Mine in Kabwe is a shameless attempt to strong-arm the government into relaxing its VAT rules. ActionAid Zambia Director Pamela Chisanga says the Zambian government has every right to demand companies prove they are not avoiding taxes by selling the country’s assets ...

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, Robert Sichinga says infrastructure development forms part of the thrust of the Patriotic Front government’s priorities. Mr. Sichinga says this includes constructing and upgrading of the country’s road network, building of health and education institutions as well as creation of more Districts. Mr. Sichinga says all this is being done to ease business for entrepreneurs ...

Former Bank of Zambia Governor Caleb Fundanga says Zambia’s Jubilee Independence Anniversary should be used for reflecting on what has been achieved from the time that the country was liberated from colonial rule. Dr. Fundanga says they are many things that the people of Zambia must rejoice about and one of them being the peace that they continued to enjoy ...

Gender and Child Development Permanent Secretary, Daisy Ng’ambi, says empowering of women is cardinal in addressing Gender Based Violence (GBV) in homes. Ms. Ng’ambi says poverty has also contributed to GBV in many families in rural communities citing that empowering of women in rural communities should therefore help to reduce the increase in the cases of GBV. She notes that ...

Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) has observed the need for government to shift the way of doings things from tendencies of a one party state to a free market economy. PSDA chairperson Yusuf says government should also understand what the role is of the private sector in free market economy. Mr. Dodia says it is so disheartening for the government ...

Health Minister Joseph Kasonde reaffirmed government’s pledge of pursuing Malaria to a point of elimination. Dr. Kasonde says government is already making progress to this effect. He says interventions that have been put in place thus far are campaigns that are being undertaken in different provinces of the country and also the availability of mosquito nets among other things. Dr. ...