A survey conducted by Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) in Lusaka Province has revealed a significant staff shortage for all positions in health centers across the province. Nangoma Consult Limited, a consultancy firm engaged by TIZ to carry out the Public Expenditure Tracking Survey in the health and education sectors says the survey revealed that the provincial education office was underfunded ...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) President Elias Chipimo Junior has dismissed assertions that he has pulled out of the presidential race. Mr. Chipimo has since assured the people of Zambia that he still firmly remains in the presidential race contrary to reports that he has withdrawn. Mr. Chipimo has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that as NAREP they are ...

The Supreme Court has sent back to the High Court the matter in which Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa appealed against the court’s decision to dismiss his application to join a consent judgment that declared Defence and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu as the duly elected Patriotic Front president. The matter has been referred to Judge Isaac Chali who will ...

Patriotic Front President Edgar Lungu says he is not at war with acting Republican President Guy Scott. Mr. Lungu said this to journalists this afternoon after he held a private meeting with US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz. Mr. Lungu says Dr. Scott is his superior and that there is no need for reconciliation because   they are working closely. He ...

Rome has confirmed it will enter a bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made the announcement on Monday at an event in the city attended by the head of the Italian Olympic Committee. Mr Renzi said at the event: “Our country too often seems hesitant. It’s unacceptable not to try… or to renounce ...

A Ugandan maid has been sentenced to four years in jail for assaulting a toddler, in a case which sparked outrage across the country after a video was released. Jolly Tumuhiirwe, 22, was filmed beating, kicking and stamping on the 18-month-old child. On Friday, she told a court in Kampala the attack was revenge after she was beaten by the ...

Nicki Minaj is everywhere these days, but we’re certainly not complaining! On her latest promotional stunt, Nicki dropped by ESPN’s SportsCenter on Friday to share personal details about her album, talk sports, and discuss her favorite athletes. “I used to like Allen Iverson. Can he come back?” she asked Mayne when they were discussing sports. And later, when discussing The ...

Justin Timberlake turned Brooklyn’s Barclays Center into a celebrity hotspot on Sunday night, when he brought his 20/20 Experience World Tour to New York City. Not only was wife Jessica Biel groovin’ along in the audience, but Taylor Swift and Beyoncé danced their butts off too. At one point, tourmate and collaborator Jay Z joined JT onstage for “Holy Grail.” ...

The recent leaks of hacked Sony emails have given movie fans plenty of interesting tidbits — including about Spider-Man and Marvel potentially teaming up as well as an all-female “Ghostbusters” reboot. And now music fans may have something to be excited about, too: A Kanye West-related movie. “I supervise all of Kanye’s film and media projects, and we have a ...

Honour Janza has recalled Red Arrows defender Bronson Chama following Nyambe Mulenga’s injury sustained in a car accident. Nyambe is out for twelve weeks and will miss the 2015 Africa Cup after breaking his right leg in a car accident on Sunday morning en route to joining Zambia’s pre-tournament training camp in Lusaka. Two other callups; midfielder Changwe Kalale and ...