Zambia will end 2014 inside the top 50 on the FIFA rankings after landing at number 46 in December. Honour Janza’s side has jumped 16 places from number 62 to continue their rise up the FIFA rankings for a second consecutive month. It is also the second successive time that Zambia has jumped 16 places on the rankings after moving ...

A cyber attack on Sony Pictures that forced the cancellation of a major film release is being seen as a serious national security matter, the US says. A White House spokesman said the US believed the hacking was the work of a “sophisticated actor” – but refused to confirm if North Korea was responsible. Sony withdrew The Interview, a new ...

Kurdish forces in northern Iraq are claiming their biggest victory yet against Islamic State (IS) militants. They say they have broken the IS siege of Mount Sinjar, where thousands of Yazidis and other displaced Iraqis have been trapped since August. IS controls a swathe of Iraq and Syria, where it has declared a caliphate. Meanwhile, the Pentagon’s top officer says ...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) says it is working on plans to finance Zambia’s energy sector for the year 2015 to 2020. EIB Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Head of division Diederick Zambon has disclosed that Zambia has been performing well with regard the utilization of the loan proceeds for the intended purpose. Mr. Zambon who could not state the ...

The Zambia Consumers Association (ZACA) says the next government should find better ways of mitigating the effects of high food prices which have contributed to increasing hunger among the citizens. ZACA Executive Secretary Samuel Simitunda says the basic food items are becoming expensive and has since called for an urgent response to address the cost of food. Mr. Simitunda says ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) says it will pass a law to prohibit civil servants from engaging in business with government once it forms government in 2015. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says any civil servants including senior government officials who want to own businesses will have to conduct such businesses outside government limits. He says this is ...

The opposition UPND says it is hypocritical for the PF government to reinstate nurses who were fired for going on an illegal strike at a time when the country is about to hold the presidential election. Health Minister Joseph Kasonde yesterday announced during a media briefing that all nurses that were charged with gross misconduct and dismissed after an illegal ...

Civil Rights activist Brebner Changala has charged that acting President Guy Scott is a danger to democracy and the security of the nation. Mr. Changala says the move by Dr. Scott to write to the acting Chief Justice asking her not to entertain any Patriotic Front candidate during the filing of nominations until the legal processes are over is a ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says it is no longer good enough for politicians to promise the enactment of the new constitution without following such a pronouncement with action. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says politicians making the promise of enacting the new constitution ahead of the 2015 presidential election should do so with ...