French police have named two brothers as suspects in the attack on the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, as a manhunt continues. They issued photos of Cherif and Said Kouachi, said to be “armed and dangerous”, and arrest warrants. A third suspect reportedly surrendered. France is holding a day of mourning for the 12 people killed in the ...

The Zambia Cooperatives Federation (ZCF) has appealed to the incoming government to invest more funds in irrigation farming. ZCF Executive Director James Chirwa says more investment in irrigation farming will help to counter the effects of partial drought some parts of the country usually experience. Mr. Chirwa notes that investing more in the implementation of irrigation farming will also help ...

The opposition All People’s Congress Party says it does not see any act of betrayal in the decision taken by former President Rupiah Banda to endorse the candidature of PF president Edgar Lungu in the forthcoming presidential election. APC president Nason Msoni says circumstance that led Mr. Banda to make the decision is very clear which is the decision by ...

Honour Janza say taking five Under 21’s stars to 2015 AFCON signals the start of a new era for Zambia. Strikers Reynold Kampamba of Nkana and Red Arrows’ Patrick Ngoma including the latter’s club mate Bruce Musakanya will all be making their Africa Cup debuts when the tournament kicks off on January 17 in Equatorial Guinea. Other Under-21’s Janza has ...

Economist Oliver Saasa says the prevailing political atmosphere in the country which appears to indicate that Zambia is at war against itself is a risk to political stability. Professor Saasa says there is a need to ensure that whoever emerges as President is not shrouded in a warlike atmosphere if the country’s political stability is to be sustained after the ...

The Oasis Forum says it doubts Patriotic Front President Edgar Lungu will stick to his word of enacting the new constitution before 2016 if he is elected President following his alleged refusal to sign a social contract with the Grand Coalition on the Demand for the People Driven Constitution. Oasis Forum Chairperson Suzanne Matale says the fact that Mr. Lungu ...

Former Church of God Overseer Bishop John Mambo has expressed sadness that none of the presidential candidates in the forthcoming presidential election is being honest to the Zambian people with their promises. Bishop Mambo has observed that almost all the candidates are making unrealistic promises to the people of Zambia. He says politicians should realize that God is watching and ...