Health Minister Joseph Kasonde has attributed the recent shortage of essential medicines in some health centres in Lusaka to poor information management regarding stocks available between Medical Stores Limited and the affected health facilities. Dr Kasonde has told Parliament in a ministerial statement this morning that the poor supply chain and the pilferage of drugs also contributed to the shortages ...

Vice President Inonge Wina has dismissed as mere political propaganda UPND President Hakainde Hichilema’s claims that he gets a copy of the national intelligence report before it reaches President Edgar Lungu. Responding to a question by MMD Muchinga Member of Parliament Howard Kunda who solicited for a comment on Mr Hichilema’s claims during the vice president’s question time in Parliament ...

Former Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale has been sentenced to twelve months imprisonment with hard labour for abuse of authority of office. Mr Mwale was on Wednesday found guilty of abuse of authority of office by facilitating the issuance of mining licences to a Chinese firm, Zhongui International Mining Industry Group Limited. Passing sentence in the matter this morning, Magistrate Lameck ...

The widow of a man killed by a masked Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” says she wants him caught alive. Dragana Haines said the “last thing” she wanted for the man who had killed her husband, British aid worker David Haines, was an “honourable death”. The militant, pictured in the videos of the beheadings of Western hostages, has ...

Details about Kendrick Lamar’s sophomore album have been scarce and after he dropped the second single “The Blacker The Berry” earlier this month, fans have been even more anxious for the full project. During K. Dot’s last promo run, he revealed that the only person who had heard the album in its entirety was his 10-year-old little brother. Now he’s ...

Watch out Jaden, your dad is looking to reclaim the title of best current rapper in the Smith household. The man that burst onto the music scene as The Fresh Prince over 25 years ago is back in the studio, and Will Smith recruited Kanye West to handle the production on a number of new tracks. “I’ve recorded a lot,” ...

Liverpool’s Europa League campaign ended at the scene of one of their greatest European triumphs as they lost 5-4 on penalties to Besiktas in the Ataturk Stadium on Thursday on a woeful night for British clubs. Brendan Rodgers’s side were the highest profile casualties of the last 32, where holders Sevilla came through a testing encounter at Borussia Moenchengladbach, winning ...

Mali edged out a determined Guinea team 2-1 in the semifinal of the CAF U17 Championship at the Stade General Seyni Kountche in Niger on Thursday. Mali broke the deadlock in the 24th minute as Seydou Koita shrugged off his marker and immaculately chipped the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Moussa Camara. Guinea began the second half like a house ...

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia chapter has expressed concern over the   conflicting statements by government with regards the progress made on the Access to Information (AIT) bill. MISA Zambia Board member Wilson Pondamali has told Qfm news that it is disheartening to note that government through the ministry of information and broadcasting services is not giving accurate information ...

Bishop John Mambo has backed calls by the Grand Coalition demanding for a people driven constitution for government to borrow money to finance the constitution referendum. Bishop Mambo who is also Chikondi Foundation President says the only way the people of Zambia will have a people driven constitution is by way of a referendum thus government should do all it ...