The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) says while it notes the transparency with which the recent hospitalization of President Edgar Lungu has been exhibited thereby reducing the unnecessary speculation and distortion of information which usually results from lack of information to the citizens, there is need for a comprehensive report rather than piecemeal bulletins on the matter. CCZ Vice ...

The Tribunal appointed to probe allegations of impropriety and misconduct against suspended Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito has been sworn-in. Chief Justice Irene Mambilima swore-in the three member tribunal comprising three former Chief Justices at the Supreme Court this morning. Those sworn-in are Justice Annel Silungwe as Chairperson of the Tribunal, Justices Mathew Ngulube and Ernest Sakala as members. ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has wasted no time getting down to work following his return from South African where he underwent a successful medical procedure for Achalasia, a disorder of the esophagus that prevents normal swallowing. President Lungu who returned yesterday, this morning chaired a Cabinet meeting at State House attended by sixteen Ministers. President Lungu who was in a ...

Zambia U20 men’s national team coach Hector Chilombo shared his disappointment over the nature of his side’s 5-2 loss to South Africa at the 2015 African Youth Championships on Sunday. “We took time to settle and perhaps we gave to much respect and room for South Africa to capitalise on our shortcomings,” Chilombo told fazfootball.com. “When we went to the ...

Cyclone Pam has “wiped out” development in Vanuatu, its president said, amid ongoing concern over residents of the Pacific nation’s outlying islands. Aid has begun arriving in the storm-hit nation – one of the world’s poorest – where trees and power lines have been felled and many buildings destroyed. Aid agencies say it could be one of the worst disasters ...

The Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has implored food manufacturers in Zambia to certify their products with it in order that consumers can make informed choices about the quality of products that they buy and eat. ZABS Head of Marketing and Public Relations Hazel Zulu says manufacturers have a critical role to play in promoting a healthy diet for the ...

The Network of Zambian People Living with HIV/AIDS (NZP+) says it stands resolute to committing itself to the successful implementation of strategies aimed at eliminating HIV/AIDS. NZP+ Programme Manager Kunyima Banda says his organization is already in the process of strengthening operations with the collaboration of the National Aids Council (NAC) and the UN joint team. Ms. Banda says NZP ...

The opposition Alliance for Better Zambia (ABZ) has observed that the manner that President Edgar Lungu’s illness has been handled has helped to preserve his popularity. ABZ president Frank Bwalya says the transparency that has surrounded the health of President Lungu from the time he fell ill to date has in fact won the President respect and sympathy from the ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections (JCTR) has called on government to quickly find ways of stabilizing the Kwacha. The JCTR wants government to also hasten in addressing the issue of fuel shortage in the country. Executive Director Leonard Chiti says his organization has fears that the fuel shortage and the continued falling of the kwacha will negatively affect the ...