Voting has closed in the three parliamentary by-elections in Senga Hill, Masaiti and Chawama constituencies with a generally low voter turnout recorded. Counting of ballots is now expected to get underway with preliminary results expected to start trickling in thereafter, with full results expected later in the night. In Chawama the voting process which started at a very slow pace ...

A Zambia Railways train in Lusaka has run over a man between Ngwerere and Kabanana townships. The unidentified man believed to be aged between 30 and 35 has since died. Zambia Police spokesperson Charity Chanda said the incident happened this morning. Ms Chanda says when the police rushed to the scene the man was still alive but had lost both ...

Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has disclosed that government will before the onset of the next rainy season hold an indaba with key players in the agriculture sector to see how best diversification can be promoted. Mr. Lubinda says the indaba will help come up with measures that should be put in place to encourage further diversification. Mr. Lubinda laments that ...

Patriotic Front Lusaka province youth Chairman Kennedy Kamba says the ruling party is striving rebuild its image as a peaceful party. Mr Kamba says this is evident from the peaceful manner the party conducted its campaigns in Chawama, Masaiti and Senga hill. He explains that the party’s top leadership has continued to preach peace and tolerance towards other political party ...

  President Edgar Lungu has appointed Justice Esau Chulu as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia subject to ratification by Parliament. President Lungu has also appointed former Women for Change Executive Director Emily Sikazwe and former Pemba Member of Parliament David Matongo as Commissioners of the ECZ subject to ratification by Parliament. Justice Chulu is currently serving as a ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has observed that despite the measures government has taken to have the price of mealie meal reduced, the expected reduction has not been fully realized. And the cost of living for the month of March 2015 as measured by the JCTR’s Basic Needs Basket for an average family of five living in Lusaka ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has called on President Edgar Lungu to urgently prioritise the nomination of the substantive Chairperson at the Electoral Commission of Zambia to take over from Justice Ireen Mambilima who previously held the position. Mr Hichilema in a statement says Mr. Lungu and his PF government must know that the ECZ is such an important institution that ...

  THE Grand Coalition on the Campaign for a People Driven Constitution has reiterated the need for the Patriot Front (PF) Government to immediately facilitate the adoption of a constitution through a national referendum, and ensure the wholesome enactment of a people driven constitution before the 2016 elections. Coalition Chairperson Fr Leonard Chiti in a statement says following a two-day ...

President Edgar Lungu has appealed for peace and calm from all political parties taking part in the Chawama, Masaiti and Senga Hill parliamentary by-election as people troop to polling stations to cast their votes. Speaking shortly before casting his vote at Chawama’s Andrew Mwenya polling station this morning, President Lungu urged Patriotic Front members to ensure there is peace. President ...

Guenter Grass, German Nobel literature prize winner and author of The Tin Drum, has died aged 87. His publisher said he passed away at a clinic in Luebeck on Monday morning. Born in what was then Danzig, Grass served in the German military in World War Two and published his breakthrough anti-Nazi novel, The Tin Drum, in 1959. Later in ...