Law enforcement Agencies have been called upon to be on the alert and proactive in view of the announcement by the Electoral Commission of Zambia of the date for the Petauke Central, Malambo and Mulobezi Parliamentary by-elections. Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) is calling upon the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and the ...

Research findings on the 20th January presidential election have revealed that fair coverage of political parties by the media was at 76 percent. The research which was conducted by the South African based Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) in collaboration MISA Zambia Chapter in partnership with the Open Society Institute for Southern Africa has also indicated that 91 percent of male ...

The Foundation for Justice and Human Rights has appealed to labour experts to help interpret the lifting of the wage freeze. FJHR Executive Director Christopher Shalwabala says there is need for the labour experts to explain the implication of President Edgar Lungu’s pronouncement on the lifting of the wage freeze. Mr Shalwabala says it is clear that government imposed a ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has assured the nation of transparency in the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) which has commenced today. Mr. Mwila has told Qfm news in an interview that contrary to some media reports suggesting that the mobile NRC issuance is being done secretly to the advantage of the ruling party, the process had delayed ...

Vice president Inonge Wina has called for a stop to the continued sharing of land by political cadres in the country. Ms. Wina says land belongs to all Zambians including women. She says time has now come for women in the country to demand their right to the God given land in Zambia. The Vice president has also called on ...

Spanish Grand Prix Venue: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Dates: 8-10 May Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website, qualifying and race highlights on BBC One, 5 live sports extra commentary of final practice Susie Wolff admits she feels “very far away” from becoming the first woman to race in Formula 1 for 40 years. The Scot will drive for ...

The Who have been confirmed as Glastonbury Festival’s final headliner, closing the event on Sunday 28 June. The rock band join Foo Fighters and Kanye West at the top of the bill for the sold out festival next month. Roger Daltrey said The Who would “close this year’s event with a bang”. The band will also headline the British Summertime ...

The co-pilot of the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps in March appears to have practised a rapid descent on a previous flight, a report by French investigators says. The report said Andreas Lubitz repeatedly set the same plane for an unauthorised descent earlier that day. Lubitz is suspected of deliberately crashing the Airbus 320, killing all 150 ...

Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma says the recent move by Cabinet to approve changes to the 2015 mining tax regime will attract further investment to the mining sector. Mr Yaluma says the reason government decided to revise the mining tax regime is to create a conducive environment for mining companies to operate. He adds that government will ...

Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has urged the media in the country to reposition itself and begin to report accurately on issues in the extractive industry. Speaking during a breakfast meeting this morning on the civil society perspectives of the 2012 and 2013 EITI reports for Zambia, CTPD Executive Director Isabel Mukelabai says there is need for the ...