The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has urged government to pay particular attention at addressing wage disparities in the Civil Service and other public sector and parastatal comparator institutions in view of the lifting of the wage freeze. The JCTR notes that it is a fact that even within government agencies there are huge salary disparities that require urgent ...

Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has recommended that Government revisit and reform the controls and taxes that govern the petroleum system in order to allow greater competition in the market, which ultimately eliminate any expensive procurement procedures. In an analysis focusing on the processes of fuel procurement in Zambia, PMRC Executive Director Bernadette Deka says her organisation believes the ...

Police have recorded a Warn and Caution statement for Post Newspaper Editor– in- Chief Fred M’membe and reporter Mukosha Funga for publishing a classified document. Mr. M’membe and Ms Funga, who arrived at Woodlands Police Station at 09:00hrs, were accompanied by Lawyers Nchima Nchito, Philemon Songolo and Fynod Mufwafwi. Facts of the matter are that the Post Newspapers on April ...

KATE Middleton has written a letter which was released this week, to encourage people to support her much-loved charity Children’s Hospice. Prince William‘s wife may have recently given birth, but the new mum of two proved that she still has time to think of others less fortunate than her and has urged people to support Children’s Hospice Week. In a ...

Greece’s finance minister says his country’s financial situation is “terribly urgent” and the crisis could come to a head in a couple of weeks. Yanis Varoufakis gave the warning after eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss the final €7.2bn tranche of Greece’s €240bn EU/IMF bailout. Ministers said Greece had made “progress” but more work was needed. The Greek ...

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata believes that finishing in the top four is something his side should achieve every season. United have vitually guaranteed their place in next season’s Champions League following their 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday. But, United now have a chance of breaking into the top three and earning automatic entry into the Champions League ...

Thomas Mueller believes Bayern Munich can make a statement to the footballing world by surmounting their three-goal deficit to beat Barcelona in Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal. Bayern left themselves with a mountain to climb in Munich in order to reach the June 6 final in Berlin after losing last Wednesday’s first leg 3-0 at the Camp Nou. Having already turned ...

Patriotic Front Nchanga Member of Parliament Wilbur Simuusa has called on his fellow Members of Parliament on the Copperbelt to work towards consolidating unity in the party now that elections at different levels of the party in the province have been concluded. Mr. Simuusa is urging fellow MPs and party members to strive at delivering and building on what late ...

Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) Board Chairperson David Masupa has encouraged church leaders in the country to encourage their members to register as voters in the forthcoming registration exercise. Bishop Masupa says the church has a key role to play to encourage people to acquire National Registration Cards and register as voters so that they vote in the 2016 general ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to call for an economic indaba with different stakeholders to help address the challenges Zambia’s economy is currently facing. Timber Producers Association of Zambia (TPAZ) Vice President Charles Masange says there is need to consider other sectors that can help the country earn foreign exchange such as the timber industry in order ...