Rival groups of soldiers in Burundi are vying for control of the capital Bujumbura amid confusion over the success of an attempted coup. There has been heavy fighting at the state radio building, where broadcasts were briefly halted. One source said soldiers loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza controlled key areas, including the airport. Coup leaders insist they remain in charge. ...

The Zambia Electoral Alliance (ZEA) has hailed cabinet’s promptness to accept and approve the recommendations from the Electoral Commission of Zambia to create six (6) New Constituencies in the areas whose boundaries overlapped in other districts. Alliance Spokesperson Guess Nyirenda in a statement says the move by the Patriotic Front (PF) Government through its cabinet is commendable as it will ...

The United Front for Democracy (UDF), a loose alliance of five political parties, has called on all stakeholders to support the proposal by government to amend the current constitution through Parliament. UDF Coordinator, Danny Pule says none contentious clauses in the final draft constitution can be taken to Parliament so that can be enshrined in the current constitution, while a ...

The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) says the supply of domestic foreign exchange on the market declined in the first quarter of 2015 as reflected in the lower sales of foreign exchange to commercial banks by the public, mining companies and foreign banks. And the Central Bank has also disclosed that during the first quarter of 2015, domestic credit grew by ...

The 2014/2015 Agriculture season Crop Forecast Survey has indicated that maize production will decrease to 2, 618, 221 metric tonnes from 3, 350, 671 metric tonnes recorded during the 2013/2014 farming season, a reduction of 21.86 percent. And government has announced that it will purchase 500, 000 metric tonnes of maize from farmers through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). Speaking ...

Cabinet has approved the recommendation by the Minister of Justice to commence the enactment of a new Constitution by Parliament in a phased manner by taking to Parliament non-contentious clauses and subjecting the Bill of rights and contentious clauses to a Referendum to be held simultaneously with the 2016. Acting Chief Government Spokesperson Ngosa Simbyakula says Cabinet also approved the ...

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza’s attempt to return home amid reports of a coup has failed and he has returned to Tanzania where he was attending a summit, officials there told the BBC. The coup was announced by Maj Gen Godefroid Niyombare on Wednesday. But its outcome remains unclear and the presidency insisted it had failed. Heavy gunfire was heard early ...

Political scientist Alex Ng’oma has observed that last week’s general election in the United Kingdom has provided a lesson for Zambian politicians that leaders who lead their political parties to election defeats must resign. Dr. Ng’oma notes that in a Democracy a political party should not be dependent on one individual, stating that a party can still continue to exist ...

Juventus shattered Real Madrid’s dream of a record-extending 11th European crown when Alvaro Morata scored against his former club to secure a 1-1 Champions League draw with the holders on Wednesday and send Juve into the final 3-2 on aggregate. Cristiano Ronaldo netted a 23rd-minute penalty to give Real the upper hand before Morata stunned the Bernabeu when he rifled ...

Zambia Youths in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) says Zambia cannot afford not to enact the Access to Information Bill because it has been founded on Democratic tenets. ZYAFAC believes Zambia’s democracy also dictates that whether a government likes or not there must be free flow of information in the country. Executive Director Rickson Kanema says this is why his ...