Chilanga District Commissioner Edith Muwana has disclosed that land for the construction of Chilanga District Hospital has been identified. Ms Muwana says the construction of the hospital will help bring health services closer to the people. She adds that the declaration of Chilanga as a District has seen a number of developmental projects taking place in the area. Ms Muwana ...

Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga has disclosed that Zambia will next month host a developing landlocked countries meeting in Livingstone to review the Vienna Programme of Action (VPA) Mr. Mukanga says about thirty two countries will be attending the meeting where more than two hundred delegates are expected to attend. Mr. Mukanga says the core business of ...

Chipata Based Civil Rights Activist Alick Mwanza has advised government to listen to the cries of the majority Zambians on the enactment of the new constitution. Mr. Mwanza says the people have made it clear that they do not want the constitution to be amended in phases, but want it to be adopted through a referendum. Mr. Mwanza says government ...

The Oasis Forum says the piecemeal enactment of the new constitution will take away the power of the Zambian people to control the content of the constitution. Oasis Forum Chairperson Fr Cleophas Lungu in a statement explains that all constitution amendments in the past have been made by a Bill presented to Parliament by government, which means that it is ...

President Edgar Lungu has pledged government’s total support to the modernization of the Zambia Police Service and other security wings in their operations for the benefit of the Zambian people. Speaking during the commissioning of the DNA analysis machine for the Police Forensic department purchased at a total cost of K2.4 million in Lusaka today, President Lungu in a speech ...

Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) President Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu has advised opposition political parties to speak with one voice on the constitution making process if progress is to be made. And Archbishop Mpundu has advised government to listen to people’s views on the constitution making process. Archbishop Mpundu has told journalists that if the opposition wants government to respect their views ...

Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria have entered the Unesco World Heritage site of Palmyra after seizing the town next to the ancient ruins, reports say. Unesco says its destruction would be “an enormous loss to humanity”, but no damage has been reported there yet. IS now controls the nearby airport, prison and intelligence HQ, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...

COLEEN and Wayne Rooney took a break from their hectic lives today to celebrate their son’s birthday as he turned two years old. With some Toy Story-themed celebrations, Coleen wished her son Klay a happy second birthday on Twitter. Clutching onto his Jessy doll, the adorable-looking toddler can be seen surrounded by balloons as a giant-sized Buzz Lightyear towered over ...

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard is expected to miss the champions’ final Premier League game of the season against Sunderland after undergoing emergency dental surgery, the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) said on Thursday. The 24-year-old had three wisdom teeth removed on Wednesday and will be unable to collect the FWA’s Footballer of the Year trophy at their awards ceremony on Thursday. ...

The Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) has linked failure of the wildlife policy to inconsistency in its implementation. EAZ President Chrispin Mphuka says as a consequence, the growth of the wildlife sector has been minimal. Dr. Mphuka states that the hope of the EAZ therefore, is that once a new wildlife policy is formulated, its implementation will be consistent. He ...