Republican and PF President Edgar Lungu has with immediate effect appointed republican Vice-President, Inonge Wina, as PF Vice-President and Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula, as National Chairperson. Until their appointments, Mrs. Wina was the National Chairperson of the party whilst Dr. Simbyakula was the Chairperson for Legal and Disciplinary Committee. The appointments are pursuant to the powers vested in the PF ...

Napoli boss Rafael Benitez has emerged as a leading candidate to become the next Real Madrid manager. Current Real boss Carlo Ancelotti is widely expected to leave his post after this weekend’s final game of the season against Getafe. Talks between the parties are under way, with 55-year-old Benitez’s Napoli contract due to expire next month, although no agreement has ...

Four US presidents have joined stars including Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Jerry Seinfeld and Foo Fighters to pay tribute to TV host David Letterman on his final late night talk show. Letterman has bowed out after 33 years and 6,028 late-night broadcasts. He joked that physicist Stephen Hawking had calculated it “works out to about eight minutes of laughter”. He ...

Islamic State militants have seized the last Syrian government-controlled border crossing between Syria and Iraq, a Syrian activist group says. Government forces withdrew from al-Tanf – known as al-Waleed in Iraq – crossing as IS advanced, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said. The loss of al-Tanf to IS follows the group’s takeover of the ancient city of Palmyra ...

Sub-Chief Natende of the Bwile people of Chiengi District has appealed to players in agriculture marketing to focus on purchasing Cassava in Luapula province as the marketing season opens. Sub-Chief Natende who is former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba says this is because it has now become clear that it will not be viable for the people of Luapula province to ...

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed government’s directive for refugees whose status is coming to an end to be adequately screened before their stay in the country is made permanent. Cabinet has directed the ministry of Home Affairs to ensure all refugees are adequately screened if they are to remain in Zambia starting next month with ...

Civil Society Constitution Coalition says it will not support government’s position to amend the constitution in piecemeal. Coalition Chairperson Judith Mulenga says it is unfortunate that government has decided to go its way and ignore advice from stakeholders. Ms. Mulenga says the civil society will not allow the rights of Zambians to be overlooked by sidelining their submissions. She says ...

Government has been advised to realize that the current global economic environment entails dealing with the issue of budget deficits. Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) President Chrispin Mphuka has warned that if government does not deal with the issue of budget deficits, this may have an impact on the growing debt. Dr. Mphuka says the manner in which the country’s ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila says every religion in the country has the same right to worship like Christians do. Commenting on the recent suggestion by Munali Constituency aspiring Member of Parliament Patrick Mungo that government should to pass a law that will restrict the construction of Mosques in the country, Mr. Mwila says Zambia will always remain a Christian ...

Justice Deputy Minister Keith Mukata has disclosed that the 50% plus one vote and the presidential running mate are some of the clauses government will take to parliament for amendment when the house resumes sitting next month. Mr Mukata adds that government will also table the clause on having a fixed general election date among other clauses which do not ...