Stakeholders in the country’s electoral system have been warned against taking lightly fears that the 2016 general election might be the most violent. The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has observed such fears by people in the country calls for more investment in conflict prevention mechanisms. SACCORD Board Chairperson Christine Munalula says her organization believes ...

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Southern Africa Regional Director Hubert Gilzen has commended the Zambian government for its efforts in prioritizing the education sector. Speaking this morning when he paid a courtesy call on Education Minister Micheal Kaingu at his office, Professor Gilzen notes that Zambia has made tremendous progress in the education sector, stating that all ...

  Commerce, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Miles Sampa says protracted negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are still ongoing. First Secretary for press at Zambia’s embassy in Brussels Lambwe Kachali says Mr Sampa told the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Council of Ministers in Brussels, Belgium that the full and comprehensive negotiations which stalled since 2011 are expected ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu says government is grateful for the technical support in the health and education sectors Zambia continues to receive from the international community. The Head of State said this today at State House when he received credentials from Ambassadors accredited to Zambia from Australia, Bulgaria, Eritrea, Republic of Korea, Niger and Senegal. President Lungu says the technical ...

RITA Ora has been romantically linked to all manner of A-Listers – including Rob Kardashian and most recently, Calvin Harris – but this latest revelation wasn’t one we saw coming. A$AP Rocky – of A$AP Mob fame – has sensationally claimed he once ‘enjoyed’ a brief fling with the Poison hit-maker who rocked BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend stage recently. ...

Malaysia is investigating 12 policemen suspected of involvement in human-trafficking camps found in the remote north of the country. Four of them had been arrested during various police investigations since early last year, said Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. Authorities said 139 graves had been found on the border with Thailand. The route is used by people-smugglers bringing ...

The Zambia national football team has reached the 2015 Cosafa Cup plate final following a comfortable 3-0 victory over West African guests Ghana at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Wednesday. And Green Buffaloes midfielder Allan Mukuka was voted the man of the match. Two goals in the 25th and 29th minutes from Bonwell Mwape and Aaron Katebe respectively gave Zambia ...

The Evangelical Youth Alliance International (EYAI) says the opposition will have themselves to blame if they lose the 2016 general election. EYAI Executive Director Reverend Moses Lungu says the conduct of some political parties has the potential to discredit them ahead of next year’s general election. Reverend Lungu notes that the antagonistic stance taken by some opposition parties towards the ...

Shiwang’andu Patriotic Front Member of Parliament Steven Kampyongo says it is gratifying that most of the schools in his constituency which had grass thatched classroom blocks have been upgraded with modern infrastructure. Mr. Kampyongo says his constituency was among the constituencies that lagged behind in terms of development. He says people in his constituency are grateful to the PF government ...

Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali has dismissed assertions suggesting that he has u-turned on the Mutembo Nchito tribunal because he is bitter President Edgar Lungu has not given him a job. Mr. Tayali says he does not need a job in government because he enjoys his work at Zambian Voice where he is free to speak on behalf of ...