Bread of life church overseer Bishop Joe Imakando has urged Zambians to take the word of God seriously. Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka today, Bishop Imakando says Zambia has a bright future and is headed for prosperity if only its people take seriously Gods word. Bishop Imakando says if the people of Zambia will pray and continue to ...

The Patriotic Front in Shibuyunji District has refuted media reports suggesting that it is pleading for opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Mwembeshi Member of Parliament Austin Milambo to join the ruling party. Shibuyunji District PF chairman Joseph Kasonde says notwithstanding the fact that it has not even met Mr. Milambo, his party has no such intentions. Mr. Kasonde ...

Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda says government is poised at reconfiguring national expenditure profile towards growth promoting sectors. Speaking during the official opening of a pre-budget workshop organized by the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) today, Mr. Shamenda has observed that there is however need to devote a large proportion of resources to investments. Mr. Shamenda says this is why ...

Crowds have gathered in Manhattan for a rare ticker-tape parade to honour the US women’s football team, fresh from their victory at the World Cup. Some onlookers took their seats along the stretch of Broadway, the Canyon of Heroes, in the early hours. Spectators wearing star-spangled headbands and waving American flags cheered the players as they passed on an open-topped ...

Government has congratulated the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) for successfully securing convictions of 16 retailers of Livingstone, Lusaka, Ndola & Kitwe who failed to use cash registers and issue tax invoices in the course of selling goods and services to the public. Out of the 16, 4 were businesses from Livingstone who were also penalized a total of K16, 000, ...

Actor Omar Sharif, best known for his roles in classic films Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, has died aged 83. Egypt-born Sharif won two Golden Globe awards and an Oscar nomination for his role as Sherif Ali in David Lean’s 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia. He won a further Golden Globe three years later for Doctor Zhivago. Earlier this ...

Latest statistics show that Zambia has a total population of 18, 363 prisoners representing a 200 percent overcrowding in all the country’s prisons. And the country has a total of 65 circumstantial children in prisons across the country. This came to light today when first Republican President Kenneth Kaunda and his family donated assorted items to circumstantial children and their ...

A top eurozone official says Greece has submitted “thorough” proposals aimed at getting a vital third bailout and averting a possible exit from the euro. Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the eurozone would discuss a response to the plans on Saturday. Germany has cautioned there is little room for easing Greece’s debt burden. Greek PM Alexis Tsipras will put the ...

Zambia’s tax revenue has over the last 3 years been contributing an average of 68.4% to the national budget. And Secretary to the treasury Fredson Yamba says in order to increase this contribution, there is need for government to continue supporting progressive ideas that enhance efficiency and productivity in revenue collection. Speaking at the permanent secretaries’ tax education workshop organized ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has joined President Edgar Lungu in observing the need to reflect and act on the careless conduct of some senior party members whose unpalatable behavior in society has gone unpunished. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape says his organization is of the view that both government and the ruling party have failed to demonstrate ...