Two weeks before its flagship event – the World Championships in Beijing – and with its credibility and integrity under scrutiny like never before, it is no surprise that athletics’ governing body the IAAF has come out all guns blazing as it attempts to handle the drugs crisis that threatens to bring the sport to its knees. But what questions ...

Sky Atlantic is to show a controversial documentary on Scientology, despite pressure from the church. Alex Gibney’s Going Clear traces the origins of the organisation and profiles former members, including Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis. It has alleged abusive practices at Scientology’s US headquarters, which members have denounced as “one-sided, bigoted propaganda”. The film premiered to wide acclaim in the US ...

Rescuers are searching for hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean after the boat they were on capsized off Libya. Some reports suggest as many as 700 people were on board the overcrowded vessel when it came into difficulty. The Irish navy told the BBC that one of its boats was involved in the rescue operation and said it feared there ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) on the Copperbelt has charged that the ruling Patriotic Front has failed to address the economic challenges the country is facing. UPND Copperbelt Provincial Information and Publicity Secretary Kennedy Kalunga has noted that the cost of doing business in the country has been increasing since the PF assumed power due to failed policies. ...

The Zambia National Students’ Union (ZANASU) says government’s lack of policy consistency in the education sector is overly annoying. ZANASU vice President Prince Ndoyi says it is shocking to see the cat-and-mouse chase being exhibited by government and university managements at the two public universities. Mr. Ndoyi says students at the Copperbelt University have faced the worst time of their ...

Civil Society Organisations have advised government to cut down on wasteful expenditure and avoid unplanned expenditure owing to the high fiscal deficit the country is facing. The CSOs include the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD); ActionAid Zambia, the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR),Platform for Social Protection (PSP) and the Zambia Council for Social Development ( ZCSD). In ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has described as a scandal the revelation that Zambia imports up to 45,000 tons of fish every year despite the numerous fresh water bodies the country is endowed with. President Lungu says his heart bled when it came to his attention that a country that has 20 million hectors of land covered with water can be ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested and charged an Africare employee for Corrupt Practices involving over K34, 000.00. Patrick Luma, 31, OF Plot No. 321/100 Nationalist Road, Libala South in Lusaka, a Livelihood Administrator at Africare was yesterday arrested and charged with One (1) Count of Corrupt Practices by Private Person contrary to Section 20 as read with Section 40 of ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) says there is need to put stringent measures in place to ensure the funding the country is receiving for climate change programs is used for the intended purpose. Speaking at an awareness raising workshop for journalists on reporting REDD+ integrity issues using investigative journalism as an anti corruption tool this morning, TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu ...

  The Lusaka City Council has a staggering debt of over K378 million it owes various creditors. This include money owed statutory bodies such as NAPSA which is owed K79.9 million,LASF which is owed K22.2 million and ZRA which is owed K64.5 million in form of PAYE and the Unions which are owed K54.7 million. And the council has disclosed ...