Suspended MMD National Youth Secretary Bowman Lusambo says he is not aware of his suspension from the party. Mr. Lusambo says he has not received any letter of suspension from the party and therefore as far as he is concerned, he is still national youth secretary. He says he is in touch and working with all party youths throughout the ...

Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Deputy Minister, Mutaba Mwali says it would be naïve of anybody of a sound mind to attribute the current problems in the country to economic mismanagement by the Patriotic Front Government. The Minister made the remarks today when he paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s High Commissioner to Malawi Mrs. Salome Mwananshiku in Lilongwe. Dr. ...

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says the move by the Zambia Police to hike all fees and fines will only encourage traffic Police officers and motorists to engage in corruption. Mr Mwanza says the Ministry of Finance should have waited until mechanisms are put in place to ensure the money realized from the fines and fees ...

Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) Vice President Martin Mbewe says political parties should avail their manifestos to electorates as an efficient way of being held accountable for failed campaign promises. Mr. Mbewe says time for people to start holding politicians accountable is now. He notes that politicians tend to make so many promises during Campaigns which they fail to honor. ...

The Zambia Police Service has urged all the political players in the by-elections taking place tomorrow in Solwezi West and Lubansenshi Constituencies to abide by the provisions of the Electoral Code of Conduct. Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga-Chanda has also assured the electorates in the two Constituencies that officers will be at hand to ensure that they exercise their democratic right ...

The Football Association of Zambia Appeals Committee has lifted the ban imposed on Mufulira Wanderers Football Club from using Shinde stadium for its home games by the FAZ disciplinary committee. The decision to lift the ban of the FAZ Disciplinary Committee against Mufulira Wanderers was arrived at, at yesterday’s hearing Chaired by Appeals Committee Chairman, Judge Martin Musaluke. The Appeals ...

Zambia is ranked number 20 among countries in the world with the highest cases of gender based violence (GBV. Vice President Inonge Wina has revealed that 43 percent of women aged between 15 and 49 years in Zambia have experienced physical Violence, while only 43 percent have sought help, a situation he described as worrying. In a speech read on ...

Government and the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) have signed the Implementation Agreement for the 40 MegaWatts Kabompo Gorge Hydroelectric Project in North-Western Province. The signing of the Implementation Agreement will enable CEC complete the remaining pre-implementation activities that include the mobilization of financial resources for the construction of the project whose cost is in excess of US$220 million. Speaking during ...

Government has released K576.6 million for civil servants salaries for the month of September, 2015. This brings the total amount of funds released for payment of salaries since January to K8.6 billion. Ministry of Finance Public Relation Officer Chileshe Kandeta in a statement says it is expected that the released funds will be credited to the accounts of workers within ...

EU leaders meeting in Brussels are set to approve a plan to relocate 120,000 migrants across the continent, despite fierce opposition from some members. Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary voted against the mandatory quota scheme. Wednesday’s emergency summit will also focus on tightening EU borders and boosting aid to neighbours of Syria, from where many migrants come. EU ...