The National Restoration Party (NAREP) says while the call for prayer and fasting is good, President Edgar Lungu should have first called for the indaba to discuss all iniquities, and iron them out as political parties. NAREP Vice President Charles Maboshe wonders what is there to repent for if politicians have not taken responsibility for their deeds. Mr Maboshe says ...

Cabinet has approved the National Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism strategy for 2015-2017. The approved strategy provides a roadmap of how the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism system will develop and deliver effective outcomes. Acting Chief Government Spokesperson Vincent Mwale has told journalists at State House this afternoon that the strategy, which is a resolution decision of the ...

State House says the number of earmarked job cuts at Mopani Copper Mines is likely to be lower than the 4,000 earlier announced. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Amos Chanda could however, not state the exact number of jobs that will be lost at Mopani mines for fear of prejudicing ongoing negotiations between the mining ...

The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says President Edgar Lungu lost an opportunity to offer practical steps for the immediate problems facing the nation namely, the weakening economy and kwacha, when he delivered the state of the nation address last Friday. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe in a statement says the economy and the kwacha ...

Burkina Faso’s army has reached the capital, Ouagadougou, to seek the surrender of the elite presidential guard who staged a coup last Thursday. Negotiations between army chiefs and the presidential guard are under way, security sources said. Both the president and the prime minister have been released. Coup leader Gen Gilbert Diendere says he will step aside once regional leaders ...

The Muslim Community in Zambia is pleased with President Edgar Lungu’s commitment to reconciling Zambians and drawing them closer to God. Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia President, Suzyo Zimba says the Head of State deserves everyone’s support in his quest to unite Zambians, regardless of one’s religious or political affiliation. Mr. Zimba says the President’s declaration of 18th October as ...

The Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) has restated that the core to having a stable and sustainable Kwacha solely lies in diversifying Zambia’s economy. ZAM Chief Executive Officer Maybin Nsupila says the country needs to diversify its export production base and its source of export revenue in terms of foreign exchange. Mr. Nsupila states that therefore nothing President Edgar Lungu ...

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he only worked with four players he considered to be world class during his 26 years there. The Scot won two Champions League and 13 Premier League titles at the club. From those successful teams, he says midfielder Paul Scholes and attacking trio Eric Cantona, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs were his ...

EU ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe. A group of central European states is resisting calls for EU members to accept mandatory quotas. Hungary, which takes one of the strongest lines on the issue, has said European borders are under threat. The arrival ...

Kitwe District Commissioner Chanda Kabwe has described late Kitwe based prominent Prophet Emmanuel Nyirongo who died in a tragic road accident in the early hours of Sunday along the Kitwe-Ndola dual carriageway as an inspirational clergyman to both the young and old in Zambia. Mr Kabwe says Zambia has lost a gallant son of the soil who was keen to ...