Evangelical Youth Alliance International (EYAI) is disheartened that some opposition leaders have continued issuing strong statements against government in name of giving checks and balances. Executive Director Moses Lungu says his organization finds it discouraging that this is happening when some these leaders are failing to find time to recruit new members in their own parties. Reverend Lungu thinks that ...

The Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has demanded seriousness from government in dealing with what lead to the fuel shortage in the country early this year. ZYFAC does not thinks it holds water for government to continue complain about who alleged caused the fuel shortage when it has sufficient machinery to get to the bottom of ...

The opposition United Liberal Party (ULP) has observed that it would have made economic sense if government excluded the use of imported power to the mines alone. The ULP is of the view that apart from utilizing more electricity, mines have a huge economic muscle than domestic power users. ULP president Sakwiba Sikota says this is what his party would ...

The opposition UPND has disputed suggestions that it has ferried thugs from Chawama in Lusaka to areas where Parliamentary by-elections is due. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says his party hopes that President Edgar Lungu may have been misquoted when has reported to have said that the UPND has hired thugs from Chawama, which is his former constituency, to go ...

Zesco has officially commissioned the US$200 Million worth 330KV transmission line from Pensulo in Serenje to Kasama in Northern Province. Zesco spokesperson Henry Kapata says the commissioning of the 330KV transmission line means that the low voltage being experienced in Luapula, Muchinga and Northern provinces will now come to an end. Mr. Kapata says it is now Zesco’s hope that ...

The President’s Special Aide for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has maintained former vice president Guy Scott was behind the fuel crisis Zambia faced early this year. Mr. Chanda says it is clear that at any given time, a country is supposed to have a minimum of 16 days of fuel stocks but that at the time that President ...

Benedict Cumberbatch is supporting a drive to raise money for Syrian refugees, by lending his support to the release of a charity single. He is introducing a short video called Help is Coming, which accompanies the Crowded House track of the same name. The 20-year-old track is available as a 7″ vinyl and download, with the band giving their blessing ...

The number of migrants entering Hungary from Serbia hit a new record on Saturday amid tension in eastern Europe over how to deal with the crisis. More than 4,000 people walked across the border with Serbia just as the authorities in Hungary were completing preparations to seal the frontier. Europe is struggling to cope with an enormous influx of people, ...

The three candidates contesting the Solwezi West Parliamentary by-elections slated for 24th September have all expressed confidence to scoping the seat. United National Independent Party (UNIP) candidate John Njombi says he is 100 percent confident of winning the seat left vacant by the untimely death of incumbent Humphrey Mwanza. Mr. Njombi says he is gaining ground, adding that come September ...

Political scientist Neo Simutanyi has observed that Zambia’s current economic challenges can only be resolved through dialogue. Dr. Simutanyi has advised that government need to engage in political dialogue with other stakeholders as the country’s status quo is no longer acceptable. He states that time to talk is now. Dr. Simutanyi is suggesting that President Edgar Lungu should emulates how ...