Ruling PF Chingola based Members of Parliament have been cautioned to treasure their present status in Parliament as it may be their last. NAREP president Elias Chipimo Junior has particularly cautioned Nchanga Member Wylbur Simuusa and his Chingola counterpart Joseph Katema to be wary of their stay in Parliament may soon come to end. Mr. Chipimo says because the Mr. ...

Opposition FDD president Edith Nawakwi says she is still doubtful the PF government has the capacity to effectively manage Zambia’s energy sector. Ms Nawakwi, who is also Former Energy minister, thinks that the PF government lacks planning strategies that can grow the country’s energy sector. She has also regretted that ZESCO is currently not operating efficiently. Ms. Nawakwi believes that ...

Manchester United moved above rivals Manchester City to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable win over struggling Sunderland. After a subdued start, Memphis Depay scored his fourth goal of the season by tucking in from Juan Mata’s cut-back. United doubled the lead 40 seconds after the break as Wayne Rooney bundled home from close range to end ...

Russia and Estonia have exchanged two convicted spies over a bridge separating the countries. Estonian security official Eston Kohver was sentenced to 15 years in a Russian jail last month. He was swapped for Aleksei Dressen, who was imprisoned in Estonia in 2012 on charges of spying for Moscow. Kohver’s case provoked a diplomatic row, with Estonia and the EU ...

Former PF Director of Media and Publicity Brian Hapunda has dispelled as a concocted voice play back a phone conversation between him and Ephraim Shakafuswa of United Party for National Development (UPND) which has gone viral on social media. Mr. Hapunda says he was in Lusaka at the time President Edgar Lungu was leaving the country for the UN General ...

Zambia’s High Commissioner Designate to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has urged Zambians in that country as well as in other territories under his Mission’s representation to take advantage of the upcoming consultative forum on formulation of a national Diaspora policy. Mr. Mwamba says calling upon Zambians to do so by making submissions that will help address their challenges. He is ...

The First Lady Esther Lungu appealed to global leaders to emphasize the importance of women’s health in her speech at the Taskforce on Women and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) at the UN General Assembly in New York. Mrs. Lungu who is one of the speakers at the event urged global leaders to realize that when women are helped to lead healthy ...

State House has dismissed as unfair insinuations that the outcome of the Solwezi West Parliamentary by-election is a sign that President Edgar Lungu has been rejected in North Western Province. UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma has been reported to have alleged that his party won the Solwezi West Parliamentary seat because people are upset with unfulfilled PF government promises in the ...

Acting Republican President Inonge Wina has congratulated the ruling PF and opposition UPND for winning the Lubansenshi and Solwezi West Parliamentary by-elections respectively. Ms. Wina has also congratulated the losing political parties and candidates that participated in the two by-elections for being magnanimous in conceding defeat. She is particularly pleased that despite the current economic challenges the country is experiencing, ...

Chieftains Kawaza of the Chewa people in Katete district has warned traders in her chiefdom against exploiting consumers. Speaking yesterday when she received a team from the Consumer Competition Protection Commission (CCPC), Chieftainess Kawaza sad it was sad that people in villages have continued to be exploited by traders because of lack of information on rights that protect them. She ...