The Youth Empowerment Network (YEN) is urging all well meaning and patriotic Zambians to stand up and take a step in removing their deceased relatives and friends from the Register of Voters. YEN is of the considered resolution that that Removal of the Deceased from the Register of Voters is everyone’s responsibility. YEN National Coordinator Agness Kasongo says his organization ...

The Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) have called on government to immediately resolve the depreciation of the local currency against major foreign currencies. ZUFIAW General Secretary Chingati Msiska says the union is concerned by the recent rapid depreciation of the kwacha against foreign currencies such as dollar, the British pound and the euro. Mr. Msiska has ...

Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) says the deterioration of Zambia’s balance of payment is a reflection of the widening deficit in its current account. The PMRC which is a nonprofit research and analysis think tank has observed that the country is therefore vulnerable to developments in the global economy. The PMCR has taken note that internal and external economic ...

Russia has launched air strikes in Syria for a second day. The strikes reportedly targeted positions in the north-west held by the Army of Conquest rebel alliance. Russia said it had struck four Islamic State (IS) facilities overnight, and destroyed a “terrorist HQ” outside Idlib and a command post near Hama. Russia carried out about 20 missions on Wednesday. The ...

The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company, with financial support from Devolution Trust Fund (DTF), has commissioned the K2 million water and sanitation project in Lusaka’s Kabanana area which will service about 1, 105 households. The specific works to be undertaken under this project will include construction of new water distribution networks of approximately 13.2 kilometers, rehabilitation and installation of a ...

The ruling PF has described as unfair assumptions that it is behind yesterday’s shooting at the Post Newspaper offices in Lusaka. The opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has alleged that his party suspects that the ruling PF is behind the shooting incident. But PF member Frank Bwalya has advised Mr. Hichilema stop making such wild statements as it is not ...

Opposition UNPD president Hakainde Hichilema has observed that Zambia’s volatile foreign exchange market boils down to lack of capacity by government to control costs. Mr. Hichilema says this also explains why the exchange market has also continued to depreciate the Country’s currency the Kwacha. He notes that the sharp depreciation of the Kwacha is however a reflection of how efficient ...

George Lwandamina says midfielder Clatous Chama is not in his immediate Zambia plans, despite enjoying good form at Zesco United. Chama, who is also coached by Lwandamina at Zesco, has been instrumental in the defending Faz Super League champions’ quest to defend their title with numerous assists and has also scored five goals so far this season. Furthermore, Zambia’s 2016 ...

Cristiano Ronaldo equalled Raul as Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer when he netted both goals in a 2-0 win at Swedish side Malmo in Champions League Group A on Wednesday. Former Spain striker Raul, now with New York Cosmos, hit 323 goals in 741 appearances for Real between 1994 and 2010, while Ronaldo has needed a mere 308 games to ...

Evangelical Youth Alliance International Executive Director Moses Lungu says UPND President Hakainde Hichilema is a dictator by refusing to go to the national convention. Reverend Lungu says if the UPND Leader is democratic as he claims, then he should allow party members to choose their leaders in accordance with the party constitution. Reverend Lungu has told journalists in Lusaka that ...