Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has welcomed the Lusaka High Court’s decision to dismiss an appeal in which former first secretary at the Zambian mission in Italy Andrew Banda was challenging his conviction and two-year jail sentence slapped on him by the Lusaka Magistrate’s court for corruption. TIZ Information Officer Charles Chulu says his organisation commends the High Court for its ...

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says young entrepreneurs need support to accelerate the development of their projects. Speaking during the launch of a K390,000 ‘Start Upper of the Year competition by Total targeting young entrepreneurs in Lusaka last evening, Ms Mwanakatwe says it is her ministry’s firm belief that such large capital injection in an initiative aimed at ...

Forum for Democracy and Democracy (FDD) Leader Edith Nawakwi has charged that Zambians will starve to death next year because of the poor agricultural policies implemented by the PF Government. And the FDD Leader has charged that the PF government has put a tombstone on the farmers in the country because of the changes in the implementation of the Farmers ...

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Pakistani forces have killed two Indian soldiers in firing along the de facto border that divides Kashmir between the two countries, India’s army has said. The incident happened in the Gurez area of Bandipora district on Monday evening, an army officer said. India and Pakistan have often accused each other of unprovoked firing along the disputed border. A ceasefire agreed ...

Chelsea’s players must look at themselves and start performing, former Blues stalwart Frank Lampard said on Monday as speculation continues to swirl over the future of manager Jose Mourinho. The Premier League champions’ have lost six of their opening 11 games and are 15th in the table as several of the club’s leading players such as Eden Hazard and Diego ...

Nkana coach Aggrey Chiyangi has praised his team’s spirit in Sunday’s convincing home win in the big Copperbelt derby over old foes Mufulira Wanderers. The 12-time champions crushed promoted Wanderers 3-0 on the penultimate day of the 2015 season at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe. Nkana’s win saw them end a three-match winless run as they came into Sunday’s match on ...

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has described claims that militants linked to Islamic State (IS) brought down a Russian airliner as “propaganda”. He told the BBC that it was too early to say what had caused the crash. The plane broke up over the Sinai peninsula on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board. On Monday, the airline Kogalymavia blamed ...

Politicians in the country are being encouraged to reconcile with one another unconditionally. Every Home for Christ (EHC) Regional Director Bishop Dr. Richard Kakuwa says Zambians are looking forward to seeing the formation of political relationships. Dr. Kakuwa says the formation of political relationships will help overcome the acrimony in the political arena. He explains that genuine reconciliation does not ...

Economic analyst Yusuf Dodia says Zambia still remains an attractive investment destination where investors can make. Mr. Dodia however notes that the biggest challenge country faces is the volatility in the foreign exchange market. He has told Qfm News that such a situation entails that the Zambian market will be slightly more difficult in terms of how much disposable income ...