Political Scientist Alex Ng’oma has advised the Patriotic Front leadership against sidelining founding members in preference for new comers if the party is to remain strong ahead of the 2016 elections. Dr. Ng’oma says founding PF Members who feel sidelined have so many reasons to complain considering that they worked so hard for the party. He says it is important ...

Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda says Government is concerned with the high cost of fertilizer in the country which most farmers cannot afford. Mr. Lubinda says this high cost of fertilizer means the country should expect reduced production in the coming farming season. He however, says government is looking at how best it can intervene to help reduce the cost of ...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has rejected claims that there is a player revolt at the club. Earlier on Tuesday, Blues midfielder Cesc Fabregas denied reports that he was organising a “mini-revolt” at the Premier League champions. Chelsea are 15th in the table, having lost six of their first 11 league matches this season. “It’s a very sad accusation because you ...

The Bank of Zambia (BOZ) has raised the policy rate to 15.5% from 12.5% with immediate effect in an effort to curb soaring inflation which hit double digits in October. Speaking during a quarterly media briefing in Lusaka today, BOZ Governor Denny Kalyalya says to allow for better functioning of the credit market, the monetary policy committee also decided to ...

Oscar-winning writer and actor Colin Welland has died aged 81 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, his family has announced. Welland won an Oscar in 1982 for best original screenplay for writing the film Chariots of Fire, about two athletes at the 1924 Olympic Games. He famously used his acceptance speech to declare: “The British are coming.” As an actor, he ...

Local Government and Housing Minister Stephen Kampyongo has installed a new board of the National Housing Authority (NHA) with a call on members to provide affordable and decent housing for all Zambia. Mr Kampyongo has since advised members not to be liabilities to the housing authority by making demands that cannot be met by the company. He stated that Board ...

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has described claims that militants linked to Islamic State brought down a Russian airliner as “propaganda”. He told the BBC that it was too early to say what had caused the crash. The Airbus 321 is thought to have broken up in mid-air over the Sinai peninsula on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board. ...

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the construction of quality roads in the Country. Transport and Communication Deputy Minister James Kapyanga says government is also committed to implementing capacity building programmes for the road transport sector. Mr. Kapyanga says the overall objective of such programmes is to contribute to the promotion of equitable economic growth and poverty reduction and ...

Higher Education Minister Michael Kaingu’s proposal to hike tuition fees as a way of reducing congestion in colleges and Universities has not been received well. University of Zambia Post Graduate Students Association Secretary General Lackson Lungu says it is immoral for the Minister to consider hiking fees under the current economic situation as a way of addressing congestion. Mr. Lungu ...

South Africa’s Transnet has proposed to establish a multi-purpose fuel pipeline from Ndola to Lusaka which will help Zambia reduce its fuel pump price, among other benefits. Transnet has also offered, on terms that could be agreed on later, to pass on to Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) its railway fuel tankers that it previously used to transport fuel stocks between ...