The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has called on the government to settle all outstanding arrears owed to workers as the year 2015 comes to an end. And the trade union has noted some positives recorded in the labour sector such as the lifting of the wage and employment freeze by government. FFTUZ National Women’s Chairperson Charity ...

Bristol say they have not reached a deal with the Rugby Football Union over the appointment of Steve Borthwick as England forwards coach. The RFU earlier released a statement confirming former England captain Borthwick will join new head coach Eddie Jones’ backroom team. Borthwick joined Bristol as forwards coach after the World Cup, having worked under Jones with Japan. “We ...

Former President Rupiah Banda has called for reconciliation among Zambians in order to foster economic and social development. Mr. Banda says Zambians only have one country and must therefore work together to find solutions to the challenges being faced. He notes that the problems of unemployment, youth agitation, hunger and power shortages among others are not peculiar to Zambia and ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) in Western Province has called for reconciliation among political players ahead of the 2016 tripartite election in order to avert any possible violence. NAREP Western Province Youth Chairman Songiso Simasiku says there is need for political leaders more especially those who will be taking part in the elections to reconcile with each other. Mr. ...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says Small Scale Entrepreneurs are the engine and drivers of any economy in the world including Zambia’s in the quest for economic diversification and job creation. Mr. Hichilema points out that the so called Jerabos on the Copperbelt can easily be organised as small scale businesses or cooperatives that can later be given soft loans to ...

The hotly anticipated latest addition in the Star Wars franchise, The Force Awakens, has had its world premiere in Los Angeles. Stars from the original series including Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher joined newcomers including John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. The plot of the film remains a closely-guarded secret and a media embargo on reviews is in place ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a 36-year-old Tanzanian national for trafficking in heroin concealed in shoes. Commission Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo in a statement says Hussein Tayari Musa, 36, a Tanzanian businessman of Kibaha area in Dar-es-Salaam has been arrested for trafficking in heroin weighing 853g concealed in shoes. She says the suspect was arrested at Chirundu border ...

The global nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has closed a 12-year-long investigation into Iran’s nuclear activities – a key step towards lifting UN sanctions. The IAEA concluded Iran conducted nuclear weapons-related research until 2003 and to a lesser extent until 2009, but found no evidence of this since. A deal struck earlier this year with world powers to lift sanctions was ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflections (JCTR) says the country cannot afford to continue contracting more loans given the fact that the economy is going through a rough time. JCTR Director Fr. Leonard Chiti says the country already owes the international community a lot of money which it is struggling to pay back Reacting to the approval by Cabinet of ...

Government has dismissed reports suggesting that it has introduced a policy to compel teachers to wear uniforms. Addressing journalists in Lusaka today, Ministry of General Education Spokesperson, Hilary Chipango says these social media reports have resulted in agitation and anxiety among teachers in the country. Mr. Chipango says the ministry is concerned with these social media reports that have not ...