The Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) has announced that its customer base grew by 16 percent in 2015 from 850, 000 in 2014 to 978,000. Chief Executive Officer Bruce Dick says this was despite the challenge of the tightened monetary policy stance of the Central Bank. Mr. Dick has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that the bank also ...

University of Zambia (UNZA) Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Enala Mwase has expressed concern that despite the institution churning out graduates, employment opportunities in the country have become scarce. Professor Mwase said this during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with British American Tobacco Zambia and the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) aimed at preparing UNZA students ...

The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) will soon engage Secretary Generals of all political parties in the quest to ensure the protection of media personnel ahead of this year’s general election. IBA Director General Josephine Mapoma says the IBA wants to get an assurance from these senior party officials that their cadres will desist from harassing Journalists in the course of ...

  Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) vice president Richard Kazala has described as false media reports suggesting that the Association has appointed Simataa Simataa as General Secretary. Kazala in a statement issued today says Executive Committee has not met to deliberate over the appointment of the General Secretary to take over from George Kasengele who indicated that he was parting ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs has warned that all registered societies including political parties which have not paid their statutory obligations face deregistration in the first week of April. Ministry Spokesperson Moses Suwali says all registered societies operating in the country are required to pay statutory fees in accordance with the Registrar of Societies Act. Mr. Suwali states societies which ...

A flyover under construction in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) has collapsed, killing at least 18 people and injuring others. Many people are feared trapped under the concrete and steel bridge, which fell on a busy road. Images show residents using their bare hands to help the rescue effort. Safety issues such as lack of inspections and the ...

Over 1.2 million males have been circumcised since the introduction of the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) campaign in 2007. Speaking during the Launch of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) campaign in Lusaka today, Health Deputy Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says Zambia has set itself a target to circumcise 80% of HIV-negative uncircumcised men which will prevent approximately 340,000 new ...

Oscar-winner Mark Rylance is facing competition from Luther star Idris Elba in the bid to be named best leading actor at this year’s Bafta TV awards. The pair are nominated alongside Ben Whishaw and Stephen Graham, cited for London Spy and This is England ’90. Sheridan Smith is in the running for the leading actress award, for her role as ...

Presidential candidate Donald Trump briefly called for “some form of punishment” for women who have abortions, if it became illegal. His initial comments made during a town hall event with cable network MSNBC sparked a wave of criticism. However, Mr Trump quickly reversed his position, saying only the person who performed the abortion should be punished. But he maintained: “My ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has advised the Teaching Council to conduct wide consultation with stakeholders in the process of formulating the code of ethics for teachers if the country is to realize the benefit of having an effective teachers’ ethics board. CSPR Information and Communications Officer Maxson Nkhoma says it is wrong for the teaching council to ...