US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has declared victory in the Kentucky primary as she moves nearer the presidential nomination. With most of the votes counted in the state and less than 0.5% ahead, Mrs Clinton was declared the unofficial winner by one state official. In the night’s other primary contest Senator Bernie Sanders won in Oregon. Front-runner Mrs Clinton ...

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is willing to meet the North Korean leader to discuss Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. “I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” the businessman said of Kim Jong-un. Such a meeting would mark a significant change of US policy towards the politically isolated regime. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton ...

The Zambia Center for Social Development (ZCSD) has advised government not to push Civil Society Organizations against the wall by deceiving them on the enforcement of NGO Act of 2009. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape says the recent advertisement by the Ministry of Community Development calling on civil society organizations to register under the Act is unfortunate. Mr. Mwape says ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) says the holding of peaceful elections solely lies with political parties conducting peaceful campaigns. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says this means that campaigns by political parties must be devoid of hate speech. Mr. Cheembe has told QTV that SACCORD expects political parties to conduct politics of ideas and ...

Chief Nsamba of the Unga people of Lunga district in Luapula province has welcomed the K75.00 maize floor price recently announced by Government. He says the announced maize flow price will go a long way in reducing the price of mealie meal prices on the market. Chief Nsamba explains that if government purchase maize from farmers at a high price, ...

Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition is demanding that political parties include the aspect of nutrition in their manifestos. CSO-SUN Acting Country Director Eneya Phiri says all political parties should lay emphasis on the aspect of nutrition in their manifestos. Mr. Phiri says the Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition (CSO-SUN) has been exploring how political parties can effectively contribute to improving nutrition ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has cautioned Ministers against falling into the temptation of using Government resources in political campaigns. TIZ is urging Ministers to heed to President Edgar Lungu’s call for them not to abuse public resources. Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says his organization expects Ministers not to use government vehicles, equipment or office space for political campaign activities. And ...