Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda says Zambia has all the ingredients to be the food basin of Africa. Mr. Lubinda says this is the more reason the PF government has put diversification on the top of the agenda to maximize the potential that the country has. Mr. Lubinda says the PF Government also wants to capitalize on what the nation has ...

Operation Young Vote (OYV) Executive Director Guess Nyirenda has observed that it is only when young people become serious that Zambia will move from the shackles of poverty. Mr. Nyirenda says Zambians must question the recent declaration of asserts to the tune of K23.7 million by President Lungu. Mr. Nyirenda says he has problems with such an increase in ones ...

Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Henrik Cederin has disclosed that Sweden is in the process of launching an energy facility in the Zambia. Mr. Cederin explains that the energy facility that will be set up will help provide solutions for off grid energy. He adds that tenders will soon be open adding that by the end of the year, the process ...

UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says the only way to stop the PF from perpetrating violence is to remove them from office during the August 11th general elections. Mr. Moono says even President Lungu’s commitment to end political violence is questionable. He says the PF through President Lungu are quick to condemn violence but are not ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is impressed with the peaceful campaigns so far exhibited by political parties taking part in the August 11th General Elections. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says despite the pulling down of campaign materials by some cadres, the campaigns so far are impressing. Mr. Mwanza says this is considering that in the past there were ...

Government through the Ministry of Gender has expressed concern at the increase in Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases despite many attempts to combat the vice. Gender Minister Professor Nkandu Luo says latest reports indicate that there is an increase of 7.7% in GBV cases in the country which she says is not inspiring. Professor Luo notes that what is more ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) says the increment of Chiefs’ Salaries is not timely and is a sabotage to an already bleeding national economy and budget which is already under pressure with a high deficit. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says it is illogical to introduce salary increment for any sector of civil service halfway in the year ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-S8l23N60s CHRIS Brown landed himself in a bit of trouble with the police yesterday. The Paradise singer posted two videos on Instagram, which revealed the story behind his recent run-in with the law in Amsterdam. Whispering, “We’re in the police station”, the star went on to explain that he “forgot about the license plates” after buying new bikes to tour around the city ...

ZAYN Malik has pulled out of his first UK performance at Capital FM’s Summertime Ball. The former One Direction heartthrob was forced to cancel his highly-anticipated appearance due to “haunting anxiety”. Zayn wrote to his loyal fans on Twitter: “To all those people who have been waiting to see me perform at the Capital Summertime Ball today.. “I flew into ...

Nkana’s attempt to end a sixteen-match winless run against Zesco United on Sunday, when they host the defending Faz Super League champions in the big Copperbelt derby at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe. Zesco enjoy one of the most coveted league records against Nkana, since the Ndola side was promoted in 2004. Five-time winners Zesco have eleven victories and five draws ...