The Iraqi government has declared three days of national mourning after a huge bomb in the capital Baghdad killed at least 125 people and wounded about 150. A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Rescuers said whole families had been wiped out and many ...

UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani has called for stringent measures in curbing Gender Based Violence in the country. Mr. Mapani says this is the problem that requires concerted efforts in curbing the vice. Meanwhile, Mr. Mapani has charged that the continued stripping of women naked in public should be blamed on the ruling PF as they ...

The Zambia Union of Financial and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) has urged ZANACO management to respect the laws of the land. ZUFIAW President Chingati Msiska says it is unfortunate that ZANACO has gone ahead with the voluntary separation even after the union and management agreed to look at proper terms before implementing it. He explains that there was a lot that ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says Zambians should weigh the political party manifestos of parties contesting the August elections and see which party deserves to be in office. Mr. Sinkamba says the failure by some parties to articulate how they intend to transform the nation shows that they are not serious in taking the nation forward. Mr. Sinkamba says Zambians ...