Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara. Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan – the incident is the worst mass killing in decades. Police have arrested a local man, said to be a former employee of the centre, who went to a ...

Zambia Elections Information Centre (ZIEC) is appealing to the Church to single out political parties not embracing peace so that they can be helped. ZIEC Co-Chairperson Chimfwembe Mweenge has observed that some political leaders are pretending to embrace peace yet they are doing the opposite. Mr. Chimfwembe says the call made by President Edgar Lungu yesterday during the National Prayers ...

Advocacy Against Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence  has expressed concern that none of the nine presidential candidates is coming out clearly on how they intend to put to an end Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. Executive Director Bellion Chola says GBV has been identified as one of the greatest challenges in social development in the country and ...

The Non Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says prayers should be accompanied by actions. Commenting on yesterday’s national prayers for peaceful election, NGOCC Board Chairperson Sara Longwe says prayers without actions are mere illusions, stating that actions cement prayers. Ms. Longwe laments that Zambia has held prayer rallies without accompanying the prayers with actions. She states that Zambia appears to ...

Opposition Forum for Democracy and Development President (FDD) Edith Nawakwi is appealing Zambians to consider her achievements during the time she served in different portfolios under the MMD government and elect her president in the upcoming August elections. Ms. Nawakwi says she deserves to be given the opportunity because she has requisite experience to be president. She says Zambia needs ...