The Independent Churches of Zambia says there is need for political party leaders to embrace unity in an effort to end political violence in the country. Independent churches of Zambia board chairman, Bishop David Masupa notes that political party leaders are the right people to end the violence because they have the power to call on their followers not to ...

Teachers have been called upon to uphold the tenets of their profession and exert a positive influence on their pupils. National Action for Quality Education Deputy Executive Director Chisanga Mumba says teachers should uphold the ethics of the teaching profession and distance themselves from any bad conduct that could dent the image of the profession He says teachers should strive ...

Christ the Redeemer International Friends (CRFI) has reminded Zambians that the peace being enjoyed today was attained at a high cost by freedom fighters. CRFI Chairman Goodson Kamanga says Zambians should at all cost strive to uphold peace throughout the election period. Mr. Kamanga feels if the nation is to keep its record of being peaceful, Zambians must try by ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) has hailed government’s efforts in reducing maternal deaths especially in Lusaka province. ZNWL Executive Director Juliet Chibuta says the revelation by Lusaka Provincial Medical Officer Dr. Malama that maternal deaths in Lusaka are decreasing is pleasing to the women’s movement. She however, urges government to ensure that maternal mortality statistics also reduce at national ...

Police investigations have established that the alleged foreign nationals in the voters register whose names were published in some sections of the media are all Zambian Nationals. In May this year, Former Mazabuka Central UPND Member of Parliament and her Chongwe counterpart Sylvia Masebo reported at Woodlands Police station that over 500, 000 foreign nationals were in the voters register ...

Zambia Under-17 coach Oswald Mutapa says reaching the Cosafa Under-17 Cup semifinals is a massive boost ahead of his teams’ 2017 Caf Under-17 Cup qualifier engagements in August. The defending Cosafa Under-17 Cup champions downed Malawi 3-0 in their penultimate Group B match on Sunday to advance to the semifinals with a game to spare at the ongoing tournament in ...

New England manager Sam Allardyce admitted Wayne Rooney has a significant part to play in his plans but refused to give assurances about the player’s future as captain. Rooney recently expressed a desire to continue as skipper, despite criticism following England’s disastrous campaign at the 2016 European Championship in France. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho last week promised the 30-year-old ...

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 ...