The opposition Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) has joined stakeholders in condemning the attack on a woman in Southern Province by suspected UPND supporters last week. ZRP National Information and Publicity Secretary David Kafwanka says it is worrying that the party which wants to be in office is tolerating such barbaric acts. Mr. Kafwanka says attacks on women must not be ...

The Zambia Centre for Inter – Party Dialogue (ZCID) in partnership with the Netherlands for Multi party Democracy (NIMD) has targeted to train a total of 27, 000 political party poll agents to monitor next week’s general elections. Under the Political Parties Capacity Building for poll watching, the project has so far trained a total of 148 provincial and national ...

Indo Zambia Bank is planning to roll out its micro-credit programme which aims at providing affordable loans to economically disadvantaged women. The programme is helping bridge the financial gap among poor communities through provision of loans to women’s clubs and inculcating in them, a culture of saving. Indo Zambia Bank Administration and Public Relations Manager Herbert Tembo has told QTV ...

A Lusaka police officer has died after being shot by armed robbers who attacked the vehicle carrying the money from the bank and went away with undisclosed amount of money. The incidence happened in Lusaka this morning when the police officer accompanying the cash van was shot by the armed robbers after the exchange of fire and was rushed to ...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that the November election could be “rigged”. He told a rally in Columbus, Ohio, that he had heard “more and more” that the contest would be unfair. He offered no immediate evidence. At another event he called Democratic rival Hillary Clinton “the devil”. Mr Trump has come under fire from across the political ...

The Agriculture Technical and Professional Staff Union of Zambia (ATPSUZ) General Secretary Joe Kamutumwa says unless Zambians are instilled with culture of paying back loans, the initiative by some political parties of giving loans to farmers remain a non-starter. Mr. Kamutumwa says while the initiative of giving loans to farmers is progress politicians must not bury their heads in the ...

Government has been encouraged to go a step further and revamp other textile companies in the country in order to promote higher-quality artisanal textile production in Zambia. Jessy Banda, a Handloom Weaver from Ndola, says the reopening of Mulungushi Textiles in Ndola is a step in the right direction but that government should go a step further and revamp Kafue ...

The Zambia Weight and Measures Agency (ZW&MA) has reassured farmers across the country that the weights used by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) during this maize marketing season were accurately verified for accuracy. ZW&MA Public Relations Officer Diana Ngula says the only challenge the agency is facing is the fact that some private buyers may not be using verified weights ...

Nkana striker Ronald Kampamba says he is not feeling any pressure of returning home on loan after a two-year stint abroad. Kampamba rejoined Nkana in July on a twelve month loan just a year and a half after signing on with Egyptian club Wadi Degla before spending the 2015/2016 season on loan at Belgium club Lierse. The Zambia striker and ...

The Independent Church of Zambia (ICOZ) has urged all political parties to put their houses in order ahead of next week crucial elections. ICOZ Board Chairperson Bishop David Masupa says the people of Zambia want to have peaceful elections as opposed to the new culture that they have introduced just to be in power. Bishop Masupa says the political players ...