The National Council for Construction (NCC) has described as saddening continued complaints of poor workmanship in the construction sector. NCC Executive Director Charles Mushota says the council’s concern is particularly that many of these complaints are coming from observers who not even engineers. Mr. Mushota states that it is in fact disappointing that laymen now appear to be more knowledgeable ...

Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition Alliance (CSO-SUN) has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to prioritize the enactment of the revised National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) Act of 1967 as he starts his new five year mandate. CSO-SUN program officer for advocacy and communication, Mwandwe Chileshe says there is urgent need to repeal NFNC Act of 1967 as it does ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says constituting a commission of inquiry to look into the post election violence would be a waste of resources and time. Mr. Sinkamba says the culprits of the violence the country experienced in the recent past are well known. He says there is no need to waste time coming up with a commission of inquiry ...

Chief Nsamba of the Unga people in Samfya District of Luapula Province has appealed to the Food Reserve Agency to pay farmers in his chiefdom who have supplied maize. He says farmers have waited for more than the stipulated two weeks when they are supposed to be paid after delivering the maize. Chief Nsamba says it is not fair for ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has welcomed President Edgar Lungu’s commitment to the fight against corruption during his five year term of office. FODEP Programs Officer Richard Mulonga says it is good that the President during his inauguration speech acknowledged that corruption is hindering development in the country. Mr. Mulonga says corruption takes the country backward hence the need ...

 Although Mamelodi Sundowns have previously defeated Zesco United, coach George Lwandamina says he was not in charge of the team and insists they have nothing to fear ahead of their CAF Champions League tie on the weekend. In the past few seasons, the Tshwane giants jetted off to Zambia to set up their pre-season camps and played a number of ...

Video sites such as YouTube will be forced to pay more to musicians and record companies under plans to reform European copyright laws. The draft directive will also require publishers and producers to tell performers or authors what profits their works have generated. The music industry has long criticised YouTube for failing to pay enough for content such as music. ...

The European Union needs a military headquarters to work towards a common military force, the Commission president has told MEPs in Strasbourg. Jean-Claude Juncker said the lack of a “permanent structure” resulted in money being wasted on missions. Part of his annual state of the union address was devoted to the UK’s unexpected vote to leave the EU. He insisted ...

Stakeholders have welcomed the pronouncement by President Edgar Lungu to appoint a commission of inquiry to look into the post election violence witnessed in some parts of the country. But the Southern Center for Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is advising President Lungu not only to focus on the post election violence, but also the violence that took place prior ...

The Football Association of Zambia (Faz) have axed George Lwandamina as Chipolopolo coach. Lwandamina leaves the post fourteen months following his appointment as caretaker coach, that culminated in Zambia’s failure to qualify to the 2017 Africa Cup with a game in hand after a 3-2 away loss, during a penultimate Group E qualifier against Guinea Bissau on June 4, 2016 ...