The Zambia Council of Social Development (ZCSD) has called on government to ensure that it reduces on the fiscal deficit in the 2017 national budget. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape notes the 2016 national budget had a lot of challenges in its implementation. Mr. Mwape states that his organization is also expecting to see high investment in the social sector ...

Evangelical Youth Alliance International has appealed to Zambians to pray for the President as he constitutes his team. EYAI Executive Director Moses Lungu says there people that are positioning themselves for appointment who are not genuine but have hidden agendas. He says it is thus important God grants President Lungu the wisdom he need when making appointments so that those ...

The Zambian DNA has called on all the appointed ministers so far to hit the road running as Zambia is in a hurry to develop. Zambian DNA Spokesperson Spuki Mulemwa says this is the time to deliver to the populace what was promised during campaigns. Mr. Mulemwa says all those elected must now go out and work for the people ...

The Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) has implored the incoming parliament to table the bill that will deal with pension reforms in the country. CSAWUZ Secretary General Joy Beene explains that the process of drafting the bill by the ministry of justice had started before parliament was dissolved. He notes as parliament opens, the bill should ...

Three times European champions Inter Milan were stunned 2-0 at home by Israeli side Hapoel Beer-Sheva and Manchester United were floored by a late goal from Feyenoord as the Europa League group stage got underway on Thursday. The Israeli champions scored twice through Miguel Vitor and Maor Buzaglo in the second half to silence a sparsely populated San Siro and ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is two-for-two this week when it comes to trying on new personas (and wigs). In another hilarious turn, Arnold goes “undercover” as Howard, a trainer-turned-regional manager at Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach in which he surprises unwitting gym-goers with motivation and training advice. He shared the video today during his second Reddit AMA, where he didn’t disappoint. Among ...

Yeezy season approaching — from a whole other planet, apparently! Kanye West called out the fashion world during an NSFW Q&A with W Magazine — which the publication conducted in June but published on Thursday — in an extra-terrestrial, and extra aggressive way. “I refuse people who write me off as some rich kid taking a hobby, fashion as a ...

A boat has capsized after hitting a bridge in the central Thai city of Ayutthaya, killing at least seven including a child, local media say. The two-deck boat was travelling the Chao Phraya river at 04:00 local time (21:00 GMT) when the crash happened. It is said to have been carrying more than 100 people, and the number of casualties ...

A Patriotic Front Member Edwin Lifwekelo has encouraged PF members who will be left out in the appointments to be made by President Edgar Lungu. Mr. Lifwekelo says the President cannot appoint all members even those who have worked so hard to deliver him in office. He says their great job is to make sure that the party remains united ...

The driver of Power Tools Bus which was involved in a Road Traffic Accident in Serenje on Friday morning has been charged with 22 counts of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving. And twenty two bodies of the deceased in the same accident have so far been identified. Police Deputy Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the driver of the Power Tools Bus, ...