Acting President Inonge Wina has disclosed that government spent over K4 billion on road accident related expenditure last year alone. Ms Wina says this has been a very costly undertaking and a drain on the limited national resources. Speaking in Lusaka today during the 2nd National Road Safety Indaba under the theme “Getting involved in promoting road safety, a shared ...

Marion Cotillard has broken her silence over the divorce of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, denying she played any part in the split. The French actress addressed rumours in an Instagram post. “Many years ago, I met the man of my life. He is my love, my best friend, the only one that I need,” she said. Cotillard also revealed ...

Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks after suffering a groin strain in Barcelona’s draw with Atletico Madrid. The striker went off on 59 minutes on Wednesday after a Diego Godin tackle. He was forced to miss Argentina’s World Cup 2018 qualifier against Venezuela earlier this month with a groin injury, but has played in all five La Liga ...

The governor of North Carolina has declared a state of emergency in the city of Charlotte, sending in the National Guard, as unrest over a police shooting continues. Violence erupted for a second night as protests over the killing of a black man spun out of control. One protester is in a critical condition after a “civilian on civilian” incident, ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has charged that Zambia’s external and domestic debt which is now approaching 12 billion United States dollars is scary. Mr. Sinkamba notes that the external and domestic debt is now close to 42% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). He says in the meantime, the resource envelopes for the nation have shrunk terribly, almost running dry ...

The Felix Mutati led MMD faction says it views its leader’s position in the PF government as strategic considering the fact that he is now responsible for running the country’s economy. National Secretary Raphael Nakachinda says the MMD therefore has an upper hand as it now has a stake in government. He has since dismissed the suggestion that the appointment ...

ActionAid Zambia says government should consider coming up with stringent measures that will ensure effective collection of tax revenue from corporates. ActionAid Zambia country director Nalucha Ziba says as an organization that advocates for equal tax justice, they are taken aback to hearing revelations that no mining company paid mineral royalty tax to government as they are mandated to do. ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has questioned whether government has the resources needed to construct another capital city. National Planning Minister Lucky Mulusa on Monday announced that Government is seriously considering creating a new Capital city away from Lusaka. But ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says government should look at how much it will cost to come up ...

Members of Parliament have been urged to support the creation of the new ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs when the motion is moved as the house begins sitting this Friday. Every Home for Christ Regional Director Bishop Richard Kakuwa says the creation of the Ministry should be supported by Members of parliament because of the vast benefits it ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has noted that Zambia has made progress in poverty eradication as evidence by 2010 and 2015 statistics from the Central Statistical Office. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano is urging government to come up with programmes which will stimulate rural development not only as a way to fight poverty, but also the inequality gap ...