United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has disclosed that the ruling Patriotic Front is plotting to send cadres to attack President Edgar Lungu with a view to implicate him as being responsible for the attack. Addressing journalists during a press briefing at his residence today, Mr. Hichilema says he is aware of the ploy by the ruling ...

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has urged government to take advantage of the prevailing situation within SADC region to generate the much needed revenue. CTPD Acting executive director Isaac Mwaipopo has observed that despite Zambia having demonstrated resilience to the changing weather patterns, Zambia has continued to pursue policies that discourage investments in the Agriculture sector. Mr. ...

President Edgar Lungu has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to examine the causes of the political violence before and after the 11th August, 2016 general elections. The Head of State has since tasked the commission to submit its report to the President within 120 days from the date of appointment. President Lungu has named the Inquiry in accordance with the ...

The media in the Country has been advised against ignoring reporting about issues that affect them. The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia Chapter has observed that the media in the Country appears to have paid a blind eye to issues of persecution and stifling of their freedoms. MISA Zambia Chapter Chairperson Hellen Mwale has wondered why media houses ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has dismissed concerns its preoccupation to having its August presidential election petition heard is eroding its significance to Zambia’s democracy. UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba says it is also not true that owing to this preoccupation his party is not in a position to render credible checks and balances to ...