The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) says reducing the price of mealie meal to k85 will not have a significant impact on the ordinary Zambians. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says k85 for a 25kilograms bag of mealie meal is still too high for the poor majority Zambians to afford. He says there is need for government to ensure ...

President Edgar Lungu says government has formulated attractive investment policies, thereby making Zambia a preferred destination for investment in the Southern African Region. The Head of State said this at State House this morning when he received letters of credence from High Commissioners and Ambassadors designate to Zambia from Turkey, Uganda, Nepal and Malawi. President Lungu says it is his ...

Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations squad has agreed to accept any win bonus proposal from the government in order to avoid a recurrence of past rows. The Ghana football Association announced the decision, saying the players wanted to show they are ready to play for their nation and not motivated only by money. At the 2014 Brazil World Cup Ghana’s ...

Theresa May has said the UK “cannot possibly” remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean “not leaving the EU at all”. But the prime minister promised to push for the “freest possible trade” with European countries and to sign new deals with others around the world. She also announced Parliament would get to vote on ...

The ruling PF has been advised to always lead by example in ensuring that it’s constitution remains in balance with the Republican Constitution. Electoral Expert MacDonald Chipenzi is urging the ruling party to principally ensure that the interpretation of its constitution does not infringe upon its members’ rights. Mr. Chipenzi believes that in a democracy like that of Zambia political ...

The Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has expressed concern over the continued illegal exportation of mealie-meal to neighboring countries. MAZ National Coordinator Andrew Chintala says the smuggling that is taking place has negatively affected the industry and calls for government’s commitment to ensure that the smuggling is put to an end. He says this can be done if government formalizes ...

Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya is expected to arrive in Berlin tomorrow to attend the 9th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) and Agricultural Ministers’ Conference commencing on 19th January, 2017. The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, organised annually by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, is an international conference that focuses on central questions concerning the future ...

The opposition UPND has charged that it is not afraid to contest the 2021 general elections whether President Edgar Lungu seeks re-election or not. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says his party does not in fact consider President Lungu’s declared interest to stand in 2021 as a threat in any way to its contesting the elections. Mr. Katuka has wondered ...

The Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Felix Mutati led faction has described the announcement by Dr. Nevers Mumba that his group will hold a convention in March this year as a ‘Joke of the Year’. MMD Acting Spokesperson Tobias Kafumukache has said the MMD convention that Dr. Mumba plans to hold is neither here nor there. Mr. Kafumukache says Dr. ...

President Edgar Lungu has accorded late former cabinet Minister Misheck Chiinda an official funeral. The late Mr. Chiinda, aged 69, died at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka on Saturday. The funeral gathering is being held at his farm House in Chikankata District in Southern Province. President Lungu has also declared Thursday 19th January, 2017, the day on which Mr. ...