Permanent Secretary in charge of Policy Analysis and Coordination at Cabinet Office, Bernard Kamphasa says the performance based contract system for permanent secretaries aimed at improving performance and accountability of public office holders will soon be extended to directors. Mr. Kamphasa says there is need for all public office holders to deliver quality services to the people, saying Directors and ...

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that Zambia has sound laws and regulations that are supportive to private sector growth. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says this explains why government enacted the Business Regulatory Act No.3 of 2014. Mrs. Mwanakatwe says since the enactment of this law, her Ministry has facilitated the necessary institutional framework to support ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) is urging all political parties to come out of the confrontational political mood and embrace each other. In a statement following a CCZ heads of churches and leadership meeting held in Lusaka, CCZ President Reverend Dr Alfred Kalembo says the church is concerned with the prevailing political environment that has caused tension in ...

You may remember Ryan Gosling trying and spectacularly failing to hold back his giggles at the Oscars last month. The La La Land actor was seen laughing on stage when the wrong film was announced as best picture. But he has now explained that he was just relieved that the commotion wasn’t the result of something more serious. “I thought ...

Police have identified Khalid Masood as the man who carried out the Westminster attack, as the death toll rose to five. Masood, 52, was born as Adrian Elms in Kent and was shot dead by police. He had not been the subject of any current police investigations. PC Keith Palmer, 48, Aysha Frade and US tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, were ...

West Ham striker Diafra Sakho is unlikely to play again this season because of the back injury he suffered in November. He has only played twice all season, having also missed the start of the season with a back problem. The 27-year-old has now returned to light training following surgery. “Diaf is essentially at the start of his own personal ...

The National Union of Public and Private Educators of Zambia (NUPPEZ) says it will not join the newly created Zambia Teachers Union (ZATU) which is as a results of the merger of four unions. NUPPEZ Vice President Nelson Mwale says this is because his union has different ideologies from those of the four teacher unions. And Mr. Mwale says NUPPEZ ...

Electoral Expert McDonald Chipenzi says it’s good that President Edgar Lungu has finally acknowledged the gaps that exist in Zambia’s governance system. Mr. Chipenzi says failure to address these GAPS; the nation will have challenges in improving and strengthening its governance system. He says acknowledgment of the existence of gaps in the governance system will help President Lungu and the ...

The Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) is optimistic that the cashew industry once established will earn the country as much revenue as copper does. CEEC Director General Likando Mukumbuta says the commission has established that roasted cashew nut is actually trading at a higher price than copper at US$ 6,000 per ton on the international market. Mr. Mukumbuta has told ...

MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba has dismissed reports circulating on social media that he has quit active politics. Dr. Mumba has since accused what he has termed as enemies of the MMD for being behind the circulation of such reports. He says the desire and wish that he retires from active politics will not come to pass. In an interview ...