The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has expelled its Vice President Chifumu Banda. He was suspended in December 2016. And the FDD has so far raised one million Kwacha (K1, 000, 000) towards the holding of the party national convention. Briefing journalists in Lusaka following last week’ National Policy Committee, FDD National Chairman Potipher Chungu says the party ...

All People’s Congress President Nason Msoni has questioned where the K2 million for holding consultations on whether or not Zambia should remain a member of the International Criminal Court when government has said there is no money for holding the referendum on the expended Bill of Rights. Mr Msoni says what is even more surprising is that the money has ...

Fans gathered to honour Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher at a public memorial service in Los Angeles on Saturday, three months after the actresses died. The mother and daughter were remembered in the 1,200-seat theatre at Hollywood’s Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The event included a tribute song by James Blunt and a performance by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los ...

Zambia and Zimbabwe played out to a barren draw in an international friendly match played at National Sports Stadium on Sunday. Coach Wedson Nyirenda had made his attacking intentions clear in his lineup, having handed the front role to Jackson Mwanza and Ronald ‘Sate Sate’ Kampamba. It was the host team that started strong with Rodwell Chinyengetere having a shot ...

PF Kaputa Member of Parliament Maxas Ng’onga has reiterated his commitment to end child marriage in his constituency, saying it is a priority of the PF government. Mr. Ng’onga says he has taken significant steps towards the promotion and coordination of national initiatives aimed at ending child marriage in Kaputa in partnership with other stakeholders. He has therefore, called on ...

Two Multi-million dollar Shopping Malls are set to be constructed in Kabwe town with one of the malls taking shape already. Central Province Minister Sydney Mushanga says government is constructing two shopping malls in Kabwe and will simplify shopping. Mr. Mushanga says one shopping mall is opposite Kabwe Chapel and the other one will be next to Zambia – China ...

England and defending champions Germany remained on course for the 2018 World Cup on Sunday while Danny Blind was sacked as Dutch coach after his misfiring team faced missing a second straight major finals. At Wembley, Jermain Defoe marked his international comeback with a goal as England toiled to a 2-0 victory over Lithuania. Defoe, 34, who was making his ...

More than 3,500 Australian residents have been evacuated as a cyclone carrying winds up to 240km/h (150 mph) moves towards the Queensland coast. Cyclone Debbie is expected to intensify into a Category 4 system before it arrives early on Tuesday local time. Some people have refused to leave despite warnings the destructive core could be as wide as 100km (62 ...

Former Transport and Communications William Harrington has encouraged President Edgar Lungu not to ignore calls for him and opposition leaders to dialogue in resolving their matters. Mr. Harrington says remaining obstinate over this matter will not help the nation in any way. Mr. Harrington says the Head of State must learn lessons from the failure by the UPND to recognize ...

The Confederation of Trade Unions of Zambia (COTUZ) is pleased with the aggressiveness by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) in taxing mining companies in the country. ZRA Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says the authority will in the next few weeks start auditing all major mining firms in the country and that the forensic audit will be done in an objective ...