Governance Activist Leslie Chikuse has advised United Party for National Development (UPND) members of parliament to find better ways of airing out their grievances. Mr. Chikuse says boycotting the presidential address to parliament is not the best way to do so. He says the UPND Members of Parliament should in the name of unity behave like legislators and attend to ...

Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) has welcomed government’s directive for school managements to confiscate cell phones found in possession of learners in schools. BETUZ Spokesperson Kabika Kakunta says the move will help learners to concentrate on their education instead of spending a lot of time on their phones. Mr. Kakunta notes that cell phones have negatively affected the ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has castigated the UPND for justifying the boycott of President Edgar Lungu’s address to Parliament by its Members of Parliament of President. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has described the justification as cheap and irrational. He says the conduct exhibited by UPND Members of Parliament on Friday was an attempt to cause trouble. In an interview ...

Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) will next month sign a US$600 million grant contract for the rehabilitation of the Port of Dar es Salaam. TPA Director General Deusdedit Kakoko has told media briefing in Lusaka today that the rehabilitation is aimed at ensuring effective transportation of cargo as well as reduce the time it takes to transfer cargo. Mr. Kakoko has ...

Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving. Downing Street said she would write a letter to the European Council, adding that it hoped negotiations on the terms of exit and future relations could then begin as quickly as possible. An EU spokesman said it was “ready and waiting” for ...

Advocacy Against Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence has been praised President Edgar Lungu for providing direction and leadership in curbing Gender Based Violence related cases in the country. Executive Director Bellion Chola has also welcomed the President’s stance calling for effective management on the production and sale of alcohol, noting that this is a source of most GBV cases. ...

Patriots for Economic Progress (PEP) has noted with regret the absence of a voice of reason from the opposition to hold the PF Government accountable. PEP President Sean Tembo says this vacuum has largely been created by the failure of the opposition UPND to discharge its responsibilities as the main opposition political party in Zambia. Mr. Tembo notes that when ...

The Human Rights Commission has launched investigations into the killing of a Zambia Air Force officer in Police cells at Woodlands Police Station. Commissions Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya says the Commission strongly condemns the alleged killing of Sergeant Mark Choongwa who was in custody at Woodlands Police on Saturday, 18th March ,2017. Mr Muleya says the Commission wants to ensure that ...

The Football Association of Zambia has confirmed that the Zambia men’s senior national football team will play two international friendly matches with Tanzania on March 24 and 26. Chipolopolo coach Wedson Nyirenda has since summoned 20 players, including Zamalek striker Emmanuel Mayuka among several new call-ups. “Most of the players are locals, the only foreign based players we have added ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has blamed the ruling Patriotic Front for moral degradation in the country. Mr. Hichilema says it is appalling to hear President Edgar Lungu saying he’s disturbed by the increase in the moral gradation in the country. He says if President Lungu meant what he said, he was going to stop PF ...