Local Government Minister Vincent Mwale says government is making frantic efforts in motoring and controlling the sale and consumption of alcohol in the country. Mr. Mwale says government is concerned with the high cases of alcohol abuse in the country. Mr. Mwale tells Journalists in Lusaka that it is unfortunate that some manufacturers, distributors and bar owners are disregarding the ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma has observed that the current polarization in the country has greatly affected national development. Dr. Ng’oma is also advising politicians to avoid partisan approach towards national issues as this will work against national development. He says Members of Parliament should be seen to be working for the people as opposed to what was experienced in ...

United Nation Resident Coordinator Janet Rogan has commended government for its commitment in promoting Gender Equality in Zambia. Ms. Rogan has observed that there is more emphasis on gender equality starting with the President who has been appointed as gender champion by the African Union and United Nation. She says this is evident by a number of women he has ...

Political Analyst Chris Zumani Zimba has bemoaned the continued lack of interaction between the two major political parties, the Patriotic Front and the opposition United for National Development (UPND). Mr. Zimba says the lack of dialogue between the two, has contributed to heightened political tension in the country. He has admonished political parties refusing to dialogue with each other saying ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has advised President Edgar Lungu not to be emotional when he is criticized during this political period. Mr. Mulongoti is also advising President Lungu that with the Political tension in the country it is natural that the incumbent government feels the heat of the criticism. Mr. Mulongoti says tempers may rise and angry words exchanged, ...

Red Arrows captain Bronson Chama is set to return to action this weekend after serving a two match suspension. Chama missed the 1-1 draw at home to Lumwana Radiants and last week’s 3-1 victory away to Real Nakonde after he was sent off in his team’s 1-1 draw with Zanaco for a raised boot challenge against Ernest Mbewe on April ...

North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. The missile exploded shortly after take-off, they said – the second failed launch in the past fortnight. US President Donald Trump accused North Korea of showing “disrespect” towards China and its president. The missile was fired from a site in South Pyeongan province, north of Pyongyang, ...

The Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has called on government to look at the plight of Zambian workers especially the teachers and lecturers by making their conditions of services better and attractive for the education and skills sector to produce quality labour. In a statement ahead of the Labour Day celebrations scheduled for Monday 1st May, 2017, the coalition feels ...

The four lawyers, led by prominent Lusaka lawyer and ruling party legal counsel, Kelvin Bwalya Fube have withdrawn the motion-of-no -confidence against the Linda Kasonde-led LAZ executive counsel. The Law Association of Zambia Executive Counsel has since welcomed the development. Earlier it was deemed that motion was likely to fail as a perception had risen that it was a PF ...

The US is open to negotiations with North Korea aimed at removing nuclear weapons from the region, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said. But he said the US would use military force if necessary. The foreign minister of China, North Korea’s greatest ally, said a peaceful settlement was the “only right choice”. Mr Tillerson told a UN Security Council ...