The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSCO) has bemoaned the city’s continued sanitation crisis that claims lives through regular occurrence of diarrhea diseases. LWSC Managing Director Jonathan Kampata says this has been triggered by dependency on pit latrines by 90 percent of people in the city’s per-urban areas, which are poorly constructed. In a speech read on his behalf by ...

Economic and Equity Party (EEP) president Chilufya Tayali has dismissed assertions that he is seeking a political position in the ruling Patriotic Front following his recent support of government’s decision to procurement 42 fire trucks at a total cost of US$42 million. Mr. Tayali says he’s dismayed by what he has described as mere political ranting by some political players ...

  Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says the United States of America is a strategic bilateral partner in Zambia’s development agenda. Mr. Kalaba says the USA has been Zambia’s all-weather friend from the time the country gained independence in1964. He says development projects being spearheaded by the Millennium Challenge Account and USAID have greatly improved Zambia’s wellbeing and as SUCH; ...

Football Association of Zambia Secretary General Ponga Liwewe has commenced legal proceedings against Maureen Kawengele, the author of an opinion piece which he says is full of falsehoods and is defamatory in nature. In the article in questioned posted on her facebook page and published by Zambia Reports,Ms Kawengele questioned Mr Liwewe’s claim that he had been dealing with Largardere ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission through its Anti Money Laundering Investigations Unit has arrested a Lusaka businessman for money laundering activities involving over K2 million. Commission public relations officer Theresa Katongo says Augustine Menyani, 47, of House No. 1080, Chamba Valley Phase 3 in Lusaka has been arrested for attempting to obtain credit by false pretences, forgery and uttering of false ...

Opposition United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) president Charles Chanda has government cautioned to be careful with the amendment of the constitution. Mr. Chanda has reminded the PF government that it will not be in power forever, thus the need to ensure the amendments are done correctly to avoid a situation where the same constitution would haunt them in future. ...

Governance Activist Leslie Chikuse has written to Chief Justice Ireen Mambilima to asking her to consider constituting a tribunal to investigate the procurement of 42 fire tenders by the ministry of local government at a total cost of US$42 million. Mr. Chikuse says the issue has raised a lot of suspicions hence need for a tribunal to be constituted. He ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza has described the salary increments awarded to public service workers as a mockery. Government and the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions have reached an agreement to increase salaries for civil servants by between 7.4 and 9.6 percent effective January, 2018. He has since urged government to revise the percentage increase further ...

Alexandre Lacazette stole the spotlight from record breaker Gareth Barry as the Arsenal striker’s double clinched a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Monday.Albion midfielder Barry broke Ryan Giggs’ Premier League appearance record by playing in his 633rd game, but it was Lacazette who ended the night as the centre of attention at the Emirates Stadium. The France forward ...

After years out of the limelight, Shania Twain is back with her fifth studio album. We caught up with the 52-year-old country star during a hectic week of promo. Back in July 2003, she performed in London’s Hyde Park. I know because I was there, reporting on the gig for this very website. If you’d have told either of us ...