MMD faction leader Dr. Nevers Mumba says Zambia will continue retrogressing if corruption is not seriously fought. Dr. Mumba says given an opportunity to rule the country, he will ensure there is Zero tolerance to corruption. He adds that he would institute a forensic audit to ensure that whoever has stolen whatever belongs to the Zambian people pays back. Dr ...

Finnish Ambassador to Zambia Timo Olkkonen has called on government to uphold fiscal discipline. Mr. Olkkonen is concerned that Zambia has incurred more debts which could land the country in problems. He notes that while government is addressing the issue of debt, there is need to come up with stringent measures to ensure fiscal discipline. Meanwhile Mr. Olkkonen is happy ...

Kasama Municipal Council (KSM) has warned people encroaching on commercial and industrial plots on p47 area along Mbala Road to immediately stop their activities. Council Public Relations Officer Nancy Chenga says the council is aware that some suspected local farmers and individuals are cultivating on land that has been allocated to private citizens. Ms. Chenga says according to investigations conducted ...

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) says it is not responsible for the flooding at Cosmopolitan Mall in Lusaka. This comes after some Lusaka residents blamed the council for the flooding at Cosmopolitan Mall yesterday. Council Acting Public Relations Manager George Sichimba says the Mall is a private property and the responsibility of sorting out the flooding falls squarely on the ...

Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda has urged contractors working on sewer and water pipes installation in the district to speed up their works and desists from tempering with road infrastructure without first seeking permission from the Council. Mr. Chanda has warned that the Council will be left with no option, but to penalize Kruger Veolia Contractor, who has been engaged by ...

A 55 year- old man of Lusaka’s Chawama Compound has died of suspected suffocation while another was found in an unconscious state. In a statement, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the man whose particulars have not yet been established was discovered dead while the other person only identified as Sakala was found in an unconscious state due to suspected suffocation ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says government has made tremendous progress towards refining the Republican Constitution. Speaking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when he was transiting to Rome to attend a conference for Ministers of Justice, under the theme ‘A world without a death penalty, no justice without life’, Mr Lubinda says Lacunas in the constitution are of great concern to government. ...

Egypt sharpshooter Mohamed Salah continued a hot scoring streak by putting Liverpool ahead in a 1-1 English Premier League draw with Chelsea at the weekend.The 25-year-old, who spent two unsuccessful years at Chelsea before his career took off in Italy at AS Roma, has scored six goals in his last five matches. Salah is among 30 nominees for the CAF ...

(AllHipHop News) The 2017 Soul Train Awards aired last night. Bruno Mars, SZA, DJ Khalid, and Cardi B were among the honorees at the event. Mars was the big winner of the night. He was honored with awards for Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, Video Of The Year (“24K Magic”), Album/Mixtape Of The Year (24K Magic), Song Of The Year (“That’s ...

Zimbabwe has officially declared 21 February to be Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, thereby making the former president’s birthday a public holiday, the Herald newspaper reports. New President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to form a cabinet this week. Mr Mugabe resigned last week after a military intervention and days of mass protests. The police and army are to stage ...