Businesses are shut in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as people celebrate the signing of a power-sharing deal aimed at ending a brutal five-year civil war. The deal will see rebel leader Riek Machar return to government as one of five vice-presidents. He and President Salva Kiir signed the agreement in neighbouring Sudan. Tens of thousands of people have been killed ...

The opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) has warned that using a private equity to amortize Zambia’s US$ 750 million Eurobond may be a conduit for corruption. ADD president Charles Milupi says corruption cannot be very far with the accumulation of extra interest that will come as a result of Zambia selling this Eurobond to a private company. Mr. ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has formally began the process of amending its constitution. Chairperson for legal affairs Brian Mundubile has disclosed during a PF interactive media forum held in Lusaka. Mr. Mundubile has also confirmed that part of the amendments will include provisions of who takes over party leadership when the incumbent dies or can no longer perform his ...

The Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) has revealed that it has so far pulled down over 200 fake Facebook accounts. This follows Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya’s instructions to ZICTA to write to Facebook to delete fake accounts, including 155 for President Edgar Lungu and 434 for Ministers. ZICTA Corporate Communications Officer  Hanford Chaaba, however, says ...

The Zambia Police in Kazungula District of Southern Province has charged and arrested Masilingi Mashekabo aged 36 in connection with the murder of his wife. Southern province  police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso says Mr. Mashekabo of Mambova village in chief sekute’s area, killed his wife aged 62 by beating her using a paddling stick after a marital dispute. Mr. Kapeso says ...

Finnish Ambassador to Zambia Timo Olkkonen has observed the urgent need to allow the Zambian maize market function without undue interference. Mr. Olkkonen says he has taken note that maize is a highly political crop in the Country. He says the maize market should however be allowed to function if Zambia’s Agriculture sector is going to remain sustainable. Mr. Olkkonen ...

The Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) has encouraged small scale framers to take their maize to solar milling plants and have it processed as way of creating value addition to their produce. Director General James Chirwa says farmers should not wait for a buyer to sell their maize when they can still have it processed into mealie meal and sell it ...

Research think tank BuyZed Campaign has urged youths in Zambia to buy-in government’s initiative of promoting aquaculture. Founder Evans Ngoma has urged youths in the Country to take advantage of the US$ 50 million targeted at empowering local communities in aquaculture under the Seventh National Development Plan. Mr. Ngoma says his organization believes that such an investment will be self ...

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has announced intentions of setting up two fruit processing plants at a cost of US$60 million in the Country. Chief Executive Officer Mateyo Kaluba has disclosed that one fruit processing plant will be set up in Chipata while the other in Solwezi at a total cost of US$30 million each. Mr. Kaluba says once operational, ...

President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to show his government’s seriousness in implementing economic austerity measures by firing corrupt government officials. Economic and Equity Party (EEP) leader Chilufya Tayali has observed that despite introducing austerity measures, the fight against corruption in Zambia does not seem stern enough. Mr. Tayali states that from the EEP point of view, the manner ...