Political historian Bizeck Phiri says there is need for the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition UPND to find common ground ahead of the impending dialogue. Professor Phiri says the two parties have a key role to play in the dialogue process hence the need for them to find common ground. He says there is need for the PF and ...

The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has signed a Service Level Agreement with the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) on increasing electricity up take in rural communities for duration of five years. Speaking at the signing ceremony, REA Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Musonda says with the mandate to develop electricity infrastructure in all rural areas in Zambia using technological options,REA could not ...

Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe says government is committed to improving the lives of the average Zambian citizen with financial inclusion as its major concern. In a speech read on her behalf by Ministry of Finance Accountant General Dr Chellah Sichembe at the launch of the 6th annual Insurance Week, Mrs Mwanakatwe says government wants to make Zambians understand and ...

The Opposition Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) has written to the Supreme Court requesting that the Court considers withdrawing the contempt of court cases against Gregory Chifire and others. Party President Sean Tembo says the Court is acting as Complainant, Prosecutor, Adjudicator and Executioner. Mr. Tembo says with such a scenario, the accused persons are unlikely to receive a fair ...

The eleven accident victims who died on 17th September 2018 in Mokopane, Limpopo province in South Africa have been put to rest. The funeral processions of the eleven victims were preceded by church services held concurrently in Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, Mufulira and Chingola. In Lusaka, Acting President Inonge Wina led hundreds of mourners in paying their last respects to three women ...

Government has been advised to seriously consider delaying the presentation of the 2019 national budget in view of the freezing of financial aid to Zambia by some cooperating partners. MMD Nevers Mumba led faction spokesperson Cephas Mukuka says his party strongly holds the view that next year’s national budget which is due for presentation this Friday, needs some restructuring. Dr. ...

Luka Modric was named the world’s best male player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in London. The Real Madrid midfielder, 33, beat former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, now with Juventus, and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the award. Modric won his third Champions League title in a row in May and guided Croatia to their first World Cup final in July. ...

The co-founders of photo-sharing giant Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, are both leaving the firm. Mr Systrom, the chief executive of the app, said they were departing to “explore our curiosity and creativity”. Instagram, which was purchased by Facebook in 2012 for $1bn (£760m) in cash and stock, now has more than one billion users. The exit comes amid ...

US President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court says he will not pull out because of “false accusations”. Brett Kavanaugh rejected allegations of sexual misconduct levied against him by two women, telling Fox News he had “never sexually assaulted anyone”. The judge and one of his accusers are due to testify publicly on Thursday. Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation would tilt ...

The Public Policy Institute of Zambia (PPIZ) has encouraged the government to take advantage of the pickup in copper prices on the international market to raise revenue. Institute President Fabian Chewe says the price of copper on the international market is signaling increase, hence the need to take advantage of this trend. Mr. Chewe has also observed the need for ...