The three church mother bodies namely Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia, Council of Churches in Zambia and Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops have been accused of playing double standards in playing their role of being neutral arbiters. Evangelical youth alliance international (EYAI), Executive Director Moses Lungu is concerned that the EFZ, CCZ and the ZCCB are not being objective in their ...

Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo has clarified that the government has only allowed the export of mealie meal and not maize as is being misinterpreted by some sections of society. Mr. Katambo says his ministry has observed that some statements being given out on the lifting of the ban on mealie meal exports are a bit misleading to the public as ...

Zambia is facing a budget deficit of 100 million United States dollars for carrying out response programs aimed at eliminating malaria by 2021. And Zambia records nearly 3.5 million cases of malaria each year despite significance progress made in reducing the number of malaria cases by 61 percent since 2001. Speaking during the inaugural end malaria council meeting, health minister ...

Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts federal agencies from using its products. It said the US failed to provide evidence to support the ban, and the firm also rejected claims it had links to the Chinese government. The US has restricted the use of Huawei products over national security concerns. It has ...

Oxfam Country Director Dailes Judge says adopting non-violent values and upholding the dignity of women in the society is key in fighting Gender Based Violence in the country. And Ms. Judge says celebrating women achievements in the society must not only be during the women’s day commemoration, but a way of life because it is key in countering Gender Based ...

The Solwezi Magistrates Court has sentenced an Immigration Assistant Officer to 2-years imprisonment with hard labour for obtaining money by false pretences and theft by public servant involving K 116,600. Principle Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili found Ben Mpundu Sokoni, 44, an Immigration Assistant Officer in charge of Zambezi District of house no. A26 Ndeke Compound, guilty on 13 Counts of ...

President Edgar Lungu has tasked a Ministerial Committee of the SADC Organ TROIKA to evaluate whether the Republic of Comoros that joined SADC in 2017 has satisfied the prerequisite conditions for new entrants to SADC. President Lungu who is the chairperson of the SADC organ on Politics, Defense and Security tasked the committee to assess whether Comoros has acceded to ...

The Human Right Commission has implored the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to reconsider its decision to suspend the broadcasting license of Prime TV and allow it to operate while addressing the identified shortcomings. Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya says after engaging various stakeholders, the Commission strongly recommends that the Independent Broadcasting Authority should consider lifting the suspension of Prime TV. Mr ...

The UK has been urged to submit fresh proposals within the next 48 hours to break the Brexit impasse. EU officials said they would work non-stop over the weekend if “acceptable” ideas were received by Friday to break the deadlock over the Irish backstop. The UK has said “reasonable” proposals to satisfy MPs’ concerns about being tied to EU rules ...

A teacher in Tanzania has been sentenced to death for beating a pupil so badly that he died of his injuries. Judge Lameck Mlacha said Respicius Mtazangira, 51, had acted maliciously when he repeatedly hit the child with a blunt object last August. The teacher had accused 14-year-old Sperius Eradius of stealing a female teacher’s handbag. Corporal punishment is illegal ...