Government has justified the banning of South African gay television presenter and singer, Somizi Buyani Mhlongo, from performing in Zambia. Information and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Chanda Kasolo says by the fact that Zambia is a Christian nation government cannot allow anyone to come and pervert the Country’s morals. Mr. Kasolo says government is fully aware that the banned South ...

President Edgar Lungu says he is not fit to be called Dr. Edgar Lungu as he does not yet have a doctorate degree. President Lungu however states that PhDs and professorships actually mean nothing to him. He says even if he was to be conferred with a PhD he would not want to be recognized as such, because he prefers ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it has not instituted any investigation into the suspicious financial transactions former presidential press aide Amos Chanda is alleged to have engaged in last year. In the 2018 Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) report, Mr. Chanda is cited as having moved US$ 3.3 million in suspicious financial transactions. But ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono has ...

Former Presidential press aide Amos Chanda has declined to comment on speculation that he is considering fleeing the country for fear of being prosecuted over alleged financial crimes. During a media briefing to announce his resignation last Thursday, Mr. Chanda confirmed that he is among those mentioned in the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) 2018 financing trends report. But when contacted ...

The National Restoration Party (NAREP) has urged Zambians not to entertain the proposal of having a provision of a coalition government in the Republican Constitution. NAREP spokesperson Bwalya Nondo says a coalition government cannot work in the country’s democratic system. Mr. Nondo has argued that a coalition can only work at a parliamentary level and not what is being proposed. ...