Rwanda has reopened its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. The border was closed for several hours after the confirmation of a third case of Ebola in the Congolese city of Goma, where two people have already died. At least 2,700 people have been infected in the worst ...

The Christian Churches Monitoring Group says the failure by the Electoral Commission of Zambia to accredit its members and other non-partisan electoral stakeholders to observe the recent Katuba parliamentary by-election has the potential to reduce public confidence in the electoral process. Giving a post election statement on the Katuba by-election at a media briefing, CCMG Steering Committee Chairperson, Cleophas Lungu ...

Chief Justice Ireen Mambilima has noted an increase in the number of people reporting their problems to the courts of law. Justice Mambilima says the small claims court has proved to be a huge success for recovery of small debts as people now know and trust that the courts will give them redress. Speaking during the launch of the High ...

Lands and Natural Resources Minister Jean Kapata (Picture by Albert Mpezeni) Lands,Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Jean Kapata says the draft national land policy will be finalized and submitted to Cabinet by the end of 2019. Ms Kapata has told Parliament in a ministerial statement to update the house on the national land policy that the validation of the ...

UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema Opposition UPND leader, Hakainde Hichilima has given President Edgar Lungu 48-hours to locate the owner of the 48 houses in Lusaka’s Chalala area allegedly linked to corruption and bring the culprit to book. Mr. Hichilema says the Patriotic Front government and law enforcement agencies should for once stop insulting the intelligence of Zambians on the recent ...

A total of 20 Gender Based Violence related murders were recorded in the country in the second quarter of 2019 of which 11 victims were women, 6 men and 3 girls. And during the same period a total of 6,139 Gender Based Violence cases were reported countrywide of which 583 were child defilement cases 10 of which were against boys ...

Rwanda has restricted movement across its border with the DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. Parts of the border were closed after a third case of Ebola was identified in the Congolese border city of Goma, where two people have already died. It is the worst Ebola outbreak in the ...

Western Province Minister Richard Kapita says the province will host its first ever Expo in June 2020. Speaking launch of the home coming Zambia event, Mr Kapita says the expo will be held from 17th to 21st June, 2020 under the theme: “Economic transformation through increased home grown entreneurship, value addition and trade”  Mr Kapaita says the theme was arrived ...

Government has launched the National Transport policy and the 2019-2028 implementation plan aimed at providing the country with an efficient and integrated transport system by 2028. Speaking during the launch of the policy in Lusaka, Transport and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says the policy sets direction for priority setting and formulation of programmes in the transport sector for the next ...

Chishimba Kambwili The opposition National Democratic Congress Leader Chishimba Kambwili has charged that the Anti Corruption Commission is incompetent and trivial. Dr Kambwili has since challenged Commission to up their game in the fight against corruption. He has expressed disappointment that the Commission has failed to trace and prosecute the owner of the 48 flats seized in Lusaka believed to ...