Zambia Air Force (ZAF) Commander Lieutenant General David Muma has directed all formation commanders in the air force not to relent in implementing the 28 days detention of personnel involved in Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases in order to curb the vice. Speaking when he officially opened the 9th administration seminar in Lusaka, General Muma has noted that cases of ...

A 50-year old Zambian national has died in Durban, South Africa after he was found unconscious in his room at a guest house he was lodging. The deceased has been identified as Boniface Mbewe, an employee of a named mining company in Zambia. According to information made available to the Zambian Mission in Pretoria, the late Mr Mbewe who was ...

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa says there will be no increase in fuel pump prices before the procurement of the next consignment of crude. Mr Nkhuwa has however, stated that the next consignment of crude oil the country will procure will be more expensive given the surge in global prices. He says government has nevertheless been looking at making adjustments to ...

Israelis are voting in their country’s second general election in five months. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the snap election after failing to form a governing coalition with a viable majority after April’s vote. The final opinion polls put his right-wing Likud party neck and neck with its main challenger, the centrist Blue and White party led by former military ...

The United Nations has emphasized the need for Zambia to implement an action plan to address climate change. Reacting to President Edgar Lungu’s address to parliament during the opening of the 4th session of the 12th National Assembly, UN Resident Coordinator Coumba Mar Gadio says this will help enhance crop production and ensure the country is food secure.  Ms. Gadio ...

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has stopped sending patients abroad for cardiology specialist treatment. UTH  Cardiologist, Lorita Kabwe says  this is because the catheterisation laboratory which the facility uses for treating illnesses such as heart attack and breathing problems is now equipped with new machinery. Dr Kabwe told ZANIS in an interview that most heart illnesses and other conditions that ...

Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Chabuka Kawesha says the happenings in South Africa call for policy makers at higher levels to urgently put in place measures to arrest the situation as this is negatively impacting on trade. Mr. Kawesha has described the hijacking of four Zambian trucks in South Africa as sad and detrimental to trade, especially that ...

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says the increase in global prices of crude following a drone attack on major Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities will not have an immediate effect on local fuel pump prices. The incident has cut global oil supplies by 5%. ERB Chief Executive Officer Langiwe Lungu has explained that the Country has not procured any crude following ...

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has noted the need for African countries to increase domestic financing towards malaria elimination programmes. Speaking when he officially opened the Eastern and Southern Africa sub-regional national malaria control programme managers and partners meeting in Lusaka, Dr. Chilufya says it is important to innovate and come up with domestic financing mechanisms to eliminate malaria. He says ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili has refused to cooperate with the Drug Enforcement Commission pertaining to investigations into drug trafficking allegations he leveled against businessman Valden Findlay. Mr. Kambwili, who this morning appeared for questioning at the DEC head office in Lusaka, declined to give any information over his recent allegations against Mr. Findlay. Speaking shortly after appearing ...