Police have formally jointly charged and arrested former home affairs minister Steven Kampyongo with six others with the offence of endangering the safety of civil aircraft in flight or service with its passengers on board contrary to section 8 (b) (c) and f cap 445 of the civil aviation act. Mr. Kampyongo aged 49 of house number 31 Kudu road, ...

A recent baseline assessment of greenhouse gas emissions has revealed that more than 46% of emissions in eastern province emanate from forest degradation of the standing forests and 16% from forest clearance. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony of 15 motorbikes to forestry department in eastern province purchased by the Zambia integrated forest landscape project and the flagging off of seven ...

The Southern African Centre for the Constructive of Disputes (SACCORD) is concerned with the increase in the circulation of small arms and light weapons which have contributed to acts of political violence an ultimate violation of human rights. In a statement on human rights day which falls today, SACCORD executive director Boniface Cheembe notes most of these small arms and ...

Vice president Mutale Nalumango has urged Zambians to tighten their belts for take-off and safe landing following the IMF staff-level agreement government has clinched for a us$1.4 billion extended credit facility. Mrs. Nalumango says with the IMF agreement, the Zambian economy is expected to do well and Zambians will be smiling after two or three years. Responding to a question ...

Health minister Sylvia Masebo has disclosed that government has placed an order through the African vaccine acquisition trust for the procurement of an extra 4.4 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at a total cost of us$40 million. this is in addition to the over 4.4 million covid-19 vaccines the country has received against an eligible population of ...

Justice minister Mulambo Haimbe says the new dawn government will put in place policies and strategies to enhance access to justice, observance of the rule of law and human rights to ensure there is order and security in the country. Speaking when he officiated at the commemoration of the human rights day under the theme: “reducing inequalities, advancing human rights”, ...

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has joined the rest of the football family in mourning its former General Secretary George Kasengele. Kasengele, who served as FAZ General Secretary from 2008-2012, also previously served as executive committee member in 1997. “On behalf of the FAZ executive committee and the entire football family, we mourn the loss of our dear brother ...

Presidential advisor for covid-19 professor Roma Chilengi has cautioned the general public not to take the covid-19 vaccine as the ultimate guarantee of protection against the corona virus. Professor Chilengi has explained that the vaccine is meant to prepare one’s body so that when the virus attacks, they are protected and are able to deal with the infection unlike one ...

Government has called on women leaders in the country to embrace and lift up fellow women in society in order to have an inclusive understanding in the fight against climate change. Minister of green economy and environment Collins Nzovu has observed that women have the potential to heighten and bring to the fore actual implementation of measures that mitigate climate ...

British high commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Whoolley says the IMF agreement for an extended credit facility of about $1.4 billion provides Zambia an opportunity to address the huge economic challenges the country is facing. The IMF team has reached a staff-level agreement with the Zambian government on a three-year program that could be supported by an arrangement under the extended ...