The Opposition Patriotic Front has accused President Hakainde Hichilema of trying to intimidate and influence the judiciary with a view of turning Zambia into a one-party state. PF Member of the Central Committee in charge of Information and Publicity Raphael Nakacinda has has accused President Hichilema of summoning judges to his house to coerce them into advancing the one-party state ...

The Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has noted with dismay the failure by the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) to award loans to 8,004 eligible first-year students at the University of Zambia UNZA for the 2021/2022 academic year due to budgetary constraints. ZANEC Executive Director George Hamusunga says 8,000 is a small number and government has no excuse ...

Nine people among them a juvenile have died on the spot when the motor vehicle they were in overturned along the Isoka-Muyombe road in Muchinga province. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga who has confirmed the incident says this happened yesterday around 22:00hrs at Sese Village in Mafinga District. Mr Hamoonga says the accident happened when a Mistubishi Fuso Fighter registration number ...

With just four weeks until the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria have appointed technical director Augustine Eguavoen as interim coach after sacking Gernot Rohr. It will be the former international defender’s third stint in charge of the Super Eagles after managing the team from 2005 to 2007, prior to another stint as caretaker coach in 2010. As a player, the ...

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, his office says. The 69-year-old has mild symptoms and is isolating in Cape Town, the statement added. Mr Ramapahosa started feeling unwell on Sunday after attending the funeral of former President FW de Klerk. Mr Ramaphosa has delegated all responsibilities to Deputy President David Mabuza “for the ...

Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has ruled out a lockdown following the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country. Speaking during the COVID-19 update today, Ms Masebo says President HAKAINDE Hichilema has directed that there should be no lockdown as doing so would have a worse and negative effect on the economy as compared to leaving the borders open. ...

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has cautioned the new dawn administration to exercise caution in the redesigning process of mining policy. CTPD Senior researcher Extractives, Webby Banda says government should diverge from a situation where it implements a taxation regime that is lopsided in favour of mining houses in the name of growing the sector and at ...

The Southern Africa Cross Border Traders Association has appealed to government through the ministry of health, to consider reducing the fees for the COVID-19 PCR tests. Association secretary general Jacob Makambwe bemoans that taking a PCR COVID-19 tests which determines one’s COVID 19 status is now a requirement for cross border traders, but that the charges for the tests are ...

Cooperating Partners in the Health sector have committed to provide over 2.3 Billion United States Dollars to Zambia from 2021 to 2023. The support is earmarked for 136 different projects such as HIV/ AIDS, Malaria, TB,maternal and child health, COVID-19, Nutrition, adolescent health, water and sanitation,  provision of critical medical supplies among others. Speaking during the virtual Annual General Meeting ...