Economist and Researcher Lubinda Habazooka has called for a national indaba to discuss the unbundling of ZESCO Limited and INDENI Petroleum if reports going round about their purported unbundling is true. Dr. Habazooka says such moves need national consensus before they are taken because the country and its people need to be well informed about the possible benefits and repercussions. ...

A 28-year old clinical officer from Nabutezi clinic in Siavonga District of Southern province has drowned in Lake Kariba after the canoe he was in while fishing capsized, barely four days after six SDA youths drowned in the same waters. Brief facts of the matter are that the clinical officer who was also into fish business went fishing on Lake ...

The six Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) youths who drowned in Lake Kariba in Siavonga district on New Year’s Day after jumping off a fishing rig have been put to rest at the Mutumbi cemetery in Lusaka. Scores of Lusaka residents joined the SDA faithful at a packed Mulungushi International Conference Centre Hall to pay their last respects to Goodson Hamaila ...

Zambia say they are on standby to play at the Africa Cup of Nations should Zimbabwe be banned by football’s world governing body ahead of Sunday’s start of the competition. Last month, Fifa said a ban “may have to be imposed on” Zimbabwe unless the elected FA regained control of the sport from a government-appointed organisation by 3 January. This has not ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of using divisive, vulgar language after he used a slang term to say he wanted to make life difficult for unvaccinated people. “I really want to piss them off, and we’ll carry on doing this – to the end,” he told Le Parisien newspaper. Three months ahead of a presidential election, opponents of ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has called upon the media fraternity to play a critical role and create an enabling platform for participating candidates and political parties in the upcoming by-elections slated for 20th January, 2022. ECZ director electoral operations Royd katongo who is also the acting chief electoral officer says this comes in the wake of the suspension ...

Water Development and Sanitation minister, Mike Mposha has constituted the boards of the National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO), Lusaka water supply and sanitation company (LWSC) and Kafubu water supply and Sanitation Company. The minister says the NWASCO board constitutes of ms Lillian Mutesu, Mr. Numeral Banda, Mr. Silvester Hibajene, Ms Malama Kasalwe, Ms Naomi Nguni, Mr. Oswell Katooka ...

Agriculture minister Reuben Mtolo phiri has announced the outbreak of the fall army worms in some parts of the country. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka today, Mr. Phiri says the fall army worms have so far been detected in Mkushi district of central province where a total of 331 hectares has so far been affected. Mr. Phiri however warns ...

Stakeholders in the education sectors have applauded the new dawn administration for the timely release of over k300 million to schools as the 2022 first quarter operational support fund. The treasury on Monday announced the release of k324 million for the 2022 first quarter operational support fund for public schools aimed at facilitating the implementation of free education for all ...

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lashed out at some top officials who have been criticising her government for taking loans from international bodies. In a televised address from state house, she said foreign aid was helping her government fulfil its social and development agenda. The president was receiving progress reports from ministers on how the Covid-19 funds received from ...