The Socialist Party has accused the PF government of scarifying the lives of the people by painting a picture to the outside world that there is no hunger in Zambia. General Secretary Cosmas Musumali says it is a lie and an insult for anyone to claim that there is currently no starvation in the Country. Dr. Musumali states that the ...

Zambians have been advised to realize they will continue to suffer and have miserable lives if they do not show the current government the exit door. Opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi wants Zambians to realize this is now the time to assess all those that are offering themselves for political leadership. Mr. Milupi is encouraging ...

President Edgar Lungu has promoted Special Forces Group Commander Colonel Augustine Chirwa to the senior rank of Brigadier General. And President Lungu says his administration is keen to see a well grounded defense force in professionalism, discipline and loyalty. President Lungu states that government is also determined to equip defense forces with skills to enable them to contribute to national ...

Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu has unveiled a K106 billion 2020 national budget, representing 32.4 percent of GDP. And has government u-turned on the abolition of Value Added Tax (VAT) to replace it the controversial Sales Tax. Presenting the budget in Parliament under the theme: “Focusing national priorities towards stimulating the domestic economy”, Dr Ng’andu says of the total K106 billion ...

The Zambia Information & Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has cancelled the network and service licence for Mobile Broadband Limited which trades as Vodafone Zambia. This follows a resolution of the ZICTA board made at its special meeting held on the 12th of September 2019. ZICTA board chairperson Emmanuel Musonda says the cancellation of the license is on the ground that ...

President Edgar Lungu has called on Zambians to reject alien practices that undermine and threaten the foundation of their Country’s Christian values. President Lungu states that certain rights enjoyed in other parts of the world cannot be replicated in Zambia because they are taboo to many of its cultures. He says his administration’s promise to the Zambian people in July ...

Zambia’s annual inflation rate for the month of September 2019 has risen to 10.5 percent from the 9.3 percent in August the same year. Central Statistical Office(CSO) Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa has attributed the increase to food items price movements. At a monthly bulletin briefing held in Lusaka Mr. Musepa has disclosed that from the 10.5 percent inflation rate, ...

Lionel Messi endured yet more injury frustration on Tuesday after going off at halftime against Villarreal but Barcelona gave their coach Ernesto Valverde some much-needed relief with a comfortable 2-1 victory. Messi received treatment in the first half for what looked like a problem with his left thigh and was then unable to continue after the interval, replaced by Ousmane ...

MPs and peers will return to Parliament later after the Supreme Court ruled that its suspension was unlawful. Boris Johnson is returning early from a UN summit in New York, while Labour cut its conference short in the wake of Tuesday’s unanimous ruling. The PM, who has faced calls to resign, has said he “profoundly disagreed” with the decision but ...

US Democrats have opened a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over allegations he sought help from a foreign power to damage a political rival. Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi said the president “must be held accountable”. Mr Trump denies impropriety and called the efforts “witch hunt garbage”. While there is strong support from Democrats on impeachment, if the inquiry ...