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President Edgar Lungu has urged officers in the security wings to remain non partisan as the nation goes to the polls. President Lungu says this is important as their duty is to maintain peace and security for all Zambians and the nation at large. Speaking when he commissioned 48 newly built housing units for Police officers in Lusaka’s Chelstone police ...

Kanyama Member of Parliament Gerry Chanda says he has led a strong foundation for development of the constituency. Colonel Chanda says he remains the best candidate to represent the people of Kanyama for the next five years. He says he has fulfilled the commitment he made to the people of Kanyama by ensuring thatr he constituency gets a fair share ...

Patriotic Front aspiring candidate for the Kasama Central parliamentary seat Kelvin Sampa says he will now wait for the August 11th general election to contest the seat following yesterday’s High Court ruling in which the declaration of the Kasama seat vacant by Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini was nullified. Mr. Sampa says the High Court ruling leaves much ...

UPND Deputy Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo says the opposition party is more than willing to reconcile with other political parties who mean well for the nation. Mr. Lifwekelo says what the party is against is for some leaders to view themselves as saints before the church and the nation. He points out that it is common knowledge that the PF and ...

Economist Noel Nkhoma has urged government to focus on reducing the inflation rate from double to single digit. Mr. Nkhoma says government should not relent in its efforts to bring down inflation from the current 22.9 percent. And Mr. Nkhoma has advised government to stick to the 2016 budget as the nation goes to the elections. He says government should ...

Government says it is unacceptable that only 5% of the people in rural areas have access to electricity. Energy and Water Development Deputy Minister, Charles Zulu says the Patriotic Front Government is committed to ensure that this situation is reversed by 2030. Mr. Zulu says government through the Rural Electrification program wants to ensure that access to electricity in the ...

A total of three hundred and seventy six (376) cases of Cholera have been recorded as of today in Lusaka, Chibombo and Nsama districts as of today. Ministry of health acting Spokesperson Dr. Tasila Pitters explains that Bauleni has recorded 5 new cases while Kanyama has recorded 2 new cases. Dr. Pitters says Nsama district in Northern Province has so ...

The Inter–Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly has called for a wide range of actions to counter the growing global threat of terrorism. Briefing journalists today on the resolutions of the 134th IPU Assembly which has been taking place in Lusaka, IPU President Saber Chowdhury says the IPU Members have stressed the absolute need for international anti terror cooperation to be stepped ...

The Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) says Zambians are nationally bound to safeguard and jealously protect the country’s democratic dispensation. ZCID Executive Director Horrance says this entails ensuring that politics are primarily dispensed to serve democracy and not violence. Mr. Chilando says there is need for all Zambians to stand up and actively refuse to support or engage in ...

Two people have been struck to death by lightening in Chipanya village of Chiefs Fwambo’s area in Mbala district. The incidence happened when the victims were drinking beer on Sunday around 13:00hrs. Both Kawimbe ward councilor Peter Simuyemba and Mbala Medical superintendent Dr Ernest Mutale named the deceased as Field Kaoma aged 24 and Meshel Siame 34 of Kawama village ...