ZAMBIA NEWS

Vice President WK Mutale Nalumango says there will be moments of pain arising from the measures the new dawn government is taking to stabilize the economy such as the removal of subsidies on fuel and electricity. she however, states that the intention of the government is to make the lives of Zambians better. Responding to a question by Mporokoso Member ...

The civil servants and allied workers union of Zambia says it has not yet concluded consultations on government’s pronouncement that civil servants will require to show proof of being vaccinated against covid in order for them to access their work places. union president Davy Chiyobe says the consultations with the ministry of health have now reached a negotiation stage but ...

The Energy Regulation Board ERB has adjusted the fuel wholesale and pump prices upwards for petroleum products effective 24 hours tonight. Speaking during a press briefing, ERB Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa has disclosed that the price for petrol has been adjusted from K17.62 to K21.16 with absolute variance of K3.54, Diesel prices have been increased from 15.59 to 20.15 with ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia has distanced its self from a misquoted headline that was written by an online page in the name of patriotic front-pf  which read,’ we  can’t pray for pf leaders’- Fr.Chikoya a story which was taken  from the daily nation with the headline pf being hypocritical on churches. CCZ General Secretary Emmanuel Chikoya says the ...

Government has commissioned the over 45 kilowatt solar grid mini project at moyo primary school worth 6 million kwacha at in Pemba District of southern province. The project is expected to benefit 13,500 people directly, connect moyo primary school, moyo mini hospital and 50 other properties which include houses and businesses. Speaking when he commissioned the power project, energy minister Peter ...

Police in Lusaka at Chelston Police are still keeping in custody patriotic front member of the central committee, in charge of information and publicity, Raphael Nakachinda who is accused of defaming republican president, Hakainde Hichilema. Mr. Nakachinda’s detention follows his allegations that president Hakainde Hichilema has been summoning judges to his residence to persuade them to bring a one party ...

State House Special Assistant to the president for press and public relations Anthony Bwalya has charged that state house will not suppress anyone for exercising their freedom of expression. Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya tells q news that there is need for the opposition political leaders and citizens to be cautious as they express their freedom of expression by ensuring that they ...

Political analyst Mark Simuwe says president Hakainde Hichilema’s respect for freedom of expression should not be mistaken for a weakness. Mr. Simuwe has told QTV news that the recent reckless utterances by some senior members of the opposition patriotic front leave much to be desired. He says if president Hichilema was to take the route that the pf took when ...

Police in Lusaka have detained opposition patriotic front chairman for information and publicity Raphael Nakacinda after charging him with the offence of defamation of the president. PF Mporokoso member of parliament and leader of the opposition in parliament Brian Mundubile who had accompanied Mr Nakacinda to Chelston police station for questioning says he has not been officially arrested, but is ...

Zambia has been removed from the UK’s covid-19 travel red list together with ten other African countries mostly from southern African. The measure took effect at 4am this morning. Other countries removed from the red list include Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The red list was reintroduced in late November as a precaution ...