Kitwe based non governmental organization, Beautiful Gates Zambia has disputed the revelations by the Kitwe District Health Management Board that one thousand Kitwe residents test HIV positive every month. Executive Director Bill Kaping’a says the statistics cannot be correct for a city with a population of about 1.2 million people. Mr Kaping’a says if this was true that one thousand ...

Government has been advised to take seriously reports emanating from Western Province suggesting that the Nkoya people want a Province of their own. The Southern Africa Center for the Constructive Resolution (SACCORD) says government should immediately begin the process of engaging all stakeholders in Western province aggrieved with how tribe identification is taking root in the province. SACCORD Executive Director ...

Government has pledged to ensure it establishes stronger systems in monitoring the use of public funds in the health sector. Health Deputy Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says the unblocking of aid to the health sector by the Swedish government shows that the international community has confidence in the PF government and that government is grateful for the gesture. Dr. Chilufya ...

MMD National Secretary Mwansa Mbulakulima has accused the media of creating confusion that the former ruling party has sold itself to the ruling Patriotic Front. Mr. Mbulakulima says it is not up to the media to conclude whether or not the decisions the MMD has been making are an indication that the party is on the verge of being swallowed ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the rescheduling of the dates for the commencement of the voter registration exercise has nothing to do with lack of funding from Government. The Commission has attributed the rescheduling of the voter registration exercise to delays in the procurement of equipment and materials. ECZ Public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna says the assumption of ...

Manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed the 23-man England squad for this month’s European Under-21 Championship. Tottenham defender Eric Dier, Benik Afobe of Wolves, Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford and Cauley Woodrow of Fulham all miss out after being named in the provisional squad last month. Spurs striker Harry Kane is included for the competition in the Czech Republic from 17-30 June. ...

Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne will star in Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros has officially confirmed. He will play pre-eminent Wizarding World magizoologist, Newt Scamander, who writes the famous Hogwarts School textbook that gives the film its title. Potter author JK Rowling is making her screenwriting debut on the film. The film’s director ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Kalomo central Member of Parliament Request Muntanga has advised government to be more efficient in the delivery of farming inputs. Mr. Muntanga notes the need for the ministry of Agriculture to step up its efforts and strategies in the way farming inputs are distributed to the farmers. He says the ministry of Agriculture has ...

Colleagues, friends and political adversaries have paid tribute to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy after his sudden death aged 55. David Cameron said politics had lost a man of “immense ability”, while Nick Clegg said his opposition to the Iraq war had been “enormously courageous”. Mr Kennedy, who led his party for over six years, took it to its ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has advised the Ministry of Justice and the Civil Society to stop playing hide and seek in the Constitution making process. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says both President Edgar Lungu and Justice Minister Dr. Ngosa Simbyakula must take a genuine lead in engaging stakeholders and civil society in open dialogue on the process ...