Patriotic Front Mpika Central Member of Parliament Mwansa Kapeya is happy with the progress made in the ongoing rehabilitation of township roads in his constituency. Mr. Kapeya is also happy that construction of a modern Market in Mpika Central is progressing well. He adds that construction of an intercity bus station in his constituency is also underway. Mr. Kapeya has ...

Government has pledged to ensure the social cash transfer scheme programme reaches the vast majority of the poorest people. Speaking when she opened a learning workshop for Members of Parliament on social cash transfer programme at parliament buildings today, Community development mother and child health Minister Emerine Kabanshi says government remains resolute and will priotize mobilization of resources fir social ...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has dismissed the excuse of low water levels being attributed to the increase in load shedding in the country. In his weekly policy statement, Mr Hichilema points out that this is not the first time the country has recorded poor rainfall, stating that Zambia has seen severe droughts before than what was experienced in 2014/15 season. ...

Cabinet has authorized ZESCO Limited to start importing power from neighboring countries from now till December 2015 which will cost the company US$60 million. And the power utility company is expected to lose US$97 million due to reduced sales to customers, US$116 million overflow funding and US$70 million due to reduced sales to distribution customers as a result of load ...

Government has warned of stern action people from Southern Province organizing a special meeting for Tonga speaking people on Saturday to discuss the recent tribal remarks by PF Secretary General Davies Chama. Some named Tonga speaking individuals have placed an advert in the media calling for a special meeting to be held on 19th July, 2015 at Sparkles Events Center ...

Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks in Brussels. Amid one of the worst crises in the EU’s history, the head of the European Commission said the risk of Greece leaving the eurozone had been averted. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that after a “tough battle”, Greece had secured debt restructuring and a ...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the army, navy and air force chiefs, his spokesman has told the BBC. Mr Buhari is expected to announce their replacements soon. This move does not come as a surprise, as the president has repeatedly criticised the military’s inability to defeat Islamist militants Boko Haram. After losing most of their territory earlier this year, ...

NORTH West is known for her incredible designer wardrobe – but that doesn’t mean she has any regard for her mums. The toddler decided that the best place to wipe her sticky hands was on Kim Kardashian‘s designer coat. It’s a situation that all mums know far too well. Pregnant Kim headed out for a family day at the cinema ...

ZAYN Malik has lashed out at Naughty Boy. The former One Direction star has slammed his former friend after the Sam Smith producer apparently leaked a snippet of the video for his new single No Type. In a series of tweets, Perrie Edwards‘ beau refuted claims that the pair are friends, despite the pair appearing to have struck up a friendship ...

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been named in the Premier League club’s squad for a pre-season tour of the United States despite reported interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid. The 24-year-old former Atletico Madrid player has been linked with a move to Real after goalkeeper Iker Casillas ended his 16-season spell at the Bernabeu by joining Porto. De ...