Chieftainess Nkomesha Mukamambo of the Soli speaking people in Chongwe district has bemoaned the rise in crime levels in the district as a result of load shedding. Chieftainess Nkomesha has since appealed to the government to address the issue of load shedding as quickly as possible. She says a number of residents in the district have fallen victim to house ...

There is a growing belief within the US government that the Islamic State militant group is making and using crude chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria, a US official has told the BBC. The US has identified at least four occasions on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border where IS has used mustard agents, the official said. The official said ...

The Zambia Consumers Association (ZACA) is hopeful that the importation of power by ZESCO will help minimize the current load shedding in the country in the short term. ZACA acting Executive Secretary Juba Sakala, however, states that the move should not necessitate the increase in electricity tariffs. Mr Sakala says Zambian consumers are already overburdened with the high cost of ...

Economic Analyst Yusuf Dodia has observed that certain media reports on the economy are contributing to the economic instability. Mr Dodia says besides factors such as the weakening of the Kwacha and next year’s general election, investors’ fears to invest in Zambia are being aroused further by the inaccurate media reports on the state of the economy. He notes that ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has observed that it appears President Edgar Lungu has been left to handle the country’s economic challenges alone. CCZ General Secretary Reverend Susanne Matale says the President cannot deal with the prevailing economic challenges in the country alone. Reverend Matale says the challenges facing the country require the concerted efforts of everyone in ...

Manchester United have opened contract talks with goalkeeper David De Gea. The Spaniard’s present deal expires in 2016 and United had previously indicated they had abandoned hope of the 24-year-old signing an extension. But following the collapse of a proposed move to Real Madrid on transfer deadline day, negotiations have begun, with De Gea’s agent Jorge Mendes attending the club’s ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama has charged that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema will never rule Zambia as long as the PF remains in power. Mr Chama says the ruling party views Mr. Hichilema to be the worst of all opposition political party leaders in the country who are providing checks and balances to the PF Government. In an interview ...

The Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) has cautioned that no shortcuts will salvage the value of the Kwacha other than improving Zambia’s productivity. ZAM Chief Executive Officer Maybin Nsupila says his association does not think the pressure the Kwacha is currently under will be squarely unbundled by short-term monetary policy measures in the long term. He says this is notwithstanding ...