Former Patriotic Front Lusaka Province Chairman Godfrey Chumbwe says he is still a PF member and not a rainbow party member. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today, Mr. chumbwe who was among the people who sat at the high table during the time the rainbow party was launched has pledged his loyalty to the patriotic front saying it ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) says it is deeply concerned that even after the recent interparty indaba, some politicians have continued to propagate hate speech and insults which have the potential to ignite violence. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says there is need for politicians to sober up and use acceptable language towards each other. Reverend Mwanza says politicians ...

The civil society coalition on the enactment of the access to information bill this afternoon picketed parliament where they presented a petition demanding the enactment of the access to information law. The coalition which presented the petition signed by 101,799 people from 70 districts in the country to the chairperson of the information and broadcasting committee Kabinga Pande is displeased ...

Top Republicans are divided on whether to support Donald Trump after the businessman all but secured the party’s presidential nomination. Some took to social media to disavow their membership in the party by burning their voter registration forms. Others, though, started to fall in line behind the candidate, saying Mr Trump is vastly preferable to Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic ...

Professional Insurance Corporation Zambia (PICZ) Plc has disclosed that it has generated gross revenue of K313 million in 2015 representing an increase of 11 percent from K283 million in 2014. Professional Insurance Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Chirwa says the insurance also paid a total of K88 million in claims compared to K95 million paid in 2014 in ...

Zambia’s latest Human Development Report has indicated the need for the country to diversify its economy through prioritization of its manufacturing and agricultural sectors. The report has revealed that these sectors have created productive employment at a much faster pace than mining and indicates that productivity in these sectors is likely to lead a path of inclusive development and poverty ...

President Edgar Lungu is on the Copperbelt for a two-day visit that will see him launch the Freedom Park Mall by National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) and the sinking of the Mopani Copper Mine shaft in Kitwe. And addressing Copperbelt residents upon arrival at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola this morning, President Lungu says he has set a ...

Donald Trump has become the US Republican presidential nominee in all but name after victory in Indiana forced rival Ted Cruz from the race. Mr Trump, unpopular with many in his own party, now has a clear path to the 1,237 delegates needed to claim his party’s crown. That would mark a stunning victory for a businessman few took seriously ...

The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has praised government for launching the call center at the Ministry of Labour saying it will bridge the information gap amongst Zambian workers. FFTUZ National Women Chairperson Charity Kampamba says workers lack certain information related to labour and that the creation of the call center will no doubt enlighten most workers. ...

The Media Institute of Southern African (MISA) Zambia Chapter has challenged government to be truthful on the enactment of the Access to Information Bill. MISA Zambia Chairperson Hellen Mwale notes that the eight days remaining before parliament is dissolved ARE not enough to enact the bill into law. She says it is unacceptable for government to start panicking on the ...