The opposition Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) has called for an end to politics of insults and intimidation. ZRP President Wright Musoma has also called on fellow opposition leaders to stop insulting the republican presidency. Mr. Musoma says he is greatly concerned with the high levels of intolerance amongst political players. He says there is need politicians to sober up ahead ...

Political analyst Chris Zumani Zimba has observed that government has not done enough in ensuring that the social and economic rights of the Zambian people are guaranteed. Mr. Zimba has cited the high cost of living in the country which people are struggling with. He has since noted the need to come up with a social economic recovery plan to ...

Political analyst Chris Zumani Zimba has observed that government has not done enough in ensuring that the social and economic rights of the Zambian people are guaranteed. Mr. Zimba has cited the high cost of living in the country which people are struggling with. He has since noted the need to come up with a social economic recovery plan to ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has challenged President Edgar Lungu to pin point successes he has scored during his one and half years he has been in office. Speaking when he welcomed former MMD members of Parliament who have officially joined the UPND in Lusaka today, Mr Hichilema says president Lungu has not done anything since ...

Lady Gaga’s representative has denied the singer will play Cilla Black in a new film based on the life of soul singer Dionne Warwick. “Lady Gaga is not attached and will not appear in the project,” her publicist told Variety. “Reports of Gaga starring in the project are false.” Earlier on Friday, Warwick had announced details of the film and ...

Chelsea captain John Terry has been offered a new one-year contract by the Blues and is considering whether to accept it. Terry, 35, is out of contract at the end of this season and in January said he would not be extending his stay. “With it coming so late in the season, this is a big decision for John and ...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he will not allow Ministers to abuse public resources during campaigns in view of their continued holding on to office. Speaking during a press conference at State house today, President Lungu says the PF has enough capacity to organize resources and will not abuse public resources. He has since warned those planning to harass Ministers in ...

Thousands of people have attended the funeral in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, of top Hezbollah military commander Mustafa Amine Badreddine. He died in an explosion near Damascus airport, the Lebanon-based group said, adding it would announce “within hours” its report into the killing. Hezbollah has sent thousands of troops to support Syria’s President Assad. In 2015, the US said that Badreddine ...

The opposition MMD in Central Province says whether MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba likes it or not, the party is going to the convention next week. MMD Central Province Chairman George Kangwa says the party membership in the province is more than ready to go to the convention and not a single person can stop them now. Mr. Kangwa has ...

Zesco Limited has acknowledged that there has been a considerable improvement in the water inflows both at Kariba Dam and Itezhi Tezhi reservoirs. The power utility company says this can be attributed to the improved rainfall in the catchment areas for Kariba and Kafue Gorge dams towards the end of February 2016. Zesco Acting Managing Director Fidelis Mubiana has however ...