Former UPND Deputy Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo says he will commerce criminal proceedings against High Court Judge Mwiinde Siavwapa for alleged gross misconduct. Mr. Lifwekelo last month reported Judge Siavwapa to the Judicial Complaints Commission for gross misconduct. The former UPND Deputy Spokesperson reported Judge Siavwapa for rendering legal advice to former Post Newspaper proprietor Fred M’membe from the bench in ...

President Edgar Lungu says his administration has made significant strides in improving the quality of health services, by embarking on infrastructure development and recruitment of skilled human resource. The Head of State said this in Mansa when during the handover of the CT Scan and Oxygen Plant equipment, worth over K11 million. The oxygen plant was installed at a total ...

A combined team of Inspectors from the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA), Officers from the Zambia Police and Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC ) has arrested 7 people for selling medicines without certificates of registration. The seven were also arrested for failing to keep records contrary to the Medicines and Allied Substances Act No.3 of 2013 of the laws of Zambia. ...

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president. Mr Trump assured Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that “America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100%”. The missile flew east towards the Sea of Japan for about 500km (300 miles), South Korean officials say. Mr Abe said the test ...

The jet-heeled Sadio Mane scored a quick-fire brace as Liverpool revitalised their Premier League campaign with an impressive 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Saturday. Senegalese flier Mane netted twice in three first-half minutes as Jurgen Klopp’s team claimed a first league win of 2017 at the sixth attempt and ended Spurs’ nine-game unbeaten run. Liverpool moved back ...

This year’s Oscar telecast will have some big Grammy Award winners: Sting, Justin Timberlake, John Legend and Lin-Manuel Miranda are all slated to perform the tunes nominated for Best Original Song. Timberlake will perform “Can’t Stop The Feeling” from the movie “Trolls” and Sting will perform “The Empty Chair” from “Jim: The James Foley Story,” the Oscar-nominated song he co-wrote ...

A senior FDD Member has demanded that the party leadership should not change its position on holding the pending party convention. Last year FDD spokesperson Antonio Mwanza announced that the party will hold its convention on February 24th and 26th. But Crawford Mukando, who is also FDD losing Chitambo Member of Parliament candidate, feels that the party leadership is not ...

Government says there is room to amend the newly introduced Statutory Instrument No. 105 of 2016 that has seen the introduction of veterinary services fees for farmers seeking Government assistance. Recently, the Minister of Fisheries & Livestock Michael Katambo signed the Statutory Instrument number 105 of 2016, the Animal Health Order 2016 to hike fees for basic livestock services such ...

The Center for Reproductive Health Education (CRHE) has refuted claims by FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza that the government and other stakeholders are distributing condoms and contraceptive pills in schools. Center Executive Director Amos Mwale says all stakeholders in sexual education sector and the government through Ministries of Education and Health have sat and agreed on this matter. Mr. Mwale says ...

The Operation Young Vote (OYV) says the pronouncement by the Minister of Justice Given Lubinda that the Access to Information (ATI) Bill is ready is hope rising. OYV Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says the Minister, must, on this particular announcement not only be commended and applauded but also be challenged and encouraged to ensure that his progressive statement gives life ...