President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to use his compassion and pardon the jailed veteran Journalist Derrick Sinjela. President Lungu is being asked to use his prerogative to set free the journalist who is currently serving an eighteen months custodial sentence for the offense of Contempt of Court. Political researcher Cephas Mukuka says his appeal collides with the festive ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) has confirmed participation in the consultative meeting called by the three church mother bodies in Lusaka at 14:30hrs on Friday today. In tweet, NAREP agreed with the CCZ,  the EFZ and ZCCB, that the meeting consultative meeting goes on as scheduled whether the ruling Patriotic Front attends or not. And Opposition Patriots for Economic ...

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) board chairperson Paul Mususu has disclosed that the launch of the much anticipated National Dialogue will be done before the 12th of January 2019. Bishop Mususu says this is the considered view of the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), the EFZ and the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), who are leading the dialogue ...

A 60 year old woman of Chakopo village in Kapemba Chiefdom in Mwense District of Luapula Province has committed suicide by hanging herself. ZANIS reports that Luapula Province Police Commissioner Elias Chushi confirmed in an interview that Roydah Chota killed herself in her own house. The incident happened on Wednesday December 26, 2018 around 02:00 hours when the deceased hanged herself ...

Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month of December 2018 has increased to 7.9 percent. This is from the 7.8 percent recorded in November this year. Central Statistical Office (CSO) Acting Director Goodson Sinyenga says this means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 7.9 percent between December 2017 and December 2018. Mr. Sinyenga says the ...

Former Minister of Finance Katele Kalumba has cautioned against opening up any inquiry into the privatization of Zambian assets. Dr. Kalumba says it is not in the best interest of the nation to start opening up issues it has limited information about. In an interview with QTV News by telephone Dr. Kalumba has advised Zambians to let, what he has ...

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has expressed concern over calls that the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) begin to regulate broadcast media in the Country. Vice Chairperson Hyde Haguta says his institute’s concern is particularly that some leaders in government are making these calls when the IBA is already regulating broadcasting houses. Mr. Haguta has told Q- News in ...

Chief Sinazongwe of the Tonga people in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province has died. The traditional ruler died last night at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka after an illness. ZANIS reports that Southern Province Minister Edify Hamukale confirmed the development  in a statement. Dr. Hamukale, who is saddened by the demise of the traditional leader, has described the late ...

A least 13 people were killed in 12 separate fatal road traffic accidents that were recorded during this year’s Christmas holiday. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says this is from the total 125 accidents that were recorded from the 24th to the 26th of December this week. Ms. Katongo says from the 125 recorded, 15 were serious accidents in which 22 ...

Chief Sinazongwe of the Tonga people in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province has died. The traditional ruler died last night at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka after an illness. ZANIS reports that Southern Province Minister Edify Hamukale confirmed the development  in a statement. Dr. Hamukale, who is saddened by the demise of the traditional leader, has described the late ...