A civil society report 2021 on tobacco industry interference index, which reviews the country’s response to protecting health measures from commercial and other vested interest, has revealed that Zambia has performed poorly. Speaking during the launch of the report in Lusaka today, tobacco free association of Zambia executive director brenda Chitindi says according to the report Zambia is standing on ...

An American couple has been apprehended after cannabis was discovered in their Ibex residence in Lusaka. Immigration department public relations officer, Namati  Nshinka says the couple was apprehended during a clean-up operation conducted by the department in collaboration with other security wings in selected parts of Lusaka. Mr. Nshinka discloses that the operation which began in the late hours of ...

The Rainbow Party, has strongly condemned the act of vandalism by suspected UPND members in Luanshya who went to vandalize Nathan Chanda police station in the full view of police officers. A video of people clad in UPND regalia covering out the names “Nathan Chanda”  with black paint at the Nathan Chanda police post  in Luanshya in the full view ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has pardoned 700 inmates in commemoration of the Zambia’s 57th independence anniversary. Announcing the development during a media briefing, home affairs minister Jack Mwiimbu said the action by the president is in accordance with article 97 of the constitution of Zambia which provides for the presidential pardon and substitution of severe punishments imposed on convicted persons. Mr. ...

Stakeholders in the education sector are expectant the education sector will receive an upward adjustment of between 16 and 20 percent in the budgetary allocation from the 2022 national budget. Secondary Schools Teachers Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) general secretary Sitibekiso Wamuyuwa says the downward trend in terms of budgetary allocation to the education sector seen in the past four years ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has urged members of the diplomatic corp to freely engage with the private sector on issues of interest. Speaking at state house today when he received letters of credence from diplomats accredited to Zambia, president Hichilema observed that in the past, diplomats were restricted from engaging with the private sector and individuals alike. Mr Hichilema says just ...