The case in which the  Zambian Government is trying to reclaim 6.5 tonnes of illegal ivory being kept by Kenyan wildlife officials has entered a new twist. An international organisation working to protect animals has demanded that Zambia should explain why it needs the ivory. Will Travers of the Born Free Foundation says, “If Zambia [...]

Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata has called upon Mpika district council to urgently construct a shelter for viewing the dead and also to construct modern pit latrines at Yowani Cemetery in Mpika’s TAZARA Township. Speaking during the burial of Mary Gondwe, 46 in Mpika this morning, Sata suggested that the local authority should construct a shortcut [...]

Part of the Kafue Gorge power station has been gutted. The fire is believed to have started at the station’s power control room. According to ZANIS, 20 people are believed to have been trapped in the underground tunnels of the station while 6 have been rushed to the hospital. The fire is said to have [...]

The Community Watch AIDS Action Club (CWAAC) has appealed to the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) to consider adopting a clause that bars political parties which do not hold conventions from participating in any elections organized by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). In a letter addressed to (NCC) Chairperson Chifumu Banda, dated September 17th 2009 [...]

The Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) has refuted allegations that the department is showing government’s developmental documentaries as way of campaign for the ruling MMD candidate in the forth coming Kasama central by-elections. ZANIS Director, Gilbert Maimbo says ZANIS as a department does not campaign for any candidate in elections but rather has a [...]

The Chipata Municipal Council has made headway in its efforts for Chipata district to attain city status. Town Clerk, Golden Banda, told ZANIS that the local authority has already engaged the Ministry of Local Government and Housing to declare Chipata a City. Mr Banda said that late Local Government and Housing Minister, Ben Tetamashimba, had [...]

MMD’s ground has shifted, mistrust in the rank and file of the party is deepening. Only state resources hold the party together and each one for themselves with their own secret exit strategy