The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions has advised politicians to desist from engaging in personal attacks as the tendency is deterimental to national development. ZCTU Secreatry General, Roy Mwaba, says opposition politicians should instead critisize government in a constructive manner. He says its sad to note that often opposition leaders attack government unnecessarily and use [...]

President Rupiah Banda says Zambia is making steady progress towards meeting the Millenium Development Goals-MDGs. The President says Zambia has already recorded good results in the health sector. He says he is happy that more people are accessing Anti-retroviral drugs, with the figure rising from 13,000 in 2007 to 18,000 last year. Mr. Banda was [...]

Police in Solwezi have arrested a 42-year-old guard of Mosa Hill Lipita Zambia Telecommunication Company (ZAMTEL) Sub-station of Lumwana Mine Company for allegedly killing a suspected criminal using a muzzle loader. Northwestern Province Deputy Police Chief, Luxson Sakala, confirmed the development  in Solwezi. Mr Sakala stated that the guard of Kasanda village in chief Mukumbi [...]

Three officials of Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) Western province have been arrested on charges of stealing K120 million from the accounts of two government ministries. Sources in Western province told the Watchdog that George Litia Muyunda and Glenn Chingumbe Kalimbwe supervisors in the Mongu branch were arrested with a cashier named as Steven Lungu. [...]

Chasefu Member of Parliament Chifumu Banda has called on parliamentarians from both the opposition and the ruling party to work together in fostering national development. Mr Banda, who is also opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD ) vice president , said since there was only one government in power,there was need for concerted efforts [...]

The Kasama Magistrate Court has ordered for the immediate arrest of an elderly woman who is alleged  sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy. Magistrate Shadrick Chanda issued the order after the juvenile’s mother, who appeared in court on theft charges, complained that her son was co-cohabiting with an older woman. She said juvenile son had become [...]

President Rupiah Banda will tomorrow join members of the Judiciary to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ndola High Court on the Copperbelt Province, his special assistant for press Dickson Jere has revealed. The President will travel to Ndola on Friday following an invitation by Chief Justice of the Republic of Zambia Justice Ernest Sakala, [...]