By Francis Chigunta THERE presently appears to be an information gap on President Rupiah Banda’s performance in his first year in office. In some sections of the private media, a calculated smear campaign has been waged to incessantly and constantly attack and ridicule President Banda’s leadership to de-legitimize him in the eyes of the Zambian [...]

UPND vice president Richard Kapita has urged Zambians to join the planned protest against vice president George Kunda. And the ultimatum government gave journalists to regulate themselves has jexpired today. Government had given the media in the country three months to come up with a self-regulation mechanism or be regulated by an act of parliament. [...]

There was panic at the Lusaka International airport this morning as  staff conducted an emergency training. Apparently there was no warning of the exercise and when the emergency sirens sounded passengers scampered for safety. A rumor was sent across the country that a Malawian plane has crashed at the Lusaka International airport. It later emerged [...]

The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) says 2009 has been challenging because the current acrimony in the political arena has been played in the media more than anywhere else. And the Media Regulation Lia-son Committee says journalists will protest against vice president George Kunda just after the festive season. PAZA executive secretary Patson Phiri disclosed [...]

Chief Mwanachingwala of Mazabuka district has has ordered the Microbicide Development Programme (MDP) to immediately devise a compensation scheme for the women who have been infected during trials. The chief also told ZANIS in Mazabuka today that everyone who was involved in the research should be prosecuted for ruining the lives of 46 women that [...]

Nakonde, December 30, 2009, ZANIS-The Nakonde magistrate’s court has convicted and sentenced a 30 -year -old man to three years simple imprisonment after finding him guilty of trafficking in psychotropic substances, contrary to the laws of Zambia. Nakonde magistrate John Njapau sentenced Emmanuel Banda after he was found guilty of one count of trafficking in [...]

By Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent The June 2009 pact by two major opposition parties in Zambia to provide a strong challenge to the ruling party of President Rupiah Banda was a big surprise to the nation, which is girding its loins for a major political battle in the 2011 presidential and parliamentary polls. As the [...]

Mazabuka District Commissioner, Tyson Hamaamba yesterday chased a representative from the ministry of health for failing to provide answers to the failed Microbicide Gel during a full council meeting held in the Mazabuka council chamber. The irate DC ordered the district environmental health technician, Mushabati Mushabati to leave the meeting and obtain the details from [...]

Mazabuka Central member of parliament Gary Nkombo says he will not allow the Microbicide Development Programme (MDP) to conduct any further clinical trials on poor women. Mr Nkombo told ZANIS in Mazabuka today, the ban is with immediate effect. He said MDP should not even attempt to launch another feasibility study in Lubombo because the [...]