Mahatma Gandhi is the son of Africa and was also influenced by the principles of non-violence during his days spent in that continent, said Speaker of the Zambian National Assembly, Amusaa K Mwanamwambwa. “He (Gandhi) is the son of Africa. We also share with India the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi,” Mwanamwambwa told IANS on the [...]

Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari has finally arrived in Zambia for a two visit. . The plane carrying the Indian vice President touched down at Lusaka international Air port at exactly 16:30 Hours . Vice President Goerge Kunda was at Hand to recieve his Indian counterpart. Others included Lusaka Province Minister Charles Shawa, Finance and [...]

A Chongwe magistrate has committed to the Lusaka High Court for sentencing two men of Chikwela village in the district for stealing two goats valued at K240, 000. Magistrate Moses Phiri committed Gift Mumba 27 and Given Lupenga 26 to the High Court after convicting them of the offence of stock theft. Magistrate Phiri told [...]

The Secondary School Teachers’ Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) has expressed concern and disappointment over the delay in the payment of December 2009 salaries and other related allowances to its members. SESTUZ Deputy General Secretary Emmanuel Zulu says his members have gone through hard times during the festive period because they had no money. Mr. Zulu [...]

Republican Vice President, George Kunda, has expressed  disappointment at United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema for joining Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata to form a pact. And Vice President George Kunda says Zambia’s 2009 economic performance was largely evidenced by the number of pieces of infrastructure which were built and rehabilitated [...]

About 519 members of the National Democratic Focus (NDF) party in Nchelenge district have defected to the Patriotic Front (PF). The group, led by former NDF Nchelenge Constituency Chairperson, David Kapenda,  cited failure by party leader, Benjamin Mwila, to run the party as the reason for defecting. In a walk-in interview with ZANIS, Mr Kapenda, [...]

MMD Vice National Treasurer Mwansa Mbulakulima has appealed to MMD party officials countrywide to protect the Vice President, George Kunda, from insults hurled at him by the opposition. Mr Mbulakulima made the appeal during a press briefing at the provincial administration yesterday. “I am appealing to all party officials across the country to rise to [...]