MultiChoice is considering broadcasting pornography and the possibility of creating new sex channels on DStv’s satellite pay-TV service. “MultiChoice has been inundated with requests for adult content on DStv over the past few months,” Jackie Rakitla, general manager of corporate affairs at MultiChoice, told Die Burger on Tuesday. “At this stage we’re merely doing research to determine [...]

Credit Suisse, one of the shareholders in Finance bank has reportedly bought out Rajan Mahtani’ shares, thereby gaining control of the bank. Mahtani, who is being investigated by law enforcement agencies for various possible crimes including money laundering owns shares through Finsbury. Before this reported buying out, Credit Suisse had a 40 per cent stake in the bank. Mahtani [...]

Patriotic Front president Michael Sata says the K1.2 billion he is alleged to have diverted into his personal account for 45 days was actually in the council account. And Sata says he has never denied his children with a bank of Zambia employee but that even his ‘known’ wife knows about the children. Sata told the Post [...]

The Chinese government has cancelled 50 per cent of the unpaid loan used to construct the Tanzania Zambia Railway line. Wen Jiabao the premier of China told president Rupiah Banda during a closed-door meeting in China on Friday. The talks between the two leaders focussed mainly on the resuscitating of the TAZARA Railway. President Banda met Jiabao and [...]

The United National Independence Party (UNIP) says it is wrong for Zambians to stop Former Presidents from participating in politics. Speaking in Lusaka at a meeting organized by the press freedom committee of the Post Newspaper, UNIP Vice President Njekwa Anamela said people should note that former heads of state are politicians and have experience in [...]

The National Constitutional Conference (NCC) has challenged the delegates who do not agree with the entire constitution to pull out and stop attending the sittings. Speaking to hot fm, NCC Spokesperson Mwangala Zaloumis it is wrong for delegates to go against the rules and start condemning clauses being adopted. Zaloumis warned that the NCC disciplinary committee would [...]

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday expressed shock at the shooting dead of a young female refugee during a riot at one of the country’s refugee camps early this week. The late refugee from an unnamed country was killed when police were called into Maheba refugee camp in the north west of the [...]

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has stated that telecom costs in the country continue to be the highest in the region and this was partly because most of the players in the industry were foreigners. “ZICTA acknowledges that the cost of using ICT services in the country has continued to be high and [...]

President Luo Tao of CNMC, Honorable Ministers and colleagues from Zambia Chinese high level officials Senior government officials from both china and zambia Distinguished Invited business guests Ladies and Gentlemen; It is my honour and privilege to be here today and to participate in this China-Zambia Investment Promotion seminar. The objective of this Seminar is to cement the warm and strong relationship between [...]