National Assembly Deputy Speaker Mutale Nalumango has ordered parliamentarians to fully concentrate on the business of the House as they represent the nation , this was after information minister Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha was caught sleeping in Parliament. And Monze UPND parliamentarian Jack Mwiimbu caused laughter among the parliamentarians after he asked health minister Kapembwa [...]

Patriotic Front (PF) spokesperson Given Lubinda has charged that Chiluba is a hypocrite who should not be enetertained. Speaking on Joy Fm radio in reaction to Chiluba’s allegations that PF leader Michael Sata is a polygamist, Lubinda said if Chiluba’s attacks were not responded to and challenged, some people would forever remain victims of his [...]

President Rupiah Banda Hu Jintao, President of China on Thursday held closed-door talks where they discussed and agreed on a number of bilateral issues focusing mainly on economic cooperation between the two countries. President Banda met Jinato at the Great Hall of the People (GHP) Northern Wing before the two leaders witnessed the signing of [...]

Those who do violence against women, must be brought to justice We, the undersigned feminists and concerned South Africans, members of the ARE WOMEN HUMAN STUDY GROUP, wish to express our outrage at the recent public threats by MMD (Movement for Multi-Party Democracy) Youth Chairman Chris Chalwe to gang rape FDD [Forum for Democracy and [...]

Federation for Free Trade Unions in Zambia (FFTUZ) has charged that the NCC has failed its mandate in the country. Speaking to 5fm, FFTUZ President Joyce Nonde Simukoko said citizens expected that the NCC would address the interests of the Zambian people and not individuals. She said it is disheartening to note that the delegates [...]

PF Nchanga Member of Parliament (MP), Wilbur Simusa has warned that the nation is headed for doom as the MMD has failed to deliver and address issues of national concern. Speaking in an interview Simusa said the political situation in the country is antagonistic and leaves much to be desired. He further warned that the [...]

Zimbabwe is owed more than US$3 million by Zambia for maize delivered about 10 years ago, according to the Herald newspaper of Zimbabwe. Grain Marketing Board general manager Mr Albert Mandizha told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Water and Resettlement on Tuesday that the debt, which was US$1,8 million before interest, was being discussed [...]

Zambia’s health minister Kapembwa Simbao says the women who contracted HIV due to the failed microbicide trial in Mazabuka won’t be compensated. Simbao,  a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church elder says this is because the women knew that they were taking part in a risky trial. He said they also signed consent agreements so they [...]

In a fractious news conference Fifa secretary general Jerome Valke said the main venue in Johannesburg, Soccer City, was yet to be completed, and 700,000 tickets were still unsold. He also expressed frustration at media speculation over the state of England’s proposed training camp. “If the question is: ‘Could we host the World Cup tomorrow [...]