President Rupiah Banda has described the North-Western Province as the new Copperbelt which should contribute to wealth and job creation in Zambia. Mr. Banda says North-Western Province has huge potential not only in mining but in agriculture as well. He says the Copperbelt has done its part to contribute to the development of the country [...]

The Lusaka Magistrate court has sentenced a former employee of Barclays Bank Zambia to six years Imprisonment with hard labour after finding him guilty of theft and money laundering activities. Maclean Chanda, a former foreign exchange processor at the bank was found guilty of six counts of theft by servant and two charges of money [...]

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has said Zambia is not at war for the Government to procure arms worth US$100 million. He challenged former Defence minister George Mpombo to prove to the nation that he resigned from Government because he could not agree with the alleged decision to award an arms supply?contract to his son’s South African [...]

United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema says traditional leaders supporting the candidature of Republican President Rupiah Banda are corrupt and must be ashamed. Hichilema said he can not support president Rupiah Banda because he is a corrupt old man. And Hichilema says Patriotic Front president Michael Sata must not be trusted with [...]

ANTI-Voter Apathy Project executive director Bonnie Tembo has threatened to investigate and sack any of the employees leaking information about the operations of the organization to the press. Source says Tembo was more specific with the story running on the Zambian Watchdog about non payments of salaries. Sources within AVAP revealed that Tembo is very [...]

A plane carrying Madagascar’s coup leader on an official visit to Zambia returned safely to Madagascar’s capital shortly after takeoff after experiencing technical problems blamed on sabotage, authorities on this Indian Ocean island said. According to a statement from Andry Rajoelina’s government late Thursday, preliminary checks after Wednesday’s aborted flight to Zambia led pilots and [...]

A Non-Governmental Organization, Hope for Human Rights has called on President Rupiah Banda to issue a directive that would bring about the withdrawal of Documentaries by Chanda Chimba being aired on ZNBC and Muvi TV. Hope for Human Rights Executive Director, Smart Chanda said his organization has noted that the statements by Chimba have created [...]

United party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has said there is need to have a change of leadership in the country if we are to achieve the so much desired development. Hichilema noted that the delay in announcement of polling day by President Rupiah Banda would not change anything as hid party is [...]