Zambia will host the Great Lakes Region Summit of Heads of State and Government next week, the Watchdog has been informed. According to information received the summit will run from 7th to  11th August, 2009. Presidents expected in the country are from  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, [...]

Security concerns have arisen in Chieftainess Mwanjawanthu’s area in Petauke District as suspected Security men from a named neighbouring state are allegedly harassing people in the area. Chieftainess Mwanjawanthu told ZANIS in an interview t her palace yesterday that her subjects were being harassed and threatened by armed security men manning the border. She said [...]

Government says it has no plans of privatizing the Zambia Postal Services (ZamPost) because it is running profitably. Transport and Communication and Transport Deputy minister Mubika Mubika said government is however planning to commercialize the institution to make it more effective. Mr. Mubika said this in parliament today, in response to Chilupi Member of Parliament [...]

Aggrieved journalist have vowed to match to state house on Friday despite an appeal by government to express their grievances through sending a letter Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Ronnie, Shikapwasha appealed to media bodies not to demonstrate against the harassment of journalists by MMD cadres, as some politicians may take advantage and disturb the [...]

Chief Chisunka of the Ushi people in Mansa has called for the involvement of traditional leaders in advocacy programs against child rights abuse. Chief Chisunka observed that the non-involvement of traditional leaders such as village headmen in programs aimed at protecting children’s rights was hampering advocacy for the protection of children against abuse in his [...]

PF leader Michael Sata has withdrawn impeachment against me, president Rupiah Banda told the people of Chitambo on Monday. President Banda who did not say when Mr Sata withdrew the impeachment told a campaign rally at Chitambo basic school that he was grateful to Mr. Sata for the move. He said that was how politicians [...]

A lot is being said about how Zamtel should be handled. One fact which is very clear is that Zamtel has continued making losses for many years and the situation has reached a very crucial stage which needs immediate intervention. All of us Zambians are worried and concerned about the future of Zamtel hence different [...]

President Rupiah Banda will on Tuesday leave for South Africa where he is going to hold bilateral talks with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma. Zambian journalists are planning to amrch to state house on Friday to petition the president over violence against them. According to a statement released by president banda’ spokesperson Dickson Jere, [...]

President Rupiah  Banda has done a fantastic job to privatise Zamtel, former president Frederick Chiluba has said. Responding to questions from journalists yesterday after delivering a sermon at Living Waters Ministries in Kitwe, Chiluba described President Banda as a wise man, according to the Post Newspaper “Nobody in this country had the money to go [...]

Media bodies have resolved to march to State House on Friday, August 07, 2009 to petition President Rupiah Banda to get his commitment that the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) will renounce violence against journalists. Speaking on behalf of other media bodies, Media Institute of Southern Africa, MISA-Zambia Chairperson Henry Kabwe said the move is [...]