New Revolution Party president Cosmo Mumba has advised the United Party for National Development (UPND) and the Patriotic Front (PF) to concentrate on consolidating the pact as opposed to wasting time on the impeachment of President Rupiah Banda. Dr. Mumba said the two opposition party leaders, Hakainde Hichilema, Michael Sata and their followers, should look [...]

Nevers Muchemwe 25, a Patriotic Front (PF) cadre who was arrested for allegedly assaulting an MMD supporter in Serenje’s Chitambo constituency, yesterday appeared in the magistrate court for plea. Muchemwe of Kanyama compound in Lusaka appeared before magistrate Happy Chongo and pleaded not guilty to the charge. He is alleged to have assaulted Lloyd Kabango [...]

President Banda says he is not worried about plans by the Patriotic Front (PF) and United Party for National Development (UPND) to impeach him. Mr Banda, who was speaking to journalists at City Airport upon arrival from Eastern Province yesterday, said the two political parties can go ahead with their plans to impeach him. “Let [...]

Task Force on Corruption Chairman Maxwel Nkole has said there is no legal instrument under the hand of the president constituting the Task Force. The Task Force has been grabbing property including these shoesMr. Nkole told the court Tuesday that there is also no legal instrument  which provides that the mandate of the Task Force [...]

A killer disease is decimating fish stocks in the Zambezi River Valley, threatening the food security and livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people in an area shared by seven southern African countries, a United Nations agency said Tuesday. The most affected country is Zambia, where two thirds of the Zambezi River Basin lies, the [...]

Local Government and Housing Minister Benny Tetamashimba believes that most houses in Chalala residential area were built using plundered resources. Chalala is a posh residential area in Lusaka. It has some of the biggest and most expensive houses in Zambia. Mr. Tetamashimba says there is need for all government ministries to be investigated by the [...]

Mbereshi Mission Hospital in Kawambwa district of Luapula Province has reduced its food rations to patients from three meals per day to two. And government has urged hospital administration to put the welfare of patients first, saying patients were the main reason they were employed. Assistant Administrator for the hospital, Grainer Chizoma, said that management [...]

Government is set to release 23 prisoners on parole from Lusaka region. The group of 23 prisoners, to be released this Wednesday, is the first to be released on parole following the National Parole Board’s recommendation and subsequent approval by the Commissioner of Prisons. This is in line with the Parole Rules in pursuant to [...]

Swazi King Mswati has left for his country after a three days state visit. The king flew direct from Mfuwe International Airport in Eastern province to Swaziland. And King Mswati expressed gratitude to the Zambian people for the hospitality extended to him and his delegation during the three-day State visit. King Mswati said the visit [...]

Chama District in Eastern Province has witnessed a surge in the number of HIV/AIDS infections. Chama District HIV/AIDS Co-ordination Advisor Daniel Thole has attributed this to the mushrooming of guest houses some of which are being used as brothels. Mr. Thole said the situation has been compounded by an influx of businessmen and women that [...]