The Anyiam-Osigwe family of Nigeria says none of its members or their company received any payment or compensation from the government of Zambia for crude oil supply. In a protest letter to the Deputy High Commissioner, Zambian High Commission, Abuja, the family, in a letter signed by Mr Michael Anyiam-Osigwe, urged the government to retract [...]

When President Michael Sata and the Patriotic Front (PF) government were elected into power almost one year ago, they rapidly went about setting up a number of commissions of inquiry, ostensibly to investigate allegations of corruption against the former government.  However, many of these commissions were mishandled or simply abandoned, leading one opposition leader to [...]

Uganda Cranes’ utility player Hassan Wasswa reckons they have what it takes to upstage Zambia come Saturday. The Cranes and Chipolopolo meet at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola in the first leg of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with the return due October 13 in Kampala. The defender-turned midfielder, Wasswa, says that [...]

The story below was writtern and published by the government controlled and funded Daily Mail. The story was edited by Information minister Kenedy Sakeni and George Chellah, president Sata’ spokesperson before it was allowed to be published in the government Newspaper, Daily Mail. See the original posting on Daily Mail here By CAROLINE KALOMBE (Zambia [...]

President Michael Sata, rarely seen in public and often speaking through other people,  has thanked the people of Chinsali district for voting for the Patriotic Front (PF) in last year’s tripartite elections. Sata says he wishes the people of Chinsali district God’s blessings as they continue to support the government of the day in fulfilling [...]

United States Ambassador to Zambia Mark Storella advises the PF government to be tolerant of opposing views for it to govern effectively. This follows government’s harsh attacks on the opposition particularly the UPND leader, Hakainde Hichilema, who keeps reminding the PF government to fulfil the campaign promises to the majority poor. Mr. Hichilema recently alerted [...]

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has warned Zambians to brace themselves for for hard times because of the poor policies by the PF government. Mr. Hichilema cited increase in electricity tariffs, transport, mealie meal, and other essential commodities as some of the areas that the current government has no plans. The UPND leader was speaking during [...]

Bus operators in Lusaka plan to effect new fares tomorrow September 3, 2012 which will go up by K600 on most routes. The move by bus operators comes as a result of the increase in the minimum wage and rising cost of living plus maintenance costs. Already the prices of essential commodities such as mealie [...]

The local currency has again reached K5, 000 per one US Dollar. According to Bank of Zambia rates released on the 31 August, 2012, the US Dollar is fetching  between K5,012.04 and 4,992.0. A few weeks ago, the Kwacha appreciated to K4, 800 per US Dollar following the introduction of law banning trading in hard currences. But the [...]

 Angola on Saturday tallied ballots from its second peacetime elections, expected to keep President Jose Eduardo dos Santos in power despite demands from the poor for a fairer slice of the nation’s oil wealth. Counting began shortly after polls closed Friday, but the process will take several days as results are compiled from across a [...]