In just four days, University of Zambia in the capital Lusaka, has erupted into yet another riot this time students demanding their meal allowances, according to Zambia Reports About 30 students were on Thursday evening arrested and detained in various police stations in Lusaka. Police as usual fired teargas cannisters and were by Friday morning [...]

Police have formally charged and arrested Chisamba Member of Parliament Moses Muteteka for motor vehicle theft contrary to section 281A of the Penal Code Cap 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Police deputy public relations officer Charity Munganga Chanda has confirmed the arrest of Mr Muteteka in a statement. Chanda says Mr Muteteka is alleged [...]

United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema has vowed that he will not be silenced by any political maneuvers by the Patriotic Front government. Hichilema said he will continue exposing  the ills and failures of the PF Government and any attack on him will not succeed. The UPND President further said that the [...]

PRESIDENT Sata is today expected today expected in Mozambiqque for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 32nd heads of State and government summit. Zambia’s Ambassador to Mozambique Japhen Mwakalombe told the Zambian press crew at a media briefing yesterday that the Sata is expected to arrive in Maputo at 10:45 hours. Ministers of Foreign Affairs [...]

The Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) says the ban on the use of government transport in the civil service has negatively affected productivity in government. CSAWUZ Secretary General Joy Beene says the ban has negatively affected service delivery among government workers as seen from the time of reporting and knocking off. [...]

Heads of Churches affiliated to the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) have noted with sadness the departure by the Patriotic Front government from the values and principles which they espoused during campaigns. In a Pastoral Letter released to QFM News by CCZ General Secretary Reverend Suzanne Matale, following their gathering yesterday August 14, 2012, [...]

By Ehui Adovor and Vera Songwe, from the African Political Transitions database, forthcoming 2012. On July 22, 2012, Ghana lost its 12th president, Dr. John Evans Atta Mills, to ill health. Reports after his death reveal that the late president had been unwell and unable to fully to execute his duties for some time before [...]

Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has denied responsibility for the burning down of a house in Ngombe after a power outage. ZESCO Director of Corporate Affairs, Besty Phiri says his company is not responsible for the accident because it does not disconnect power to one particular house but many others in the whole area. It [...]

Government has announced plans to setup a K32 billion laboratory to avert the challenge of sending samples overseas for analysis. Deputy Minister of Health, Patrick Chikusu disclosed this when he conducted a tour of the National Institute for Scientific Research (NISIR) in Lusaka this morning. Dr. Chikusu said it was costly and unnecessary to send [...]

Mines Minister, Yamfwa Mukanga has implored investors in the country to give priority to Zambians when recruiting employees. Mr. Mukanga said government appreciates every investment in the country but such investments should benefit Zambians in terms of employment opportunities. He said investors should only think of sourcing expatriate employees only for skills that are not [...]