The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) in Eastern Province says it is not happy with government for removing teacher’s responsibility and double class allowances. Regional Chairperson, Alakwisa Phiri said it was sad that teachers who were supposed to be motivated this time around had their allowances removed from their pay. Mr Phiri noted that [...]

More than 100 out of the 170 co-operatives registered in  Kalulushi are fake and have been used as a conduit pipe to obtain agricultural inputs from the government and later re sale at higher prices. This came to light during the District agriculture show where only less than 20 genuine co-operatives turned up for the [...]

Acting Namwala District Commissioner Godwin Sanjase has disclosed that over 100, 000 people in the district are now on the verge of starvation due unprecedented crop failure. And Health Deputy Minister Christopher Mulenga has promised that government through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) under the Office of the Vice President will quickly intervene [...]

Editor, Teachers at Kasama boys have withdrawn teaching senior classes because the government has withdrawn their responsibility allowance. The teachers had a meeting today together with the four(4) teachers union which started at 11:30hrs where they resolved to down tools to the senior classes because of the withdraw of the same allowance. SM

A Lusaka-based clergyman has expressed great concern over what he described as disgraceful style of dressing on most men and women in the country. United Church of Zambia Synod Bishop, Mutale Mulumbwa, expressed his concern during a church service held at Central Congregation in Nakonde district yesterday. Bishop Mulumbwa observed that most dressing styles which [...]

Dr. Francis Manda has labelled all opposition MPs who have decided to defect or work in the current goverment as Foxes or opportunistic diseases. Speaking on Manzi Valley radio programe this morning, Dr Manda likened the MPs to diseases that take advantage of weak immune system of HIV positive people. He also called them foxes [...]

Solwezi town in Northwestern province has been engulfed in darkness  since Saturday night. Power was cut in the wh0le town around 19 hours and no explanation had been given by Sunday evening Only kansanshi mine has power  but it was not clear if the mine was using generators. On Friday and most of Saturday, it [...]

Armed police have been deployed at Kabwe’s Mulungushi university a few hours after students declared that they would not sit for exams tommorrow until they are addressed by Justice minister Wynter Kabimba. The students who joined their colleagues at UNZA and CBU to protest ailing dictator Michael Sata’s removal of maize and fuel subsidies demanded [...]

The United Party for National Development (UPND) have notified the Zambia police of their intention to hold a rally in Lusaka’s Chawama compound on Sunday 26th May 2013. In a letter dated 16th May 2013 addressed to Lusaka Police Commissioner and received by a Constable Nundwe on the same day, the opposition party say they [...]

Editor, It is very disappointing to see the direction our beloved nation is heading. The PF (BUFI) government have hurt this nation worse just like the Kaunda era. They are treating us the voters as though they are not accountable to anyone. The resignation of opposition leaders, is betrayal of morality and the recent resignation of [...]