PRESIDENT Michael Sata says his Government is working to stamp out casualisation by creating long-term permanent jobs for Zambians. And the President has directed local authorities in the country to improve their town planning by learning from countries such as Brazil. Mr Sata said he was impressed with Brazil’s planning and development when he attended [...]

A witness has told a Lusaka magistrate’s court that the diploma which was awarded to Local Government and Housing Deputy Minister Steven Masumba was irregularly issued because the minister did not successfully complete his training programme. National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) examination officer Lydia Nyondo Chibale said Masumba did not successfully complete his Accounting [...]

Businessmen in Chipata and surrounding areas have stopped buying products from farmers saying they are waiting for the rebasing of the Kwacha. The move has left peasant farmers stranded with their bags of farm products. The businessmen, mostly of Asian origin are withholding their money citing uncertainty that will be caused when the PF rebases [...]

The PF regime says the Freedom of Information Bill (FoIB) which was supposed to be launched tomorrow, Tuesday,  will not be launched until after further consultation in July. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga told journalists this morning that his ministry will not go ahead with plans to launch the bill tomorrow. [...]

ZESCO managing director Cyprian Chitundu has confirmed Zambian Watchdog revelations that the PF is about to increase the cost of electricity. But Chitundu in confirming the revelations, Chitundu is lying that the imminent electricity tariff increase will not affect low consumers of power and the poor in society. On June 12, 2012, the Watchdog revealed [...]

Former Information and Broadcasting Minister Mike Mulongoti has charged that media freedom must be respected by all Zambians regardless of their occupation. And Mulongoti has advised the Zambia Police  to exercise maximum restraint when handling peaceful demonstrations. The former cabinet minister said the police can only use force in circumstances where people resist to cooperate adding that [...]

Sudan’s police have ordered their forces to put an end to anti-government protests immediately, state media reported on Saturday, in a sign of a growing crackdown on demonstrations that have spread throughout Khartoum over the last week. “The police direct their forces to immediately end the demonstrations and incidents of unrest according to the law,” [...]

The Vigil’s Mugabe mask made an appearance outside the Zambian High Commission on Thursday during the sixth round of the monthly Free Zimbabwe Global Protests aimed at pressuring SADC leaders into ensuring democratic reforms in Zimbabwe. Zambia was the target this month because of President Sata’s slavish support of Mugabe shown at the recent SADC [...]

President Michael Sata has told the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio De Janeiro in Brazil that Zambia is determined to implement strategies and policies that will promote sustainable development. Sata  who addressed the conference Thursday afternoon, said the Zambian government is committed to implementing its strategies and policies on sustainable development through a green economy and poverty [...]