Zambia, Ghana Name Teams for Epic Clash
Zambia and Ghana named 26 players apiece for their epic clash in a Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier on September 6. The match is set for Kumasi where Zambia must win while the hosts need only a draw to...
View ArticleRelease Barotse Freedom Fighters, Demands Nason Msoni
Political activist Nason Msoni has called for the immediate release of the 54 Barotseland Freedom fighters by the Patriotic Front government. The 54 have been charged with treason after the Director of...
View ArticleMugabe, Sata Officiate at Vic Falls Border Post Event
President Michael Sata and Robert Mugabe used part of the United Nations World Tourism Conference to launch the Victoria Falls town one stop border post that will only be operational for less than 24...
View ArticleTALC to Petition Govt over Rationing ARVs
Treatment Advocacy Literacy Centre says it will petition government over continued rationing of Anti Retroviaral Drugs. TALC national director Felix Mwanza said despite assurances that the situation...
View ArticleEx ERB Boss Sued for Bounced Cheque
Former Energy Regulations Board (ERB) executive director Moses Zama has been sued for bouncing a cheque worth over K450,000. The matter involves Zama’s company, Lambda Busing Corporation that issued a...
View ArticleZambia’s Uphill Struggle against Infant Mortality
In many of Zambia’s far-flung provinces and villages, access to medical care remains a big challenge, leading to problematic rates of both maternal and infant mortality. As the government aims for an...
View ArticleHichilema Accuses PF of Running Parallel Intelligence System
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has accused the Patriotic Front government of using a parallel secret intelligence unit to victimise the Zambians with incarcerations and intimidation....
View ArticlePF Divisions Deepen
Attempts by Justice Minister, Wynter Kabimba, to have his security detail unilaterally increased without informing President Sata and the Ministry of Transport and Communications have been thwarted....
View ArticleExplain Fuel Crisis, Saunders Tells PF
Government has been challenged to explain the fuel shortage that has hit most parts of the country despite having boosted the country’s fuel storage capacity, says political activist Dante Saunders. Mr...
View ArticleZambia Bars Muvi, Daily Nation and Others from Closing Ceremony
Two privately owned media firms in Zambia and some Zimbabwean scribes were denied coverage of the closing ceremony of The United Nations World Tourism conference that was held at the Royal Livingstone...
View ArticleResign, Youth Body tells Chibesakunda
Civil society organization Operation Young Vote has written to the acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda asking her to step down to avoid a humiliating exit forced by court action. Chibesakunda’s...
View ArticlePF Should Not Take Credit on Toll Gates
People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti says the ruling Patriotic Front should not take credit for the introduction of toll gates. Mulongoti, who is former Works and Supply Minister in the previous...
View ArticleGBM Refuse to Comment on Junior PF Member
Defence Minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has refused to be drawn into a debate with his party’s junior cadres. Mwamba, commonly known as GBM, says that he cannot respond to accusations by PF Lusaka...
View ArticleM’membe Planting Division in PF – Defence Minister
Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has charged that Post Newspapers Editor in-Chief Fred M’membe will not succeed in his efforts to bring him down. Mwamba has since accused M’membe of being behind the...
View ArticlePF Corruption Fight Questionable
African Parliamentarian Network against Corruption (APNAC) chairperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the Patriotic Front government’s fight against corruption is highly questionable. Speaking during a press...
View ArticleCardinal Mazombwe, 82, Dies After ‘Great’ Priesthood Career
Zambia’s first indigenous His Eminence Medardo CARDINAL Joseph Mazombwe, 82, has succumbed to a long battle of cancer, the Catholic Church has announced. Below is a statement on Cardinal Mazombwe’s...
View ArticleShamenda Attacks Hichilema
Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda has advised UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to stop alarming the nation on issues he does not understand. Responding to Hichilema’s statement that...
View ArticleMutati Alarmed by PF Position on Mine Bail Out
Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati says he is alarmed by the Patriotic Front government’s pledge to bail out mining firms in the wake of a slump in Copper Prices. Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma...
View ArticleLubinda Adds ‘Faint’ Voice to Succession Battle
Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda has stealthily added his voice to the succession debate in the Patriotic Front by saying it is a very sickening topic. Lubinda, who is a potential contender...
View ArticleFormation of PF NGO Condemned
The newly formed Patriotic Front Non Governmental Organization has been roundly condemned by members of the civil society. Young African Leaders Initiative Executive Director Andrew Ntewewe wondered...
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