Sata’s One Minute Speech Was Powerful – Shamenda
Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda has made a belated reaction to President Michael Sata’s one minute address to workers on Labour Day by saying that the Head of State was saving workers time. Shamenda...
View ArticleJournalists Celebrate Press Freedom Amidst Heightened Harassment
Journalists in Zambia today join the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day presenting an opportunity to reflect on the state of the media in the country. The media in Zambia has...
View ArticleMuhabi Settling in as MMD National Secretary
Opposition Movement for Multi Party Democracy national secretary Muhabi Lungu says he is settling well in his new position. Lungu was elected national secretary on Sunday and endured a rough take off...
View ArticleLet Media Account Account for Own Action – Hichilema
Country men and women, this year’s theme for World Press Freedom day “Media Freedom for a better future: Shaping the Post 2015 Development Agenda” should be properly situated by everyone especially by...
View ArticleDon’t Trust Sata and Kabimba, Says Saunders
Political activist Dante Saunders says the people of Zambia cannot trust President Michael Sata and Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba anymore. Saunders said in Lusaka that Sata and Kabimba were sounding...
View ArticleChinese Mining Company Accused of Forgery in Chongwe
China Jiangsu, the company that is allegedly involved in illegal mining with Elizabeth, daughter to senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya, has resorted to forging letters and documents to launder their illegal...
View ArticleSata Thinks He is ‘God’, says Fr Bwalya
Alliance for a Better Zambia president Father Frank Bwalya says President Michael Sata is behaving like he is God and that only his will counts on national matters. The clergy man stressed that in...
View ArticleZambian Kwacha: Africa’s Worst Performing Currency
LOOSE fiscal policy on account of widening government over-expenditure is negating BoZ’s significant steps to tighten monetary policy and containing depreciating kwacha, says the International Monetary...
View ArticleZambia Railways Failing to Account for 1510 Wagons
The Zambia Railways has failed to account for 1510 wagons worthy K31 billion after the concession agreement with the Railway Systems of Zambia was cancelled in September, 2012. The newly cash...
View ArticleHichilema Appearing in Court
United Party for National Development president Hakainde Hichilema is making an appearance in the Lusaka Magistrates Court on a charge of publication of false news with intent to cause fear and alarm...
View ArticleHealth Facilities in Desperate Situation – ZEC
The Zambia Episcopal Conference says government should expedite the reinstatement of the fired nurses as the situation in health facilities was desperate. ZEC spokesperson Father Cleopas Lungu said...
View ArticleStop Harrassing Online Media, Says Fr Bwalya
Alliance for a Better Zambia President Father Frank Bwalya says the Patriotic Front (PF) government must stop intimidating journalists working for online media in Zambia. He said journalists must be...
View ArticleHichilema Pays Tribute to Supporters at Court
United Party for National Development president Hakainde Hichilema has paid tribute to supporters that turned out at his court case in Lusaka yesterday. The Lusaka Magistrate Court adjourned the case...
View ArticleZambia’s Growing Censorship Problem
More than 20 years have passed since multiparty democracy was restored in Zambia, but a familiar problem from the past is once again rearing its ugly head: government censorship of the news media. This...
View ArticleForeign Investor Says Zambian Government Favouring China
A South African investor who operates in the transport and mining sector has alleged that the Patriotic Front (PF) is excercising favourtism toward Chinese investors when it comes to deals, permits,...
View ArticleAuthoritarian Govt Scares Away Tourists, Says ZED
Opposition group Zambians for Empowerment and Development say that the reduction in tourists visiting Zambia is as a result of the country’s dented image under the Patriotic Front government. ZED...
View ArticleFr Bwalya Goes to Court on ‘Potato’ Case
Alliance for a Better Zambia President Father Frank Bwalya appeared today before the Kasama Magistrate Court in a case where he is charged with defamation of President Michael Sata. Fr Bwalya, who is...
View ArticleFr Bwalya ‘Potato’ Case Fails to Take Off
The case in which Alliance for a Better Zambia President Father Frank Bwalya failed to take off after Magistrate Kelvin Soma absconded the session as he is reportedly out of town. Fr Bwalya, who has...
View ArticleEx-PF Lusaka Province Chief is New ZRL Board Chairman
The Ministry of Transport and Communication unveiled the Zambia Railways Limited board rewarding yet another Patriotic Front cadre Davies Chama as chairman. Chama who is former Lusaka District PF...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Alleged Forgery at Chongwe Mine
Police in Lusaka are probing a matter where some Zambians and Chinese nationals allegedly forged a letter to in order to take over control of a mine in Chongwe formerly operated by Indian investors....
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