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PF Maintains Low Cotton in Zambia
Zambia’s minister for agriculture Emmanuel Chenda says the PF government will not dictate the price of cotton because it runs a liberalised economy despite complaints that the commodity is selling more...
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Sprinter Gerald Phiri Storms Olympic Semis
United States-based Zambian sprinter Gerald Phiri finished in strong third position of the 100 metres heat one race to qualify to the semi-finals at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Phiri finished with...
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Sata Booed at Lusaka Showgrounds, Fails to Tour Stands
Zambian President Michael Sata was on Saturday booed when he officiated at the annual agriculture and commercial show in Lusaka prompting security personnel to cancel a scheduled tour of stands....
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Minimum Wage Crisis: Chinese Miner Killed in Zambia
The recent controversially adjusted minimum wage in Zambia has continued to cause havoc with the latest incident claiming the life of a Chinese miner while another is battling for his life in a...
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Zambian Government Official Condemns Chinese Killing over Minimum Wage
The Zambian Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda has issued a statement condemning the riot that resulted in the death of a Chinese supervisor over a dispute with employees on the revised minimum wage....
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It’s Not Government to Dictate Bus Fares, says Leading Operator
Bus operators in Zambia say its not the PF’s government mandate to effect new fares on transport in the country but individual businessmen. Some transport operators in the country recently effected a...
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Two Zambians Seriously Injured in Kenya Chopper Crash
Two Zambian nationals are nursing serious injuries in hospital after a chopper they were flying in crash-landed and burst into flames at the Wilson Airport in Nairobi on Sunday. Kenya media reports...
View ArticlePF Petitions Livingston Central Election Results
The PF has filed a petition against the election of Livingstone UPND area member of parliament Reverend Howard Sikwela, citing twenty-one incidents of electoral malpractice. According to the petition...
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PF MPs Are Lucky That No Opposition Party Can Remove Them, Says Sata
Disappointed in the performance of some members of his government, today President Michael Sata told party members that they were “lucky” because no opposition party was capable of removing the ruling...
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Gerald Phiri Emerges as Zambia’s Most Impressive Olympian Despite Semi-Final...
Zambian sprinter Gerald Phiri did not make it to the finals of the 2012 London Olympics 100 metres race but is leaving the event as one of the country’s most impressive envoys. He fell out in the...
View ArticleAiling Cardinal Mazombwe Evacuated To Johannesburg
Lusaka Catholic Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu has said the health condition of Zambia’s first and only Cardinal Merdado Mazombwe has worsened. President Michael Sata today visited Cardinal Mazombwe at...
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Zambia Win Soccer Warm up Against Zimbabwe
Zambia defeated Zimbabwe 2-1 on Wednesday in a warm up match at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. The African champions were playing in their second match to prepare for the final qualifier against...
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Henry Banda Writes Open Letter Criticizing PF over Tribalism
Henry Banda, a son of the former President Rupiah Banda, has published an open letter to Zambian citizens criticizing the Patriotic Front government for manipulating issues of tribalism for political...
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Zambian Police Teargas HH And his Supporters
Police in Zambia this morning fired tear gas canisters at opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and his supporters when he appeared for questioning. Hichilema was summoned at the police in the ruling PF...
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MMD Demands Clear Roadmap on Constitution
The Zambian opposition MMD has asked the PF government to state a clear roadmap of the constitution making process. MMD national treasurer Mwansa Mbulakulima says the roadmap of the constitution is an...
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Chaos Ensues as Police Attempted to Interrogate Opposition Leader
Fifteen people were injured, two with major deep injuries in a stampede after a senior police officer fired a teargas canister at the Lusaka Central Police where United Party for National Development...
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Alarming Female Deaths on the Rise in Lusaka as Police Pick Fourth Body
The number of women being discovered dead in mysterious circumstances in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, is increasing on an alarming rate. Within one month, police has been called upon to collect bodies...
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Withdraw Minimum Wage SI – says Ex-Finance Minister
Former Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane in the MMD has asked the ruling PF government to withdraw the Statutory Instrument on the revised minimum wage and engage in negotiations. The imposed law...
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Chinese Community in Zambia Demands Justice following Murder of Mine Manager
The Chinese community in Zambia’s Sinazeze District have announced that they will refuse to bury Wu Shengzai, who was crushed to death by a trolley pushed by protesting workers at Collum Coal Mine,...
View ArticleGovernment Considers Reversal of Deportation of Rwandan Catholic Priest
Chief government spokesperson Kennedy Sakeni has announced that the Ministry of Home Affairs will on behalf of government, dialogue with the Catholic leadership in the country and consider revoking the...
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