Katuba By-Election Set for July 30
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set Tuesday July 30, 2019 as the date for the Katuba parliamentary by-election. On the same date ECZ will also conduct six (6) Local Government By-elections...
View ArticleEast PF Boss Retains Seat
Eastern Province Patriotic Front chairperson Andrew Lubusha has retained his position after going through unopposed in the provincial conference held in Chipata today(Tuesday) Lubusha, who has been...
View ArticleBarclays’ Pamela Gondwe has Stolen K7m
Sources at Barclays Bank Zambia have revealed that the bank’s employee, Pamela Gondwe, has stolen a total of K7 million from the Longacres branch. Gondwe, an entrepreneur who is also the author of a...
View Article4 Survive Serious Road Accident in Isoka
Four people have survived a serious road traffic accident which occurred at Chuwi Village, about five kilometres south of Isoka district. Zambia Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has confirmed the...
View ArticleMwamba Calls for Mutual Respect Between AU and Japan
Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba has said the relationship between African Union member states and Japan should be driven by mutual respect and cooperation without attaching conditions...
View ArticleKashokoto Creates 400 Jobs in Kaindu Chiefdom
Close to 400 jobs have been created in Chief Kaindu’s area of Mumbwa district following the acquisition of Mushingashi Game Ranch by Kashokoto. The game ranch in question has been at the centre of...
View ArticleKCM Lawyers Raise Preliminary Issue on Nchito & Nchito’s Representation of...
Lawyers representing Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) have raised a preliminary issue in the Lusaka High Court in which they want the court to determine whether Messrs Nchito and Nchito are not conflicted...
View ArticleZambia Is Confident In Its Mining Future: An Interview With Minister Richard...
The extractive industry in Africa has a long and complex history. For better and for worse, the business of exporting of the continent’s minerals, fuels, and other natural resources is an inextricable...
View ArticleZNBC and UNZA Sign Partnership Deal
The University of Zambia (UNZA) and Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening partnership between the two institutions....
View ArticleLGAZ Engages Cabinet on Council Financing
The Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ) has held talks with acting Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa to address challenges of finances to local authorities. LGAZ president Christopher...
View Article18 Bodies Unclaimed at Kitwe Hospital
The Kitwe Teaching Hospital is still holding on to 18 bodies that have remained unclaimed for over 14 days. And the hospital has appealed to members of the public with missing relatives to check bodies...
View ArticleLCC Bans Cash Payments for Its Services
In a bid to restrict human handling of cash, the Lusaka City Council has banned its employees from accepting cash payments for services at the Civic Centre. In a statement issued by Council Public...
View ArticleOPINION: Exploitative multinationals a threat to Zambia
A system of conveyor belts lead through the concentrator plant at the Nchanga copper mine, operated by Konkola Copper Mines Plc, in Chingola, Zambia, on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Konkola Copper Mines...
View ArticleDEC Institutes Probe in Pamela Barclays Money Theft
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has instituted investigations into a case in which an employee of Barclays Bank Longacres Branch, Pamela Gondwe, allegedly disappeared with $400, 000 and other...
View ArticleIsaac Chipampe is New State House Press Aide
President Edgar Lungu has appointed Mr Isaac Chipampe as as State House Press Aide to replace Amos Chanda. He was until his appointment, Director for Press and Media Development at the Ministry of...
View ArticleBarclays Upgrades Zambia’s Credit Position
Barclays Bank has upgraded Zambia’s debt position from Underweight to Market Weight following an assessment of the country’s risks to its credit. The Bank, however, says the likelihood of China...
View ArticleWhite House Press Secretary to Quit Her Job
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary who fiercely defended President Trump through one of the most tumultuous periods in American politics and presided over the end of the daily...
View ArticleOPINION: Kalaba-the Corruption Perspective Misplaced
Democratic Party president Harry Kalaba has barely been out of government. He served as minister a little over 12 months ago. His portfolio included a role in the Vice-President’s office and later as...
View ArticleCSOs Back FIC’s Work
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have defended the work of the Financial Intelligence Centre, saying statements being generated by government officials were alarming. The CSOs recalled that President...
View ArticleLusaka Mayor Sued for Failure to Pay Child Support
Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa has been dragged to court over failure to meet child maintenance responsibilities. His former wife Mwika Mwenechanya has asked the Lusaka High Court to compel Sampa to pay K7,...
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