Munkombwe will come back to UPND to beg for a job once the party ascends to...
Daniel Munkombwe United Party for National Development secretary general Winston Chibwe has described newly appointed Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe remarks against UPND leader Hakainde...
View ArticlePhiri Phiri Happy With GBFC Early Form
Coach Patrick Phiri says Green Buffaloes’ 2-2 draw with Lime Hotspurs in Saturday’s FAZ Super Division Week Three match in Kitwe was a good result. Buffaloes have picked five points from three games...
View ArticleCosafa Endorses Zambia’s 2013 Bid
COSAFA has declared that Zambia is on course to host the 2013 COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup in July. A delegation from COSAFA led by Chief Operations Officer Sue Destombes was in Zambia last week on an...
View ArticleGovernment justifies the move taken by immigration authorities to block RB
Former President Rupiah Banda Government has justified the move taken by the immigration authorities to block former republican President Rupiah Banda from travelling to Kenya for the inauguration...
View ArticleCharges against Zambia opposition leader dropped
ZAMBIAN prosecutors dropped defamation charges against opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday, ending a highly charged and politically tinged case. Mr Hichilema, who leads the opposition...
View ArticleGuy Scott urges Zambians in diaspora to wage campaign against negative media...
Vice President Dr Guy Scott Vice President Guy Scott has urged Zambians in the diaspora to wage a vicious counter campaign against the negative media campaign targeting President Michael Sata and the...
View ArticleZambia ex-leader blocked from flying to Kenyatta inauguration
Zambian authorities said they stopped ex-president Rupiah Banda from leaving the country Tuesday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Kenya's new president because he was late for the function. Banda,...
View ArticleZambia drops charges against Hichilema
Zambia's opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema stands next to supporters at the Lusaka magistrate court. (Joseph Mwenda, ...
View ArticleRabobank’s Zanaco Taps Mobile Money to Boost Zambia Numbers
Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc (ZANACO) , which is adding 800 new customers daily, sees further growth by offering mobile-phone transactions to the almost two-thirds of potential clients who have...
View ArticleShakafuswa plotting to return as Katuba MP
Former Katuba MP Jonas Shakafuswa A scheme by former Katuba MP Jonas Shakafuswa to return to Parliament has been exposed. Mr. Shakafuswa is said to be behind efforts to have current MP Dr Patrick...
View ArticleZambia Malawi finally connected by rail
Planned since the 1970s and inaugurated last month, commercial transports have now started on the Chipata-Mchinji railway line between Zambia and Malawi. Soon, a connection to Mozambique's coast will...
View ArticleLusaka Stock Exchange goes real-time
Real-time data from Zambia's Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) today started to go online, increasing equity trading opportunities for LuSE's local and global ...
View ArticleFertilizer tree triples Malawi Zambia yields
Scientists have managed to triple maize yields on smallholder farms in Zambia and Malawi by simple "evergreen agriculture" techniques. Planting acacia trees among the crops automatically fertilised the...
View ArticleZambia mine tax fraud causes outrage
A leaked auditors' report alleging massive tax irregularities in Zambia's key copper mining sector "must lead to" further investigations, civil society groups ...
View ArticleZambia President to win upcoming polls
Zambia's President Rupiah Banda expects his MMD party to score an easy victory in an election that he says will be coming in a matter of months. Elections must be held in ...
View ArticleZambia farmers get innovative e-vouchers
The 'e-voucher project' - the first of its kind on the continent, according to participant Mobile Transactions Zambia Limited (MTZL) - covers the delivery of products including seeds, fertilisers and...
View ArticleZambia AIDS treatment reaches 90 of sick
As HIV/AIDS prevalence is finally being reduced in Africa, also Zambia can celebrate successes in the fight against the pandemic. Almost all Zambians suffering from AIDS now receive ...
View ArticleBanda barred from leaving Zambia
ZAMBIA'S former President Rupiah Banda was prevented from leaving the country to attend Tuesday's inauguration of Kenya's new President Uhuru Kenyatta, his lawyer said. Banda - facing corruption...
View ArticleGay rights activist arrested in Zambia for inciting the public
A human rights activist has been arrested in Zambia minutes after he appeared on live television calling for homosexuality to be decriminalised. Kasonkomona was being driven from the Muvi TV studio in...
View ArticleBreakdown in Rule of Law as Zambian Authorities Illegally Prevent former...
Despite a court order releasing former President Rupiah Banda's passport and official notification to immigration authorities approving his travel to Kenya for the inauguration, today authorities...
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