CSAWUZ still pondering on govt decision to reform pension scheme.
The Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) says it is still pondering on the decision by government to reform the public service pension scheme. Civil Servants and Allied Workers...
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Ghana’s goalkeeper Kwarasey, withdrawals from Ghana vs Zambia World Cup...
Adam Kwarasey The Ghana Football Association has confirmed goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey has pulled out of Ghana’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Zambia on Friday because of injury. The goalkeeper...
View ArticleCardinal Mazombwe, the first indigenous Zambian cardinal
MERDADO Cardinal Mazombwe, the first indigenous Zambian cardinal who died last Thursday at the age of 81, was yesterday buried at a sombre ceremony in the Pope Square grounds in Lusaka. President Sata...
View Article25 FRA sheds closed due to lack of business
GOVERNMENT has closed 25 Food Reserve Agency (FRA) satellite depots in Western Province due to lack of business. Some of the satellite depots are Mambolomoka, Lilonda, Kaanja, Katongola, Matebele,...
View ArticleBarotseland activists charged with treason
SOME of the 59 Barotseland activists who have now been charged with treason surprised the Mongu magistrate’s courts when they applied to have their citizenship changed on their details, claiming they...
View ArticlePF cadre arrested for assault and causing malicious damage to property
POLICE in Lusaka have arrested and charged a 32-year-old man for assault and causing malicious damage to property during a Patriotic Front (PF) fracas that happened on Sunday. Acting police...
View ArticleKambwili appeals for funds to charter a plane for Ghana game
GOVERNMENT has called on the corporate world to come on board and help charter planes to Ghana to send a larger contingent of fans to Kumasi to cheer the Chipolopolo as they take on the Black Stars in...
View ArticleChibombo accident case deferred to November
THE 74-year-old Mkushi farmer, Abraham van Eeden, who is accused of causing the death of 50 people in a road traffic accident involving a Post Bus in Chibombo in February, this year failed to take plea...
View ArticleZambia in top 10 most competitive economies in Africa for 2013
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Zambia as one of the top 10 most competitive economies in Africa for 2013. The WEF’s Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, which was released in Geneva,...
View ArticlePF to look into wrangles surrounding the presidential endorsement for 2016
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) national chairperson Inonge Wina has called for a stop to what she terms unnecessary wrangles in the party. She said yesterday that the party would soon convene a central...
View ArticleFRA maize buying fears misplaced
FOOD security, which basically refers to the availability of sufficient food and people’s easy access to it is one of the major backbones of any nation. This is an important and sensitive issue...
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‘Billboards danger to road users’
By DOREEN NAWA Lusaka Billboards SOME Lusaka motorists have joined the Road Traffic and Safety Agency (RTSA) to complain about huge and very close billboards on busy roads saying they are a danger to...
View ArticleGovt urged to learn to accept decisions made by the Courts
Non Governmental Organization Coordinating Council (NGOCC) board chairperson Beatrice Grillo says there is need for government to learn to accept decisions of the Courts of law for the sake of justice....
View ArticleLusaka man escapes noose
THE Supreme Court has reduced the death sentence of a Lusaka man to a 30-year jail term. The High Court had sentenced Lackson Ngosa, 36, of Zingalume Township in Lusaka to death on two counts of...
View ArticleState fumes over West illegal land allocations
GOVERNMENT has warned that it will revoke land agency for councils that are in the habit of illegal creation and allocation of plots in North-Western Province and hand concerned officers to law...
View ArticlePF officials faking loyalty to Sata – Chama
Former Patriotic Front Lusaka province chairman Davies Chama says those who have come out to endorse President Michael Sata for 2016 elections are merely giving him a vote of confidence and not causing...
View ArticlePolice deny enforcing Public Order Act selectively
The Zambia Police Service has denied allegations that it favors members of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) when enforcing the Public Order ACT. This follows concerns by some opposition political...
View ArticleDonors urged to help consolidate Zambia’s democracy
A Nongovernmental Organization that advocates for good governance and human rights, Zambian Voice has called on the donor community to help consolidate the country’s democracy by supporting the welfare...
View ArticleIs the tech-boom good for Zambia?
THE number of mobile internet devices is set to outnumber humans by the end of this year. There’ll be more smartphones and internet-connected tablets and monitors than there are people on the planet....
View ArticleChildren’s malnutrition levels sadden First Lady
FIRST Lady Christine Kaseba says it is sad that 45 percent of children under the age of five suffer from chronic under nutrition and stunted growth in Zambia. Dr Kaseba has challenged the government...
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