The United Party for National Development (UPND) extra ordinary general assembly has approved the recommendation by the National Management Committee(NMC) to have four Vice Presidents. The Four Vice President will be in charge of Administration, Economics, Politics and Gender. In a statement to ZANIS in Lusaka today, UPND Chairperson for Information and Publicity Charles Kakoma also disclosed [...]

Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe has said the status of Livingstone as the tourist capital of the nation makes it a high-risk area for HIV transmission. Mr. Munkombwe attributed this development to tourism and other economic activities such as cross border trade, fish mongering and subsistence farming in rural communities. Mr. Munkombwe said this during the commemoration [...]

The Southern African Railways Association (SARA), will hold this year’s Multilateral Workshop in Zambia to be hosted by Railway Systems of Zambia (RSZ) tomorrow at Hotel Inter-Continental. The two day annual gathering brings together railway companies in the SADC region aimed at improving the performance of the Corridor Management Groups. RSZ Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Even said [...]

Officials of the Ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) in Mwembeshi Constituency in Mumbwa District have called for a better and transparent method in the distribution of relief food in the Constituency. MMD’s Mwembeshi Constituency Secretary Ronald Lweendo has appealed to the District Disaster Mitigation Management Unit (DMMU) to ensure that future relief distribution exercises are [...]

A 33 year old Kitwe Local Courts officer Monday appeared in the magistrate court for mention in a case in which he is alleged to have committed incest with his two year old daughter. Before Kitwe Magistrate Penjani Lamba was Boyd Chanda Kabuswe, a Local Court officer at Wusakile Local Court. Kabuswe is accused of having committed [...]

Former Local Government and Housing Minister Sylvia has denied allegations of corruption in the procurement of 100 hearses,150 constituency vehicles, boats and utility trucks And Mrs. Masebo has challenged her successor, Benny Tetamashimba to state clearly the people that involved in the purchase of the 100 hearses at a cost of US$2.9 million. Ms Masebo has however, [...]

University of Zambia (UNZA) lectures have gone on strike. The Lecturers and Researchers resolved to go on strike starting today, Monday June 29, 2009. The University of Zambia has just opened for a new academic year. UNZA Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) president Fenstone Mwape announced in Lusaka that his members have rejected the little money government is [...]

Some gemstones miners in the Copperbelt province have lost huge sums of money due to the alleged wrong geological survey data they got over the mining areas which government allocated to them. Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Ndola today, Emerald and Semi-precious stones Miners Association of Zambia (ESMAS) general secretary, Victor Kalesha said the [...]

On 24th June 2009, Lusaka Lawyer John Sangwa complained to the Judicial Complaints against Chief Justice Ernest Sakala and Judge Chulu the judge in charge of the Lusaka High Court. He accused the two of violating the judicial code of conduct. Below is the letter lawyer Sangwa submitted to the Judicial Complaints Authority. It’s typed [...]