By CATHERINE  NYIRENDA – ZAMBIA shall forever remain special because it was the headquarters for liberation struggle, former South African President Thabo Mbeki has said. Mr Mbeki, who was among several foreign dignitaries who attended...

By CHARITY MOONGA – GOVERNMENT has released the long-awaited draft Constitution describing it as a gift to the Zambian people as they celebrate 50 years of independence. Acting Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula released the document...

By JAMES KUNDA – PRESIDENT Michael Sata has pardoned 975 inmates to mark Zambia’s Independence Golden Jubilee today. This is in exercising the powers vested in him by Article 59 of the Constitution of Zambia...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE? – SEVERAL foreign dignitaries, including United States of America Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs Linda Thomas Greenfield yesterday arrived in the country to attend Zambia’s 50th independence anniversary celebrations. Kenyan...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA? – THE primary task for Zambia is the transformation of the country through sustained economic growth, President Micahel Sata has said. President Sata said the country has a duty to uphold democracy...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – THE full electronic version of the Times of Zambia and the Sunday Times newspapers can now be accessed online, following the launch of the e-times. The online publications are different from...

By CHILA NAMAIKO and MARISA MWAPE – A WOMAN, her two children and her sister have died in a fire that swept through their house in Livingstone while asleep. Janet Michelo, 35, died with her...

By CHARITY MOONGA – THE opposition has lost a private member’s motion to have the civil service wage freeze removed from the proposed 2015 National Budget. After extensive debate, the opposition MPs’ proposal for Government...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – ACTING President Edgar Lungu has declared today as a half working day. Mr Lungu said this is to enable workers prepare for the Golden Jubilee gala night which starts in all...

By NAKUBIANA SHABONGO – THE Government has said the wage freeze for civil servants is difficult to lift because domestic revenues are insufficient to support an increase in salaries. Finance Minister, Alexander Chikwanda said 75...