By STEVEN ZANDE – THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says despite authorities’ desire to have the 2021 general elections ballot papers printed locally, the Government Printers and other local firms still lack capacity to...

By MWILA BWEMBYA THE Network of Zambian People Living with HIV and AIDS (NZP+) has called on the Government to devise mechanisms that will ensure the country moves towards self-sustenance in funding HIV/AIDS treatment. Currently,...

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – THE CONSORTIUM of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the media in Zambia have formed a coalition to implement the ‘Because we can!’ campaign aimed at promoting young people’s access to sexual...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA THE University of Zambia (UNZA)’s Department of Psychiatry has said that Zambia has been gripped by mass hysteria that is leading people to form mobs that have so far claimed over 40...

By CHILA NAMAIKO in Kawambwa – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has commissioned the state-of- the-art 48 Marine Barracks at Kala in Kawambwa with a call for men and women in uniform to continue being loyal to...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA  and JAMES KUNDA  – THE House of Chiefs has said a special committee will be constituted to address persistent tribal conflicts between the Lunda and Luvale people of Zambezi District in North-Western...

By STEPHANIE KUNDA – AUTHORITIES at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport have arrested a foreigner who attempted to smuggle base metals and precious stones weighing about 1.5 kilogrammes. The man suspected to be a mastermind...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA A Survivor of Cervical Cancer disease has called on women to shun tradition beliefs about their reproductive organs and undergo regular cervical cancer screening to help in early detection of the disease. Karen...

By MILDRED KATONGO – THE Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) has urged National Health Insurance (NHI) authorities to unveil the insurance package to civil servants before implementation. CSAWUZ president Davy Chiyobe...

By EMILY KUWEMA in Rufunsa – HOUSING and Infrastructure minister Vincent Mwale has said repairing works of an Armco culvert at Mulamba stream in Rufunsa District on Great East Road that was washed away by...