By SAM PHIRI – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu yesterday permitted former Nigerian President General Olusegun Obasanjo to visit UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema at Mukobeko Maximum Correctional in Kabwe. Mr Lungu authorised the visit after Mr Obasanjo...

By SARAH MWANZA – MOVEMENT for Economic Empowerment and Democracy (MEED) has called on the University of Zambia (UNZA) management not to bar students who have not cleared their fees from writing examinations. MEED executive...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – THE Government has said is deception by the United Party for National Development (UPND) to claim that the declaration of a state of threatened emergency by President Lungu was targeted at...

By KASONDE KASONDE and GLORIA KANGWA – A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl in Siavonga has been raped by two boys aged 16 and 17 in an incident that happened after the victim and her two friends left...

By HOPE BWALYA – THE Government has warned foreign companies operating in Zambia against abrogating the labour laws of the country, saying those found guilty risked imprisonment. Labour and Social Security Minister Joyce Simukoko said...

By SYLVESTER MWALE Chief Liteta of the Lenje people of Central province has been overthrown in a palace coup for alleged gross misconduct, including threatening to gun down his own subjects and indiscriminate disposal of...

By STEVEN ZANDE – UNITED Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country representative Janet Rogan has said the successfully held Luapula Expo and Investment Conference shows that Zambia is ripe for more foreign investment. Ms Rogan said...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – GOVERNMENT has implemented the Dual Citizenship clause for Zambians in the diaspora who hold citizenship of other countries. The Citizenship Board will now register within six months any persons who ceased...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – THE Anti-Corruption Commission has appealed against the Lusaka Magistrate court’s acquittal of former Tourism Minister Silvia Masebo. This is in a matter in which Ms Masebo was charged with abuse of...

By NDUBI MVULA In a move sure to draw cheers from many quarters, a senior chief in Eastern Province has struck a blow for families headed by irresponsible men. Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni peope...