By CHRISTINE MWAABA – FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has said Zambia has made tremendous strides in ensuring that women are given the same opportunities as their male counterparts. Ms Lungu said in Lusaka yesterday that...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – ZAMBIA is still a good example of democracy to the world and the onus is on Zambians to maintain the status, the United States (US) government has said. US Embassy in...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – TWO Nigerian brothers yesterday appeared in a Lusaka magistrate’s court where they pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. Prophet Andrew EJimadu, 39, ‎and his student brother, Cleopas EJimadu,...

By JAMES KUNDA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has pledged to reposition Zambia by transforming the country into an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hub in Africa. Centre of Excellence for e-Government and ICT (CEEGICT) national...

By AUSTIN KALUBA – THERE are two things that mortal man struggles to do well. These are governance and judgement. Both are illusive divine activities that can only be executed well by God Himself. Understandably,...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has assured Chief Sinazongwe of the Tonga people in Southern Province that the Government will beef up security in his chiefdom to investigate the reported mysterious killings. This...

By HOPE BWALYA – THE Government has refuted allegations that it has connived with local authorities to rig this August general elections. Local Government and Housing Minister Stephen Kampyongo said the Patriotic Front (PF) Government...

By CHILA NAMAIKO and FLAVIUOR CHISHALA – THERE was confusion in Lusaka yesterday when opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres and their ruling Patriotic Front (PF) rivals clashed in Kanyama and Chawama townships....

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has launched the e-Government procurement system guide meant to enhance transparency, save Zambia millions of Kwacha and stop public outcry in the procurement process. The new system will...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE in Mazabuka – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has called on traditional leaders in Southern Province to help stop the political violence in the region, which has recorded the highest cases ahead of the...