ZAMBIA’s annual inflation rate slowed to 6.6% in May, down from 6.8% in April, the Zambia Statistics Agency said Thursday. Statistician-General Sheila Mudenda said the decline was driven mainly by lower prices for breakfast mealie meal, roller mealie meal, maize grain and imported rice. Food inflation eased to 6.9% in May from 7.3% the previous […]

FORMER UPND MINISTER SIKAZWE JOINS MUNDUBILE Brian Mundubile, a leading opposition leader, recently welcomed former United Party for National Development (UPND) Muchinga provincial minister Hon Sikazwe into the Tonse Alliance, which raises further concerns for the UPND. Such defections are not simply individual decisions; they are frequently indicative of broader political currents, reflecting evolving party […]

By KALUNGA MWAPE ECONOMIST Rita Mkandawire says the effective management of inflation by the United Party for National Development government is expected to gradually result in a more manageable cost of living for Zambians. Ms. Mkandawire says the easing of food inflation is a positive indicator that prices of some essential commodities are beginning […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Accuses US and Israel of Trying to Force Tehran Into “Surrender” Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei accused the United States and Israel of attempting to destabilize Iran and force the country into “surrender” amid the growing regional conflict. In remarks broadcast on Iranian state television, Khamenei claimed foreign powers were using military […]

Doubts deepen over Khamenei’s role in Tehran’s US talks A source close to the Tehran-Washington negotiations told Iran International there are doubts over whether Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and the Islamic Republic’s negotiating team are fully coordinated with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The source said there were serious ambiguities over how much Khamenei knows about the […]

Iran security official meets Taliban defense minister in Moscow Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, met Taliban Defense Minister Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid in Moscow on Wednesday, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported. Bagheri told Mujahid that the United States and Israel were the “common enemies” of countries in the region […]

VICTOR CHEELO WRITES AFTER WITHDRAWING FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY RACE AS AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE: Monze East family, I have taken time to read your messages, your comments, and your pain. I feel it with you. My decision to step aside as an Independent candidate was not about personal gain. It was about looking beyond one race […]

Resolute Party parliamentary candidate for Munali, Chrispin Chiinda, says he has intensified campaigning in Mtendere and is prioritizing the repair of poor road infrastructure funded under the Constituency Development Fund. Addressing supporters in Mtendere A section, his birthplace, Chiinda urged residents to back a local candidate who understands the constituency’s challenges. He said voters should […]

203 ViewsThe ruling party, the United Party for National Development (UPND) has been accused of paying opposition party candidates to withdraw from the general election set for 13 August. Former diplomat Emmanuel Mwamba says the ruling party is paying opposition party candidates to withdraw from the forthcoming general election so that UPND so that its […]

THE Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in Northern Province is currently conducting a fish ban on Lake Tanganyika. Northern Province Fisheries and Livestock Officer, Gethings Chisule, says the fish ban is aimed at facilitating the breeding of Kapenta and Buga Fish species on the lake. Mr Chisule revealed that after conducting studies, the department discovered […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.