Growing Zambia’s tourism together
ZAMBIA has already welcomed 1.5 million international tourists this year. This is against an annual target of 2.5 million visitors. This is encouraging progress. The 2.5 million target for this year,...
View ArticleHH set to open Parley on Oct 9
MARY LEMBA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema will on October 9 this year officially open the First Session of the 14th National Assembly, where he is expected to outline Government’s policy direction...
View ArticleRecord maize stock
FRA hits 3.1 million tonnes in reserve for first time CHISHALA MUSONDA Kazungula AN UNPRECEDENTED 3.1 million tonnes of maize is now held in national strategic reserves, putting the country in a...
View ArticleZanaco’s after tax profit drops 1% to K868m
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka ZANACO has posted a profit after tax of K868 million for the period ended June 30, 2026, slightly down by one percent compared to the previous financial year. The marginal dip in...
View ArticleMazabuka boy loses hand in grenade accident
CATHERINE BWALYA Choma AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy has lost his right hand after a hand grenade he allegedly picked and pulled the pin exploded in his hands in Mazabuka District. The incident happened on Monday...
View ArticleGovt wants gold deposits traced
PRISCILLA MWILA Lusaka AS PART of efforts to curb illegal gold mining, Government is in the process of engaging an institution to help develop a clear traceability system that will enable it to...
View Article2 former PSs face legal proceedings
GRACE CHAILE, MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka FORMER Permanent Secretary for Special Duties Mwamba Peni and his counterpart at the Ministry of Education are facing separate legal proceedings arising from...
View ArticleChitimukulu warns social media abusers
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE Chitimukulu, Kanyanta Manga II of the Bemba, says Zambians, especially the youth, who are fond of verbally abusing the elderly and leaders on social media risk being cursed....
View ArticleAbsa Bank committed to growing sports tourism
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka ABSA Bank Zambia Plc and its corporate partners have pumped K14 million towards the staging of this month’s Absa Marathon, with managing director Mizinga Melu reaffirming...
View ArticleGrow Zambia Agenda needs hard work, collective effort – Cabinet
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka HARD work and a collective national effort are needed to turn the Government’s Grow Zambia Agenda into reality, Cabinet has said. And Cabinet has approved the Budget Policy Concept...
View ArticleAG says CSOs report not supported by facts, evidence
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka GOVERNMENT has rejected as false and inflammatory allegations by a consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) that Zambia has descended into lawlessness and that the...
View ArticleGovt serious about tackling youth unemployment
ON OCTOBER 1, more than 2,000 young people will step into offices across the country as part of Zambia’s largest ever national internship programme. This measure, announced by the Ministry of Youth,...
View ArticleYouth’s big break
2,000 young people to get 1-year govt internship from Oct 1 MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka MORE than 2,000 young people will on October 1 this year begin what Government has described as the country’s...
View ArticleMan for the job
Musokotwane bounces back to steer growth agenda after stabilising economy ZIPPORAH MUSHALA Lusaka IN a clear demonstration of confidence, President Hakainde Hichilema has reappointed Situmbeko...
View ArticleNevers resigns from position, active politics
MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka NEW Nation Party (NNP) leader Nevers Mumba has resigned from his position and active partisan politics, saying he is redefining his service to Zambia at a time when the country...
View ArticleCDF police car theft takes new twist
Lumezi man accused of stealing vehicle says he has never driven car before MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata A MAN of Lumezi District who is accused of driving off with a stolen police vehicle has told a judge...
View ArticleUTH sued after surgical swab goes wrong
GRACE CHAILE Lusaka A LUSAKA woman has sued the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) demanding more than K700,000, after a surgical swab was allegedly left in her abdomen during a caesarean section,...
View ArticleFormer ZAF commander Peter Zuze dies
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka ZAMBIA’S first indigenous Zambia Air Force (ZAF) commander, Lieutenant General Peter Dingiswayo Zuze, has died at the age of 83 after an illness. Lt Gen Zuze died on Monday, with...
View ArticleMapping of mineral resources advances
Country geophysical survey now at 93.6 % NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka ZAMBIA is making significant progress in mapping its mineral resources, with the countrywide high resolution geophysical survey now 93.6...
View ArticleLCC preps for floods mitigation
FANNY KALONDA Lusaka LUSAKA City Council (LCC) has secured K40 million through the National Disaster Risk Management Division (NDRMD) to strengthen the city’s resilience to flooding and expand drainage...
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