Lungu’s corruption zero tolerance cheers many
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) and other stakeholders are elated by President Edgar Lungu’s declaration of zero tolerance against corruption. The stakeholders have also...
View ArticleLunzua to build $850m hydro-power stations
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka LUNZUA Power Authority Limited (LPA) intends to construct hydro-power stations at Kabwelume and Kundabwika falls on the Kalungwishi River at a cost of about US$850 million. The...
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STEPHEN PHIRI, Lusaka LUSAKA Dynamos striker Chris Mugalu and Zanaco midfielder Augustine Mulenga have been nominated for the 2017 MTN/Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) footballer-of-the-year award....
View ArticleFree water in Lusaka
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has directed that residents in cholera-prone townships in Lusaka should be supplied with water for free in an effort to combat the waterborne disease. Some...
View ArticleState acts on torture
HONE SIAME, Lusaka CABINET has approved in principle the introduction of a bill in Parliament to criminalise acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of citizens who find...
View ArticleZICA warns fake accountants
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Choma THE Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) has warned members of the public against masquerading as accountants as they risk being prosecuted. ZICA chief executive...
View ArticleMushimba aids K14,000 towards women empowerment
MWILA NTAMBI, BENEDICT TEMBO, Kitwe, Lusaka KANKOYO Member of Parliament Brian Mushimba has disbursed K14, 000 towards empowerment programmes aimed at improving the welfare of women in his...
View ArticlePower Africa Initiative to up supply
CHALI MULENGA, Livingstone THE United States government says the Southern Africa Energy Programme (SAEP) is working towards accelerating investment in the energy sector to increase electricity supply...
View ArticleMumba Chalwe-Kaja: Girl, surgeon
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka DOCTOR Mumba Chalwe-Kaja’s clients arrive at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka hanging on hope and agitated by different medical complications. They head to the...
View ArticleMiss Compensation pageant gifts kids with special needs
GETHSEMANE MWIZABI, Ndola IN an effort to recognise and appreciate persons with disabilities, Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) decided to take a different approach to its usual...
View ArticleNo partying for Red Arrows players
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka RED Arrows coach Honour Janza has advised his players against engaging in illicit activities during the festive period. Janza said players should spend the Christmas and New Year...
View ArticleRTSA, DEC get ready for festive season
PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) will partner with the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and the police during the festive season to ensure people violating traffic...
View ArticleTaxi driver drags cop to court
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka A LUSAKA-BASED taxi driver has dragged a police officer to court for alleged false imprisonment. Dickson Zulu is now demanding over K2,000 for special damages after he was...
View ArticleChina Jiangxi to use drones on Lusaka-Ndola road works
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka CHINA Jiangxi Corporation has started using drones to capture data for geotechnical works and road designs aimed at speeding up the construction of the US$1.2 billion Lusaka-Ndola...
View Article‘Open electricity sector for competition’
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) says there is need to open up the electricity sector to allow for competition, efficiency and distribution. Company chief operations officer Mark Munroe...
View ArticleDRC refugees urged to return home
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Samfya THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Government has requested its nationals who crossed into Zambia seeking refugee asylum to return home as the country is now safe. And the...
View ArticleSADC faces 3 forms of malnutrition
KAPALA CHISUNKA, Lusaka ABOUT 155 million children globally are still stunted – they are too short for their age – often due to lack of nutrients, impacting their physical and cognitive development,...
View ArticleIndo-Zambia Bank activates over 30,000 farmers cards
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka INDO-Zambia Bank (IZB) has activated 30,115 electronic voucher (e-voucher) cards for farmers in three districts to access farm inputs under the farmer input support programme...
View ArticleChipolopolo stars target CHAN triumph
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka SKIPPER for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) -bound national team Ziyo Tembo says the Chipolopolo are targeting to come back with the trophy from Morocco. Tembo said in an...
View ArticleInfrastructure corridors key
BENEDICT TEMBO, Lusaka THE Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Scheme (BGHES) and the Zambia-Tanzania Power Transmission Interconnector projects were showcased at the just-ended Programme for Infrastructure...
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