Sata in Ethiopia for food summit
From JERRY MUNTHALI in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PRESIDENT Sata is expected here today to attend the 22nd African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government summit where a busy schedule awaits him. Zambia’s...
View Article‘Link Zambia 8,000 in tandem with AU infrastructure programme’
Kalabo-Mongu bridge under construction. From JERRY MUNTHALI in Addis Ababa GOVERNMENT says the Link Zambia 8,000 road project is line with the consolidated infrastructure development programme adopted...
View ArticleScott ‘shakes’ GBM
VICE-president Dr Guy Scott (right) talking to Minister of Health Dr Joseph Kasonde during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of an Adult Medical Emergency unit at the University...
View ArticleZICTA unveils service charter
By TRYNESS MBALE THE Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has launched a service charter to reposition its service delivery to stakeholders in the information...
View ArticleZCCM seeks Nkandabwe mine partners
By THELMA BWALYA ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM) is looking for partners to invest in Nkandabwe Coal Mine in Sinazongwe District. The company plans to resume operations at Nkandabwe Coal Mine as...
View ArticleAgro-sector to benefit from EU fund
BY NELLA MUKALENGE ZAMBIA’s agriculture sector will benefit from a €484-million fund, which the European Union (EU) is expected to allocate to the country’s growth programmes. The money will be...
View ArticleFeed industry needs incentives – FAO
BY ESTHER MSETEKA THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged Government to adopt policies that will promote the growth of the local aquaculture feed industry. FAO senior aquaculture officer...
View Article‘Reconsider ban on rearing chickens in residential areas’
By KELLY NJOMBO THE Small Livestock Association of Zambia (SLAZ) has urged Lusaka City Council (LCC) to consider revising the ban on the rearing of chickens in residential areas as this will affect the...
View Article‘Lack of finance affects coffee sector’
By KELLY NJOMBO THE Zambia Coffee Growers Association (ZCGA) says lack of information and finance in the country’s coffee sector has hindered further exploitation of opportunities in the industry. ZCGA...
View ArticleHouse empowerment welcome
THE high cost of building in Zambia has led to higher rentals and many Zambians are struggling to stay in decent housing areas because few can afford the rentals charged by most landlords. Many formal...
View ArticleZambia Prisons Service: …2013 successes and challenges
By PERCY CHATO The Guest of Honour, I am greatly delighted and honoured to stand before you this evening to welcome you and your dear wife to Philip Sinyangwe Prisons Service Tennis Club on this...
View ArticleZambia can learn from others through APRM- Mukata
Keith Mukata From JERRY MUNTHALI in Addis Ababa DEPUTY Minister of Justice Keith Mukata says Zambia can draw lessons from countries that have made strides in public finance management and youth...
View ArticleSata arrives in Ethiopia for AU Summit
President Sata arriving at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa today. From JERRY MUNTHALI in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PRESIDENT Sata has arrived here to attend the 22nd African Union (AU) heads of...
View ArticleMuteteka jailed 5yrs
MMD Chisamba member of Parliament Moses Muteteka (background) is led to a waiting vehicle after he was sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour yesterday. – Picture by MACKSON WASAMUNU....
View ArticleSata unveils $4bn plan
By CLAVER MUTINTA A MASSIVE US$4 billion is projected for this year in foreign direct investment (FDI) and other economic activities to support economic development in Zambia, President Sata has...
View ArticleWynter probe closes
By CAROLINE KALOMBE THE tribunal tasked to probe Minister of Justice Wynter Kabimba has closed its sittings, saying it has acquired enough evidence to render a report on the allegations. The closure...
View ArticlePF dismisses blog rumour
By CLAVER MUTINTA THE Patriotic Front (PF) says Lusaka district party treasurer Matilda Mutale does not share any personal relationship whatsoever with President Sata. On its Facebook page yesterday,...
View ArticleShakespeare right story for Katuba?
NATIONAL Revolution party candidate Shakespeare Mwakamui (left) with his president Cosmo Mumba (centre) and vice president Kelly Walubita leave after successfully filing in his nomination papers for...
View Article‘Zambia’s debt obligations on course’
Alexander Chikwanda By YANDE SYAMPEYO GOVERNMENT says it is on course with all its external debt obligations with both foreign and domestic liability levels below the international thresholds of 40...
View ArticleZAWA nabs Chinese for possessing ivory bracelets
By YANDE SYAMPEYO THE Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has arrested a Chinese national for being in possession of two ivory hand bracelets without a statutory permit. Both Zambia and China are party to...
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