ZITF plans to raise K8 million
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka ZAMBIA International Trade Fair (ZITF) projects to raise revenue worth K8 million at this year’s show. ZITF board chairperson Monde Kabwela said exhibitors at this year’s fair have...
View ArticleWorld Bank funds Chisamba dam
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE World Bank has disbursed US$115 million for the construction of a dam in Chisamba and the implementation of irrigation schemes in selected areas. The Ministry of Agriculture...
View ArticleState plans to make Zambia bankable
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka GOVERNMENT is working towards making Zambia bankable by reducing transaction costs, breaking down bureaucracies and ensuring that the private sector thrives. Minister of Finance...
View ArticleZambia needs to rebuild buffer, banking system
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka ZAMBIA should urgently create a counter-cyclical buffer to cushion the economy whenever the mining output has been affected by low copper prices and other negative factors, a...
View ArticleBelgium move elates Banda
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka ZAMBIA midfielder Emmanuel Banda is delighted to join Belgium Jupiler Pro League side KV Oostende and is eager to make his debut. Banda (below), who has moved...
View ArticleReduce stock feed prices, processors urged
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka THE Poultry Association of Zambia has urged stock feed processors to provide a relief to the poultry industry through reduction in prices of stock feed following a bumper harvest...
View ArticleAre young mothers bad influence in school?
Gender in Focus with EMELDA MWITWA REMARKS by Tanzania’s President John Magufuli that pregnant girls should not be allowed in school, have triggered debate on whether or not re-admitted mothers are a...
View ArticleNo export ban will be imposed – Mutati
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati yesterday assured traders and buyers of grain that Zambia will no longer impose export bans and permits will be simplified to promote trade in the...
View ArticleNon-consumptive tourism revenue increases
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Parliament PARLIAMENT heard on Tuesday that collection of revenue from non-consumptive tourism activities increased from K54 million in 2015, to K77 million last year, due to...
View ArticleRole of African youth in sustainable development
Analysis: HASSAN QUDRATULLAH HAVING a better life is a universal denominator; people of all walks of life, rich or poor, educated or uneducated, young or old, regardless of their ethnicity, faith,...
View ArticleAl Ahly bank on experience
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka AL AHLY coach Hossam Elbadry is banking on experience to beat Zanaco in Saturday’s CAF Champions League Group D match at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. In an interview on...
View ArticleBeating of woman barbaric and inhumane
Dear editor, IT HAS been repeatedly said that social media should not be abused. To the contrary, the social media has been abused by those who have access to the internet. Some old and young people...
View ArticleCEEC to disburse K37 million to projects
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka THE Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has set aside K37 million for disbursement to various projects in the first half of the year. CEEC director general Likando...
View ArticleAs deforestation rises, charcoal burners worry
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe IT IS common to see a convoy of bicycles with bags of charcoal neatly stack on carriers, descending steep slopes on the banks of the Kafue River in the mining town of Kitwe. It...
View ArticleElectricity tariffs for mines not subsidised
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka ZAMBIA Chamber of Mines president Nathan Chishimba says electricity tariffs for the mines are not subsidised as perceived by many people, but Zesco Limited finds it cheaper to...
View ArticleWina calls for innovation in universities
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has called on institutions of higher learning to be innovative and complement Government’s efforts to improve public infrastructure in the education...
View ArticleSlap D is Itel brand ambassador
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka AWARD-WINNING rapper Slap D has been appointed as brand ambassador for Itel’s latest S31 phone, a budget handset that it added to its catalogue in January this year. Slap D (Mwila...
View ArticleZNS concludes anti-smuggling tour of duty
STEVEN MVULA, Parliament PARLIAMENT heard yesterday that Zambia National Service (ZNS) officers deployed in the anti-smuggling of maize and mealie-meal in various parts of the country have been...
View Article‘Suspension of MPs backed by law’
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Lusaka High Court has set July 6 this year as the date for ruling on whether or not to grant a judicial review to 46 United Party for National Development (UPND)...
View ArticleCountdown starts for analogue television switch off
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka MINISTER of Information and Broadcasting Services Kampamba Mulenga has announced that all analogue television services along the line of rail will be switched off in October this...
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