Keep guard against avian influenza, farmers urged
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka THE Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) has cautioned farmers against dropping their guard against the highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), as fresh outbreak in South Africa...
View ArticleHealth insurance scheme goes to Parley
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka MINISTER of Health Chitalu Chilufya will in the next sitting of Parliament present a social health insurance scheme bill aimed at bolstering the budget for the health sector. Dr...
View ArticleChief Chanje invites people to Kulamba
MAYENGO NYIRENDA, Chipata THE Chewa Royal Establishment says no political party regalia will be allowed at this year’s Kulamba traditional ceremony set for this Saturday at Katete’s Mkaika Palace....
View ArticleExporters urged to utilise export fund
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has called on exporters to grow their businesses by utilising the Zambia Export Development Fund (ZEDEF), whose interest rate is at eight...
View Article‘Rice farmers not getting full value’
MWILA NTAMBI, Chama CHAMA district commissioner Leonard Ngoma says there is need for more investments in rice processing and packaging if rice farmers in Muchinga Province are to get maximum benefits...
View ArticleNo retreat on testing
CHOMBA MUSIKA, CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka MINISTER of Health Chitalu Chilufya says Government will not backtrack on its decision to conduct universal routine HIV testing. And Government says it will not...
View ArticleHIV testing, treatment: Sensible government decision
NICKY SHABOLYO SOCIAL media has been buzzing in unprecedented fashion since August 15 when republican President, His Excellency, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu announced that Zambia would now follow a routine...
View ArticleDigital migration on course
NKWETO MFULA, Chingola GOVERNMENT says all parts of the country will eventually receive television signal following the migration of the system from analogue to digital. Chief government spokesperson...
View ArticleZesco face Power
VICTOR KUMWENDA, Lusaka ZESCO United will today open a four-point lead if they beat Power Dynamos in a Super Division rescheduled Week 13 match at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. Leaders Zesco have 44...
View ArticleFAZ executive member ‘Shenko’ in hot soup
ROBINSON KUNDA and ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) executive committee member Elijah Chileshe might be suspended for allegedly working with Damiano Academy proprietor Damiano...
View ArticleRetirees get more funding
HONE SIAME, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has doubled funding for pensioners from K805 million to K1.66 billion to alleviate the plight of retirees. And Government has set aside K11.5 billion for external and...
View ArticleWedson leaves out Kalaba, Mbesuma
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka NATIONAL team coach Wedson Nyirenda has dropped skipper Rainford Kalaba and striker Collins Mbesuma and has drafted seven under-20 players for next Saturday’s 2018 Russia World...
View ArticleZambia’s journey to prison reforms
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka LIVING in a confined place, stripped of a number of human rights is the most dreaded thing by any person. The poor living conditions in prison facilities, characterised by...
View ArticleDismiss Kambwili appeal against expulsion – PF
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka PATRIOTIC Front (PF) secretary general Davis Mwila (below) has asked the High Court to dismiss a case in which Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili is challenging his...
View ArticleEx-mayor commits suicide
MAYENGO NYIRENDA, Chipata IMMEDIATE past Chipata mayor Jealousy Phiri has committed suicide after allegedly obtaining money by false pretences. Eastern Province Commissioner of police Alex Chilufya...
View ArticleMopani threats irk State
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka MOPANI Copper Mines (MCM) has announced plans to scale down operations which will see 4,700 workers retrenched due to the continued restriction of power supply by the Copperbelt...
View ArticlePower, Zesco in barren draw
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe POWER 0 ZESCO 0 POWER Dynamos yesterday outplayed Zesco United in a Super Division rescheduled Week 13 match but had nothing to show for it, allowing the...
View ArticleMoringa scheme to benefit farmers
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka OVER 100,000 small-scale entrepreneurs countrywide are expected to benefit from the Moringa production out-grower scheme to increase income at household level. Subsequently, the...
View ArticleIDC shortlists 12 firms
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has shortlisted 12 international companies that submitted bids to develop a total of 300 megawatts of the phase two solar power...
View ArticleSangu Delle: The unapologetic feminist
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka AFRICA is presently brimming with entrepreneurial minds that are showcasing the continent’s rich potential in many parts of the world. Ghanaian entrepreneur, Sangu Delle is one such...
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