‘ERB ensures cost-reflective prices’
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says every consignment of petroleum and refined products is assessed to allow consumers to pay cost-reflective prices and ensure sustained...
View ArticleMemorable Bangweulu expedition
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka THE Bangweulu wetlands are a jewel, strategically located in the warm heart of Zambia. Blessed with natural beauty and an abundance of wildlife, exotic birds such as the shoebill...
View ArticleNkana silence City
ROBINSON KUNDA, Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka CITY 0 NKANA 1 NKANA yesterday left it late to overcome tail-enders City of Lusaka in a Super Division Week 25 match that left the Chilenje side coached by...
View ArticleZambia gets positive sovereign rating
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka A RATING agency Standards and Poors Global (S&P Global) has upgraded Zambia’s sovereign rating from negative to positive with a stable outlook. Minister of Finance Felix Mutati...
View Article‘DPP answerable only to Constitution’
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka MINISTER of Justice Given Lubinda says Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lilian Siyuni does not get instructions from anyone because she is only answerable to the Constitution...
View ArticleMopani ditches suppliers
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe and CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka MOPANI Copper Mines (MCM) has suspended its contracts with some suppliers and service providers due to the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC)’s refusal to...
View ArticleTiles manufacturing plant set to open
BRIAN MALAMA, Lusaka INDUSTRIALISATION, particularly in the manufacturing sector, has been identified as an engine of economic growth as the dynamic growth of east Asian countries attest to this. It...
View ArticleFRA buys over 2,000 tonnes in Mungwi
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has managed to buy 2,375 tonnes of maize in Mungwi district despite a number of farmers hoarding their yields due to lower price offered by the agency...
View ArticlePromote construction knowledge sharing
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka CHINA Jiangxi Corporation says there is need to promote skills transfer and knowledge sharing in the construction sector to enable local people to make meaningful contribution to...
View Article‘Get involved in decision-making’
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka CENTRE for Young Leaders in Africa executive director Jones Mulunga has urged young women in the country to get involved in politics and decision-making. Mr Mulunga says women...
View ArticlePositive rating to attract investment – Economists
ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says Zambia’s sovereign rating from negative to positive by Standards and Poors (S&P) Global will attract more investment into the...
View ArticleDate with Desert Foxes must see World Cup qualifier
Bola Biz IN MARCH this year during the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations, as I did stadium announcements, I shed tears at half-time when the Zambia under-20 national team dramatically came from behind to...
View Article1,960 screened for cervical cancer
MELODY MUPETA, Kitwe THE Ministry of Health has this year screened 1,960 women for cervical cancer on the Copperbelt in a bid to treat the disease, which is curable if detected early. At Ndola Teaching...
View ArticlePolice, deal with Arcades indiscipline
Dear editor, IT IS shocking that police have tolerated the mis-conduct of motorists, especially mini bus drivers, at Arcades bus-stop. Mini-bus drivers avoid parking in the station and deliberately...
View ArticleStop malice against DPP
TO DOUBT the autonomy of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lillian Siyuni is failure to appreciate the independence of her office. The DPP’s office is such an important one that it must be...
View ArticleRhodes scholar bemoans lack of radical journalism
ALEX NJOVU, Grahamstown A LECTURER at Rhodes University in South Africa has bemoaned the ‘death’ of radical journalism in Africa. Rod Amner says media houses should invest in radical and participatory...
View ArticleBorehole regulation versus right to water
Analysis: PATSON PHIRI A COMMON argument by critics is that water is not a valuable commodity that should attract monetary value because it is from God – so it must be given gratis to all. That...
View ArticleMinistry of Health starts compiling patients’ records electronically
ELIZABETH CHATUVELA, Lusaka THE Ministry of Health has started compiling patient’s records electronically to improve data management. The project dubbed ‘project E-First Strategy’ will capture...
View ArticleRupiah Banda advises Government on plastics
NANCY MWAPE, Mahé, Seychelles FORMER President Rupiah Banda has advised Government to ban the use of plastic bags and bottles to prevent generation of litter and beautify the country. Mr Banda, who is...
View ArticleZambian teams start International Sevens title chase
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola THE Zambia International Sevens Rugby Championship gets under way today at Leopards Hill Polocrosse Club in Lusaka with hosts Zambian teams seeking to shine in front of their...
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