BAZ hails State on removal of point of sale duty
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka BANKERS Association of Zambia (BAZ) says the removal of customs duty on point of sale machines will energise the use of digital financial services as the country strives towards a...
View ArticleCEEC to empower 12,000 farmers
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has engaged over 12,000 smallholder farmers in four districts under its K8million cassava commercialisation programme. In an...
View ArticleEnough is enough
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has challenged chiefs in Southern Province to forfeit subsidies and other benefits that come with the status of being chiefs if they do not want its presence at their...
View ArticleDynamos close in on Buffaloes
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Sunset Stadium, Lusaka DYNAMOS 2 RANGERS 1 LUSAKA Dynamos yesterday closed the gap with leaders Green Buffaloes to three points after edging Nchanga Rangers in a Super Division...
View ArticleDEC destroys drug labs, tunnels in Chibolya
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) yesterday destroyed 25 structures in Chibolya township which were being used for manufacturing drugs. DEC deputy public relations officer...
View ArticleEagles not Super – Ziyo
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka NATIONAL team vice-captain Ziyo Tembo says there is nothing special about Nigeria and that the Super Eagles are beatable. And Chipolopolo assistant coach Aggrey Chiyangi is upbeat...
View ArticleMotor bike plant elates Kasolo
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata EASTERN Province permanent secretary Chanda Kasolo is happy with the establishment of a US$25,000 motorbike assembly plant in Chipata by a local investor. Mr Kasolo said...
View ArticleMumba Yachi loses lawyers, case adjourned
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka LAWYERS representing musician Shadrick Mukenge Mumba alias Mumba Yachi have allegedly withdrawn their services because the artiste cannot afford the fees for a case he is...
View ArticleChinsali Livestock institute work progresses
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Chinsali WORKS on the construction of a livestock farm institute in Chinsali district in Muchinga Province at a cost of K16 million are progressing well and nearing completion....
View ArticlePresidential visit fires hope in Madido
MARTIN NKOLOMBA, Lusaka FOR a first-time visitor, it strikes as an area offering much hope regarding the growth of Lusaka as a province and Chongwe as a district, a sure reflection of the success of...
View ArticleOf market fundamentals, maize price debate
JIMMY CHIBUYE, NDANGWA MWITTAH, Choma FLEXISON Mweemba, a small-scale farmer in Kalomo’s Dundumwezi area in Southern Province, has a heap of about 4, 000 bags of maize stacked in his backyard. Mr...
View ArticleParastatal asset management starts
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has started an asset management system that will assess the viability and sustainability of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to enable them to contribute to domestic...
View ArticleZICTA urges ICT service affordability
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka ZAMBIA Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) director general Patrick Mutimushi says universal access to information communication technologies (ICTs) will...
View ArticleNigeria will be under pressure, says football icon
DIANA CHIPEPO, ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka FOOTBALL icon Kalusha Bwalya says the Chipolopolo have the capacity to beat Nigeria in Saturday’s 2018 Russia World Cup qualifier in Uyo. And striker Justin Shonga and...
View Article80 refugees nabbed for leaving camp
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE Immigration Department has arrested 80 refugees in Solwezi for being found outside a refugee settlement without authority. And the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has seized...
View ArticleWhy Mukata, co-accused face murder charge
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka THE Lusaka High Court yesterday heard that Chilanga member of Parliament Keith Mukata and his co-accused, Charmaine Musonda, were charged with murder because they were the only...
View ArticleCan Zambia achieve a green economy?
LILLIAN BANDA, Lusaka THE concept of a more sustainable economy has been on the international agenda for several decades now. Recent scientific studies and experiences of environmental destruction and...
View ArticleFRA to settle K530 million farmers money
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kasama THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) owes farmers and transporters K530 million for the maize supplied to the agency and transportation services. FRA executive director Chola Kafwabulula...
View ArticleWhat digital television switch-over entails
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka A NEW era has emerged in Zambia marking an official shift from the analogue to the digital age. This is a process that was started in phases and which Zambia was obliged to carry...
View ArticleFIFA fines Zambia
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka FIFA has fined Zambia 7,000 Swiss Francs (about K70, 000) for fans’ improper behaviour during the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria at National Heroes Stadium in...
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