By Ben Phiri – The year 2013, will not just come to a close without an overview of the gemstones sector, which has now turned out to be Zambia’s most lucrative industry. Developments documented in...

  By JAMES MUYANWA – THE Zambian economy is this year expected to post mixed results with some splendid macroeconomic indicators amid stunted growth. Zambia is among Africa’s fastest growing economies and for the last...

By LEWIS CHANGWE – GOVERNMENT will soon introduce a teaching practicing licence to promote efficiency in the profession, Education Deputy Minister David Mabumba has said. Mr Mabumba said a teacher’s professional qualifications would be invalid...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – RUSANGU University management in Monze has said the increment in school fees has been caused by high inflation and the escalating costs of running the institution. The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA)...

By CHARITY MOONGA and ISAAC MUKANDO – THE Road Transport Safety Agency (RTSA) has impounded 650 unregistered pirate taxis on the Copperbelt. Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) corporate communications manager Mumbuna Kufekisa confirmed the development in...

MWINILUNGA District male circumcision co-ordinator Haggai Mabo has appealed to the Zambia Police Service to bring to justice people masquerading as male circumcision service providers in the area. Mr Mabo’s appeal comes in the wake...

By ANDREW PHIRI – THE Non-Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has condemned the assaulting and wounding of a 34-year-old man of Livingstone by his wife. Southern Province NGOCC coordinating officer Faith Simukoko said the organisation...

By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI – THE year 2013 was in a lot of ways both defining and refining for the country. Both happy and sad memories would remain in the minds of every Zambian, old enough...

By JONES MUNANG’ANDU – THE truth about cheating is that it does not mean you have to kiss, meet or have sex with a third party. Once you find yourself deleting texts and e-mails so...

By Davis Mulenga – Spin-OFF investments running in billions of Kwacha are among the many things going right at Kalumbila, 150 kilometres west of Solwezi where First Quantum Minerals (FQM) is constructing Africa’s largest and...