By KASONDE KASONDE – THE Government has released K30million to pay farmers that sold their maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) during the last maize marketing season. Agriculture Minister Micheal Katambo said the funding...

By STEVEN ZANDE – FINANCIAL irregularities and discrepancies in administering the bursary schemes at the University of Zambia (UNZA) and the Copperbelt University (CBU) has left the Parliamentary Accounts Committee raising eyebrows at the ministry...

By KASONDE KASONDE  – MORE than 100 teachers will not access their November salary for failure to change their pay-points after getting transfers, the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has announced. Early this month the Public...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE   – FOUR United Party for National Development (UPND) supporters facing two counts of being in possession of offensive material have been acquitted. Lusaka Magistrate Slyvia Munyinya yesterday acquitted Remmy Mukoba, Kelvin Mupulisa,...

By HELLEN TEMBO – GERMANY has given Zambia a grant of €62.9 million Euros to support Zambia’s financial governance. The financial package will also support civil society participation, decentralisation, renewable energy, capacity building in water...

From MOSES CHIMFWEMBE In Kigali, Rwanda – YOUNG people around the world have implored global leaders to invest in quality, youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services. The young sexual and reproductive health advocates made their...

By CHUSA SICHONE – STATE House has clarified that President Edgar Lungu’s assurance to protect Chinese nationals and other foreigners living in Zambia from victimisation does not mean they will be shielded from prosecution and...

By STEPHANIE KUNDA – UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema has been warned and cautioned by Police in Ndola, while 18 of his suspected supporters were detained for conduct likely to cause...

By KASONDE KASONDE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu and United Party for National Development (UPND) leader, Hakainde Hichilema, met last week in a lead-up to the national dialogue. And the three Church national bodies will lead...

THE Government has commenced implementation measures aimed at transforming Zesco into a more effective and efficient public utility company, Secretary to the Cabinet, Roland Msiska has announced. Dr Msiska said in a statement yesterday that...