By MILDRED KATONGO, JAMES KUNDA, KELVIN MUDENDA and BRIAN HATYOKA – WOMEN from all walks of life in all provincial centres and various districts yesterday participated in commemorating this year’s International Women’s Day through marches,...

By HELLEN TEMBO – THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested 10 people for trafficking in more than 1.3 tonnes of miraa concealed in boxes bearing various false labels disguising the drug as green tea....

By STEVEN ZANDE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has accorded an official funeral to late Zambia’s High Commissioner to Ghana Rayford Mbulu who died on Tuesday. Mr Mbulu, who was Zambia’s serving top diplomat to Ghana,...

By JULIUS PHIRI – COUNCILORS at the Chipata City Council (CCC) have resolved to suspend Town Clerk Vivian Chikoti for alleged failure to implement full council resolutions. Kapata Ward Councillor Naphtali Banda proposed that the...

By HELLEN TEMBO – LUSAKA Mayor Miles Sampa has exposed a scam in which some council police officers have been drawing allowances and embarking on demolition operations without approval from his office. Read more...

By STEVEN ZANDE – THE government last year created over 27,000 jobs through small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Christopher Yaluma has said. Mr Yaluma said the SMEs were making a...

By HELEN ZULU – THE ZCCM Investment Holdings has handed over total dividends of K98.1 million to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) respectively. This was as result of...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government has revealed that some agricultural (agro)dealers have been dishonest in the issuance of farming inputs to farmers under the Electronic Voucher system. Agriculture Permanent Secretary Songowayo Zyambo said agro...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) earnings declined by 23.4 per cent to K1, 746 million in January 2019. The NTEs decreased to K1, 746 million in January 2019 from K2, 280 million...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Emerald and Semi Precious Stone Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) is in the process of extending its membership to small scale gemstone miners in other provinces. EZMAZ general secretary Shadreck...