By JAMES KUNDA-THE Government last night unveiled a skein of measures to get two million Zambians inoculated against the COVID 19 in light of the new Omicron variant, including restricted access to public offices and...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA-THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has instituted investigations into the country-wide power blackouts experienced over the last three months.The blackouts occurred on August 8 and October 8, and November 6, 2021.ERB acting director-...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE-A WOMAN has sued the State to demand K2.5 million as compensation after a medical doctor’s alleged negligence resulted in the death of her baby and the removal of her uterus.Brenda Bwembya who...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA-FORMER Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo says the Department of National Registration Passport and Citizenship is better-placed to explain how more than 1,000 underage children are believed to have been issued with National...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA and KASONDE KASONDE-A FIFTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD man of Mpika district has been arrested for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old biological daughter. he suspect Osward Sinkala of Sewerage village is alleged to have facilitated...

By JAMES KUNDA-THE Government has permitted the export of 450,000 tonnes of maize to raise money for outstanding payments to farmers owed by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri said export permits...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE-ZAMBIA’s annual inflation rate for November, 2021 decreased to 19.3 per cent from 21.1 per cent recorded in October, this year, driven by price reductions in both food and non-food items as the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI-MOBILE phone service provider MTN says it is on course to deliver 5G (fifth generation wireless technology) to Zambian users within the next 100 days.Zambia Information Communication Technology (ZICTA), meanwhile, says it is...

By JAMES KUNDA-PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged African states to enhance value-addition to the continent’s natural resources to prevent losses incurred by ending at extraction only.Mr Hichilema says value-addition was the main component of the...

By KASONDE KASONDE-THE Public Accounts Committee(PAC) yesterday found it difficult to understand how the goats on the youth empowerment that were procured in 2020 were yet to be delivered to Southern Province a year later.This...