By MILDRED KATONGO-ILLEGAL miners at Luanshya mine in Mpatamato township fought overnight battles with police officers who were conducting an operation to remove them from the licensed area from Saturday night.Hundreds of illegal miners, mostly...

By CHUSA SICHONE-The Government has assured that the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Zambia remains voluntary although some countries are beginning to request for proof of vaccination for access to public spaces.Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary...

By CHATULA KANGALI-THE Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) is concerned with the invasion of Luanshya Copper Mines (LCM) open pits by illegal miners, saying the action might erode investor confidence in the mining sector.The Roan...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI-PROMINENT economic think-tanks have called for the broadening of a tax base by harnessing the small scale mining potential.Centre for Trade Policy Development (CTPD) and Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) researchers Boyd...

By CHATULA KANGALI-THE price of Copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) has rebound to above $9,300 per tonne after a week of trading around $ 8,900. Metal price analysts keep on assuring that the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI-ZAMBIA recorded a trade surplus valued at K3.6 billion in July this year, compared to K5.7 billion recorded the previous month, as the annual inflation rate declined to 24.4 per cent from 24.6...

By RONALD CHAWE-THE Zambia Police side Nkwazi has appealed the Zambia Rugby Union (ZRU)’s decision to grant opponents Mufulira Leopards a walkover win in a Week-Seven match. Club Manager Tedias Mupeta in an interview yesterday...

By SANDRA MWILA in Durban-THE die is cast for Green Buffaloes women’s side who today kick off their title quest in the inaugural Total Energies CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA qualifiers looking for an outright...

By GODFREY DUBE- THE FAZ has told the national team technical bench to have a contingency plan in place in view of the challenges it was experiencing in securing the services of its top players...

THE goodwill Zambia has gained for conducting peaceful general elections on August 12, followed by the peaceful transfer of power from the sixth President to the seventh one, won praise and respect from many local,...