By MARTIN CRUTSINGER-THE governing body of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $650 billion expansion in the agency’s resources to support economically vulnerable countries battling the coronavirus pandemic and the economic downturn it...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE-THE Lusaka South Multi Facility Economic Zone (LSMFEZ) has recorded a total investment of US$ 76.7 million in the second quarter ended June 2021, representing 76.7 per cent of annual target. In quarter...

By CHATULA KANGALI-A Chinese firm intends to establish and operate a small-scale coal mine in Sinazongwe district at a cost of US$1 million.SEZIC Resources Limited (SRL) wants to establish the coal mine following the completion...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-INVESTORS have a positive vibe about the Zambian economy as can be witnessed by an increased participation of offshore players on the local security market in the last two months. They are coming...

By STEPHANIE KUNDA-A LOCAL business executive has called on banks and other financial lending institutions to come on board to help develop the cement and lime plant situated along Mungwi Road in Lusaka.Sament Company is...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA-AN ex-convict has committed suicide after he allegedly failed to fit into society following his release from a correctional facility earlier this year.According to police Teddy Kabaso, 22, of Chipili district consumed battery...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI-TO resolve the country’s water infrastructure challenges in schools as the country grapples with the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), private sector involvement is key, Neria’s Investment general manager Martin Chaikatisha has said....

It is said that prison is like a hospital; anyone might find themselves in one at anytime.In some instances, people have found themselves in correctional facilities not by their own wrong doing, but by false...

By STEPHANIE KUNDA-A POLICE officer of Mufulira is in court for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl who went to seek refuge at a police station he was manning after being stranded.Maxwell Ludaka 44 of MD/3...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE-THE State has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that United Party for National Development, (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema’s arrest in connection with a treason case was correct and lawful.The attorney general’s chambers...