By CHATULA KANGALI-ZAMBIA’S cassava production has remained stable with a production of about one million tonnes per annum, the Government has disclosed.Agriculture Permanent Secretary Songowayo Zyambo said cassava was an important food and industrial crop...

By CHATULA KANGALI-THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) and Confindustria Assafrica and Mediterrane have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting trade and investment between Zambian and Italian companies.The MoU will establish a practical framework...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-THE First National Bank (FNB) has supported more than 10,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) this year with funding and capacity building.The bank would continue to strongly support Government’s diversification agenda by adding...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI-FARMER input distributor Neria’s Investment says Zambia can produce 15 million tonnes of maize in a season with hard work allied to early distribution of inputs.The distributor of fertiliser has also hailed Chief...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA-FIVE people shown brandishing offensive weapons in a viral video clip have been arrested by police in Lusaka. A sixth suspect is said to be on the run. Justine Chanda, Joseph Besa, James...

THERE is no suitable time than now for Zambia to grow her manufacturing industry and help contribute to protecting the economy from the devastating effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), which has stirred global economic havoc.Therefore,...

By JOSEPH BANDA-THE government has released K255.3 million to clear third-party obligations to commercial banks and micro-finance institutions by civil servants, as the first step towards effecting the debt swap arrangement.This happened yesterday after a...

By CHUSA SICHONE in Kapiri Mposhi-PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has directed the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to work closely with the Ministry of Health and councils in coming up with measures against the spread...

By CHUSA SICHONE in Kapiri Mposhi-PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says it is unacceptable for traditional leaders to view individuals from other regions who settle in their chiefdoms as being non-indigenous. President Lungu warned that labelling people...

By JOSEPH BANDA and FRANCINA CHOMBA-ON the day Zambia received a 151,200-dose batch of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the Government noted relief on the healthcare system with reduced Coronavirus hospitalisations and increased...