By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Government has called for robust adjustment facilities to minimise economic shocks from duty elimination, as the African Union (AU) has operationalised the African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA). The putting...

By MILDRED KATONGO and ESTHER NG’ANDU – THE Government has quarantined livestock in farms affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in three districts around the country and similarly authorities on the Copperbelt have banned...

By Kaiko Namusa – WHOEVER is responsible for the fire that killed five girls in Shibuyunji at the weekend can expect to be caught and to face the full wrath of the law, Vice-President Inonge...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE PARLIAMENTARY Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Services has raised its concerns about the potential risks to human health of eating groundnuts. Committee chairperson Jonas Chanda said this was...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI and JANE MWANSA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu yesterday launched the Chati South Boarding School in Kalulushi constructed at a cost of K68 million and described the project as a game changer in...

From CHILA NAMAIKO  in Beijing China – A CHINESE company, dealing in wind-turbines technology and energy solutions, has expressed interest in investing in Zambia to help diversify the energy sector in line with the Government’s...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Patriotic Front (PF) Central Committee is today expected to meet at State House in Lusaka to select the party’s candidate for the forthcoming Katuba Parliamentary and six local government by-elections...

Nigeria, Cameroon set for heavyweight battle ALEXANDRIA- NIGERIA will face West African rivals and reigning champions Cameroon in the last 16 of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The match is set for the Alexandria...

By Gerald Mulwanda – Zambian poachers have been cited as the biggest culprits behind a surge in the poaching of elephants in Botswana, long considered the safest haven for jumbos in the world, a study...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GEMFIELDS, the operator of Kagem Mine in Zambia, has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Mozambican company Mwiriti to explore for gold over greenfield licences near the companies’ Montepuez Ruby...