By REBECCA MUSHOTA – THE Mozambican government has appealed for help in form of donations and Zambian volunteers to work in the areas devastated by the tropical cyclone Idai which has left 830,000 people in...

By PASSY HAACHIZO and STEVEN ZANDE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has urged defence personnel to maintain professionalism and avoid taking part in partisan politics. Mr Lungu said in Kabwe yesterday defence service officers had the...

By CHUSA SICHONE and REBECCA MUSHOTA THE Government has deferred the introduction of General Sales Tax from April 1 to July 1, 2019 with Parliament being told that the new regime will save the Treasury...

By CHUSA SICHONE – SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini says it is being narrow-minded and irresponsible of opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) to criticise everything the Government does or says just for the...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA PRIME Television resumed operations yesterday after the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) lifted the suspension of the licence six days earlier than the actual 30-day ban imposed on the station. IBA board secretary...

By SIMEON MBEWE – AT LEAST 140 teens have been impregnated in Mumbwa’s Mpusu and Kafwikamo areas between January and March this year as parents devised new ways of evading school authorities’ enforcement of the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – GEMFIELDS Group which operates Kagem Emerald Mine in Zambia is hopeful the ongoing dialogue with the Zambian government on the new mine tax administration will have a positive outcome, according Mining...

MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA and KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for enactment of the commodities exchange Act to increase confidence in the Zambia Commodity Exchange (ZAMACE) Limited. The regulations once enacted...

By HELEN ZULU  – PRUDENTIAL Life Assurance Zambia has said the enactment of the Insurance Bill will strengthen the operations of the sector in the country. Company general manager corporate business Maunga Kwenda said the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA  – THE adverse weather pattern, low water levels in major reservoirs and disruptive effects of the pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) will hamper Zambia’s economic growth this year. The adverse weather...