ZSIC General Insurance Company has said small-scale and commercial farmers in the country should embrace crop insurance to prevent loss in case of drought, fire or other calamities. ZSIC GeneralInsurance Company corporate agriculture specialist Emmanuel Malata said the farmers should  make use of...

FARMERS should take advantage of the availability of chemicals used to destroy weeds in maize and other fields in the country. BASF country  manager  Jeremiah Shakubanza said  the introduction  of the chemical, stellar star, on...

ONE of the factors some economic experts have cited for the current dismal performance of the Kwacha against major international currencies is the seeming inconsistencies in economic policies. The government, therefore, would do well if...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI- THE Kwacha has continued to show some semblance of stability in the last one week trading opening this week at K6.22 and K6.30 against the United States dollar. The currency has been...

 THE Government has said the just-ended Agritech Expo held in Chisamba is an indication of its commitment to Private Public Partnership (PPP) programmes which is key to  economic growth. Central Province  Permanent Secretary Edwidge Mutale said the government had committed itself to ensuring that agriculture...

By MIRIAM ZIMBA- NATIONAL AIDS Council (NAC) has called for the need to invest in HIV research if the rate of HIV transmission is to be reversed. Speaking in Chisamba during a recent media symposium...

By STANSLOUS NGOSA- BALANCING medication, hospital visits, and blood tests has become her way of life besides trading at Lusaka’s Soweto market. At first she found it very hard, but slowly, she is accepting her...

I STRONGLY feel that President Michael Sata will be one of the greatest presidents ever. His commitment and plans are one of the best to strengthen the economy and develop Zambia. President Sata understands the...

THE number of road traffic accidents at Kabangwe Police check point on the outskirts of Lusaka on the Great North Road has soared lately which can be attributed to wrong positioning of the barricade. I...

THE story about 42 pupils who were arrested by police on Friday evening for drinking alcohol and engaging in free for all sex at one of the houses in Chingola’s Riverside residential area is a...