By HELEN ZULU- MUCHINGA Province Minister Gerry Chanda has urged farmers in the area to embrace technology in crop production in order to improve yields. Colonel Chanda said Muchinga Province and the country at large...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- THE Government has called for continued investment in human capital development to realise meaningful growth and  increased revenues. Secretary to the Treasury, Fredson Yamba said it was important to understand that investment...

By JAMES KUNDA- THE Chembe Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) is expected to start developing this year, following pledges by potential investors to establish business ventures there, Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has said. Mr...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- DEPUTY speaker of Parliament, Mkhondo Lungu has called for concerted efforts that will ensure benefits arising from the country’s strong economic performance. Mr Lungu said such benefits should trickle down to ordinary...

By JAMES KUNDA- OIL RICH Saudi Arabia is among several Middle-East countries that are being considered for the supply of cheap Jet-A1 fuel to Zambia, Energy Permanent Secretary Charity Mwansa has said. Ms Mwansa said...

By JULIUS PHIRI- LUNTE Member of Parliament (MP) Felix Mutati has urged donor countries and development partners to deliver on their commitments to Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Mr Mutati was speaking at a panel discussion...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA- A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl in Kawambwa District has allegedly been defiled by a man who her family allowed to rent part of their house while he was on a maize buying expedition. The...

By CHUSA SICHONE in Chama District- HEALTH Deputy Minister Chitalu Chilufya has said the opening of Chama District Hospital will be a relief on Chama Zonal Health Centre, which currently caters for a catchment area...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA- GOVERNMENT and  the Kabwe Chambers  of Commerce and  Industry (KCCI) have  called  for  the arrest of perpetrators  of  crime  in Kabwe and feared  that  if  not controlled, the increasing crime levels have...

Police in Kalabo have arrested a 29-year-old man who is sharing his bedroom with a cow. Police arrested Wamunyima Mukuta after a tip-off from members of the public and has since been charged with being...