By JAMES KUNDA- THE recruitment of new personnel for the three defence wings has ended but the process of shortlisting successful candidates is ongoing, Defence Minister Richwell Siamunene has said. Mr Siamunene said in an...

By JAMES KUNDA- Government’s plans to create 500,000 new jobs for the youth by the end of next year are on course. Youth and Sports Minister Vincent Mwale said this was despite the economic challenges...

By MILDRED KATONGO – INDENI Petroleum Refinery has resumed operations with assurance that there is a steady flow of fuel in the country. Indeni was closed last month to pave the way for routine care...

A NINETEEN-year-old boy of Nchelenge has been detained for wearing camouflage attire and posing as a marine from the Zambia Army. Josephat Mwenya, who was found with two other persons, was apprehended in the night...

By KASONDE KASONDE – THE National House of Prayer advisory board will be going to various parts of the country to fundraise for the construction of the Tabernacle. National House of Prayer advisory board chairperson...

By BRIAN HATYOKA in Zimba – ZIMBA District Commissioner (DC) Elizabeth Kalaluka has called for construction of more dams in the district to mitigate the shortage of water. Ms Kalaluka said there was need for...

By MILDRED KATONGO – THE quality of water supply to Ndola, Masaiti and Luanshya is set to improve once Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company (KWSC) completes construction of a US$430 million dam in Mpongwe District....

NINE large copper smelters in China have agreed to cut the sales of spot metal by as much as 200,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2016. Reuters reports that this is to counter low...

By JUDITH  NAMUTOWE – MANSA Sugar has spent over K300, 000 on compensating about 115 farmers who were engaged in various farming activities in the Chembe Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in Luapula Province. This has...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – MOSI lager, a product of Zambian Breweries Plc, has been named the product of the year by the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS). This was at the inaugural national quality awards...