By CHRISTINE MWAABA – FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has said Zambia has made tremendous strides in ensuring that women are given the same opportunities as their male counterparts. Ms Lungu said in Lusaka yesterday that...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – ZAMBIA is still a good example of democracy to the world and the onus is on Zambians to maintain the status, the United States (US) government has said. US Embassy in...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – TWO Nigerian brothers yesterday appeared in a Lusaka magistrate’s court where they pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. Prophet Andrew EJimadu, 39, ‎and his student brother, Cleopas EJimadu,...

By JAMES KUNDA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has pledged to reposition Zambia by transforming the country into an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hub in Africa. Centre of Excellence for e-Government and ICT (CEEGICT) national...

By AUSTIN KALUBA – THERE are two things that mortal man struggles to do well. These are governance and judgement. Both are illusive divine activities that can only be executed well by God Himself. Understandably,...

By HELEN ZULU – THE over K30 million Zambia Sugar outgrower scheme aimed at developing smallholder farmers has been successful, Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has said. The project that demonstrates the company’s commitment to alleviating...

By CHATULA KANGALI – GOVERNMENT has called for increased investments in the coffee industry to realise its economic potential. In the 2014/2015 season, Zambia’s coffee production declined significantly from 450 tonnes recorded in 2013 to...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has confiscated over 910 assorted expired drinks in Mwense District of Luapula Province worth K6, 125. CCPC public relations officer Hannford Chaaba said in...

By HELEN ZULU – GOVERNMENT will continue to create a favourable business environment in order to foster export growth and stimulate companies to participate in the country’s economy, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – VEDANTA Limited, a globally diversified natural resources company and a sister company of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia, has won the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2016 by the Institute...