By KASONDE KASONDE – THE Registrar of Societies has maintained that Felix Mutati is the legitimate president of the MMD. This is despite a challenge by Nevers Mumba who stormed the registrar’s office demanding that...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA and HOPE BWALYA – ABOUT 200 members of the United Party for National Development (UPND) in Katuba Constituency have defected to the Patriotic Front (PF). The 200 included the entire UPND Katuba...

By FLAVIOR CHISHALA – A UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) leader at the Intercity Bus Terminus in Lusaka has been detained for his alleged involvement in political violence. Innocent Kalimanshi was by press time...

By MILDRED KATONGO SOME members of the Patriotic Front (PF) in Bwana Mkubwa Constituency in Ndola have appealed to the Central Committee not to impose on them a candidate who is unpopular. The members said...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – STANDARD Chartered Bank has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide a loan worth US$60 million to support Zambia’s electricity company, Zesco. This makes it one...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) says it will discuss with the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) the possibility of exhibiting tobacco products at this year’s fair. General manager Alex Mayeya...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Copperbelt University (CBU) will soon start commercial production of aluminium sulphate that is going to significantly reduce imports of the commodity by water utilities in the country. In 2013, the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – INDIA will provide US$40 million to Zambia for implementation of the agriculture mechanisation programme. Recently, the Government announced that it was going to launch the programme within the next two months...

By HELEN ZULU – A DEVASTATING pest that mainly attacks tomato crops has broken out on farms in Kafue District and surrounding areas, affecting production. Kafue District Farmers’ Association chairperson Chuma Sianga confirmed the outbreak...

LAST week we celebrated Africa Freedom day. It was a leisurely Wednesday and a tempting time to get into long-winded arguments. I found myself in one of those philosophical discussions on whether Africa was in...