By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – THE Kitwe City Council (KCC) has stepped up its operations to rid the city of drinking places creating a public nuisance and, in conjunction with the State Police, has rounded up...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – THE distribution of machinery to be used in implementing the Pave-Zambia 2, 000 road project countrywide has been launched. And Government has directed the Road Development Agency (RDA) regional offices to...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – MORE than 1,000 jobs have been created in Western Province under the ongoing construction of various roads in the province, President Michael Sata has said. Mr Sata said the construction of...

By CHARITY MOONGA – HIGH bank interest rates in the country are preventing many Zambians from acquiring mortgages to build houses, Vice-President Guy Scott has said. He said in Lusaka yesterday that interest rates on...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – CONFUSION broke out in Ndola yesterday when a man who was among some mourners waiting for a relative’s body from a mortuary died after being hit by a minibus which was...

By CHARITY MOONGA  –   THE Government will this year recapitalise Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) to the tune of K167 million to provide affordable finance to Zambians for the construction of houses.   President Michael Sata...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – JUSTICE Minister Wynter Kabimba has denied abusing his power and breaching the oath of secrecy when he shared the legal opinion rendered to him by Solicitor General Musa Mwenye. Testifying before...

By CHARITY MOONGA – IRISH President Michael Higgins has commended Zambia for its impressive economic progress and improved governance as a middle-income country. Mr Higgins has since pledged Irish additional programme support to Zambia to...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said funds are readily available under the Privatisation Trust Fund for the establishment of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Mr Chikwanda said once the IDC was incorporated,...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – PRESIDENT Michael Sata has disclosed that a total of 2,769 jobs have so far been created during the on-going construction works of the 991-kilometre of roads in Lusaka. President Sata said...