By MILDRED KATONGO – FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has said the Ministry of Health will soon launch Zambia’s national Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) strategic plan to address existing gaps in the sector, especially through...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – A KITWE mother, whose 17-year-old daughter is agonising with a serious life-threatening mouth tumor in  Luangwa Township, is appealing to the Government and well-wishers to help evacuate her for specialised treatment...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has granted the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) access to incarcerated United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema to discuss matters of dialogue and reconciliation....

By JOSEPH BANDA – CABINET has invoked Article 31 of the Constitution after the Government noticed a trend of activities with the potential to result in public emergency if left unchecked, President Edgar Lungu has...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – THE Zambia Environmental Management Authority (ZEMA) has commenced criminal proceedings against mining companies, most of them on the Copperbelt for allegedly polluting the Kafue River and other water bodies. Water Development,...

By STEVEN ZANDE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has called for concerted efforts in reducing rural poverty and high levels of inequality in the country. Mr Lungu said yesterday although the Government had intensified countywide infrastructure...

By CHUSA SICHONE – LANDS Minister Jean Kapata has indefinitely suspended the Ndola City Council and Kabwe Municipal Council as land administration agents. Following that action, all land administration processes in the two councils will...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA and JAMES KUNDA – One jerabo was killed and another injured in a confrontation with police as scores of the notorious illegal copper dealers daringly broke into Konkola Copper Mines’ (KCM) Nchanga...

By NDINAWE SIMPELWE PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is delighted by Zambia Under-20’s “remarkable fairy tale” at the Korea Republic World Cup championship following the team’s come from behind 4-2 win against Iran. In a statement issued...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA and KASONDE KASONDE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has told the European Union (EU) that he is open to dialogue over matters relating to the arrest of oppositionleader Hakainde Hichilema but could not...