By MARTIN MUSUNKA – FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) has engaged the Ministry of General Education and other stakeholders to set the tone on how to improve the quality of education in North-Western Province. FQM, through...

By MILDRED KATONGO – GOVERNMENT has said the public service performance management package which will be implemented in all the local authorities by June this year will improve accountability of the councils for service delivery....

By Emmanuel Tandwe – THE Government will this year construct eight communication towers in Msanzala Constituency in Petauke District. Msanzala Member of Parliament Peter Daka also said the Government would spend K700,000 to drill boreholes...

By STEPHANIE KUNDA – THE Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has proposed that there should be a gradual phasing out in the use of plastic bags and that the Government should adopt the use of...

By KASONDE KASONDE – GOVERNMENT has released over K23 million to settle the outstanding balance for the farmers that sold their maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in Northern Province. Northern Province Permanent Secretary...

By HELLEN TEMBO – THE Ministry of Health has said they have continued to record a marked reduction in the number of new cholera cases following the robust interventions put in place to fight the...

By JAMES KUNDA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has said Zambia is keen on exploring and fast-tracking the use of atomic energy to support social and economic activities in the country. Mr Lungu said the Government...

By CHUSA SICHONE PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has apologised to all the farmers under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) who have been negatively affected by the ‘teething’ problems the Electronic voucher (E-voucher) system has been...

By MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI – THE Government has dismissed 79 teachers in Southern Province for various offences ranging from fraud to absenteeism and carnal knowledge of the pupils. Provincial education officer Florence Chikalekale said of the...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu  has  said that he has set out a programme to stop the scandal that has rocked infrastructure development in provinces in which some officers are not supervising works while...