By MILDRED KATONGO and JANE MWANSA  – THE Government has appealed to traditional leaders to consider allocating more than 100 hectares of land to each cooperative in their respective chiefdoms. Gender Permanent Secretary Edwidge Mutale...

By MILDRED KATONGO – THE Government is in the process of rolling out the US$50 million loan acquired from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to small-scale fish farmers across the country. Meanwhile, Livestock and Fisheries...

MINES Minister Christopher Yaluma says the Mineral Royalty Tax introduced last year will help the Government achieve its mining revenue targets in 2017. And Mr Yaluma says Zambia will regain its top position as Africa’s...

By JAMES KUNDA – CABINET has approved a draft Statistics Bill, to establish an effective National Statistical System (NSS) responsive to information requirements for a modern and smart Zambia. The raw Statistics Bill, 2017 was...

By JOSEPH BANDA FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM)-owned Kalumbila  Mine through the Trident Project in North-Western Province has advised farmers to desist from depending on fertiliser for them to maximise production. Trident Project conservation farming coordinator...

By JANE MWANSA – KITWE Mayor Christopher Kan’gombe has said inadequate planning of housing units has resulted in the mushrooming of more than 18 unplanned settlements in Kitwe. Mr Kan’gombe said the mushrooming of the...

By MELBOURNE MUSHITU THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Zambia for taking up a universal health coverage system which enables people to acquire health services at an affordable cost. WHO Zambia Representative Jacob Mufunda...

By KASONDE KASONDE – Plans are underway for a convention of local media to come up with resolutions to help promote professionalism in the fraternity. Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Kampamba Mulenga said in a...

By STEVEN ZANDE THE Zambia Police Service has refuted social media reports that it has closed a case in which presidential special assistant for politics Kaizer Zulu is purported to have committed assault at the...

By RABECCA CHIPANTA NDOLA City Council (NCC) retirees yesterday locked up the local authority’s employees demanding the dismissal of the management. The more than 400 aggrieved retirees were demanding the settlement of benefits which they...