By MILDRED KATONGO – THE Treasury has released K1.12 billion for developmental programmes, dismantling of pensioner’s arrears and government operations. The funds released are for the month of February and part of March, this year,...

By RABECCA CHIPANTA – ZAMBIA’S Ambassador to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has written to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) in response to media attacks attributed to its general secretary, Irvin Jim,...

By STEVEN ZANDE – FINANCE Minister Felix Mutati has implored commercial banks to implement mechanisms that will exempt poor rural communities from paying bank charges to help accelerate financial inclusion in the country. Mr Mutati...

By MELBOURNE MUSHITU – THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested two people for duping a printing company out of K200,000 which was intended for printing and supplying campaign material for a political party in the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – BARCLAYS Bank Zambia (BBZ) has appointed Mizinga Melu as the bank’s new managing director, subject to completion of all necessary regulatory approvals effective 1 April, 2017. Ms Melu takes over from...

By RABECCA CHIPANTA – THE Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has agreed with trade unions representing the workers to adjust salary exchange rates for Tanzanian and Zambian workers. This follows a week-long work stoppage on...

By RABECCA CHIPANTA – COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has called on the Government through the Ministry of Home Affairs to enforce the regulation on churches. CCZ general secretary Suzanne Matale said this should...

By HOPE BWALYA – TWO hundred families in Lusaka’s Kuku and Misisi townships have received assistance from the First Lady’s Esther Lungu Foundation to help them fight malnutrition at household level. The Foundation aided the...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – THE Government is working diligently to find solutions to address challenges affecting effective implementation of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) particularly the Electronic-Voucher (e-voucher) system, Parliament heard yesterday. Agriculture Minister...

By ESTHER NG’ANDU – A TWENTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD man in Nakonde has allegedly killed his father after he was advised against using offensive language towards his mother. Muchinga Commissioner of Police Godwin Phiri said the incident happened...