By JAMES KUNDA- THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has cautioned Government against over spending on Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) and maize purchases to minimise Budget overruns. AfDB said Government should  monitor spending on FISP...

By JAMES KUNDA- THE Lumwana Mine in Solwezi has invested US$400,000 into a four-year community agriculture programme expected to benefit 1,000 small-scale farmers in North-Western Province. Community Relations superintendent Harrington Kanema said in Ndola that...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE- SOLWEZI Municipal Council (SMC) has received more than K30 million from mining companies for various developmental activities in the district. Solwezi Town Clerk Ronald Daka said the council received about K30.9 million...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA
 – ZAMBIA Railways Limited (ZRL) and Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority
(TAZARA) have entered into an agreement to run a joint passenger route
from Kitwe to Nakonde via Kapiri Mposhi. ZRL chief executive officer Muyenga...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE
 – THE Zambia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (ZEITI) should
be timely releasing annual reports instead of the current three-year
lag. North-western Province Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga said the
ZEITI should consider updating its annual reports...

By JAMES KUNDA
 – MORE than 400 exhibitors have confirmed participation in this year’s
Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) to be held next month in Ndola. ZITF marketing executive Moses Chitoshi said in an interview that...

From CHILA NAMAIKO  – in Istanbul, TURKEY ISTANBUL Gold Refinery Incorporation, a thriving company in Turkey,
has expressed interest in setting up a gold refinery plant in Zambia 
after conducting exploration. The company, which was initiated...

By NICHOLAS MWALE
 – THE Government has observed the urgent need for a harmonised livestock
strategy to accelerate livestock production and productivity. Agriculture and Livestock Deputy Minister Greyford Monde said
livestock services play a vital role in...

By HELEN ZULU
 – EMIRATES, is offering introductory economy and business class air
fares to its customers from Zambia travelling through Dubai to
Chicago. The introductory fare for travel to Chicago which is available from
Emirates Lusaka gateway...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- THE Government will spend about K50 million on the construction and rehabilitation of 500 dip tanks across the country to combat livestock diseases. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wybur Simuusa said plans were...