In 2015, the then Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda told parliament that only two mining companies were paying Company Income Tax under the previous tax regime as most of them claimed that they were not...

News of more than 2,000 residents of Chikuni, Mawewe and Mutuna villages in Kawambwa District being faced with eviction after a Lusaka-based business person claimed that he had title to the land makes sad reading....

AFRICAN swine fever is a highly contagious disease to livestock and the fact that it has no vaccine makes it even more difficult to deal with in the event of an outbreak such as we...

TEACHERS really work hard, no doubt about that. They, for instance, do not show up in class, only to sit behind a desk – like their learners do. Instead, teachers stand all day, talk all...

“I was glad, very glad when they said unto me, let us go to the house of the Lord,” says one of the oldest and popular hymns on the importance of going to church. Old...

THE importance of empowering women in any society cannot be over emphasised. A study done by the United Nations shows that when more women work economies grow. Even though   most of the women carry out...

CITIZENS in the low-income bracket have something to smile about following the launch of a market-oriented and result-based Financing Fund for Zambia. The initiative was launched yesterday by the Zambian Government in collaboration with its...

A HUMANITARIAN crisis has besieged Zambia as more than 5,000 refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are domiciled in Luapula Province. The number of asylum seekers fleeing political turmoil in that...

RURAL electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas of any part of the country. Electricity is used not only for lighting and household purposes, but it also allows for...

THE news that all prospective teachers need to be registered with the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) is a progressive arrangement because the institution is mandated to regulate teachers. This is good news following recent...