By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI – TO have decent work plays a huge part reducing poverty. The concept of decent work has emerged today to become one of the most critical labour related issues confronting employees in...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – SUPERIOR Milling Company has bought about 40,000 tonnes of maize from the small-scale farmers of which, 50 per cent is from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). Managing director Peter Cottan said...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’s increasing mining activities have pushed global metal exports to K3, 677 million from K3,427 million recorded at the end of last year. The K3,677 million was recorded in January 2014...

By JAMES KUNDA  – GOVERNMENT should link the more than 400 small-scale gemstone miners to foreign investors to increase the country’s producing companies and maximise annual production. Emeralds and Semi-Precious Stone Miners Association of Zambia...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has extended the period for submission of application forms for the 2014 empowerment loans from February 28 to March 14, 2014. This will allow those...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – THE Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday was at pains to understand how equipment meant for setting up printing presses in Kasama and Chipata was marooned in a container for over...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – THE latest United States (US) Human Rights Report on Zambia has highlighted improvements in several key sectors. According to a statement released by the United States Embassy in Zambia, noteworthy improvements...

From CHARITY MOONGA in Abuja, Nigeria – HEADS of African States and Governments attending a one day summit on defence and national security here have resolved to fight terrorism with one voice. In a communique...

By MOFFAT  CHAZINGWA – POLICE on Thursday night shot dead three dangerous criminals in Lusaka’s Chunga area after a heavy exchange of fire. The incident happened around 20:00 hours after the police received a tip...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – FORMER Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) Director General Edwin Matokwani yesterday told the Royda Kaoma-led tribunal appointed to probe Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo’s alleged interference at the authority that his...