By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-THE Government says it is setting up a mining commission to regulate and monitor the mining industry as it gears up to focus more on economic growth, job creation and utilising business opportunities.Mines...

By MAPULANGA LIBINGAWITH cases of unnatural offences surfacing, a 21-year-old barber of Ndola tried for sodomising a 16-year-old boy has been jailed for 25 years with hard labour.“These kinds of people are supposed to be...

By JOSEPH BANDA and JOWIT SALUSEKI-THE ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has clarified that the purchase of 156 Toyota Landcruiser motor vehicles for constituencies was done in line with Constituency Development Fund (CDF)...

By CHUSA SICHONE – THE ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and that of Justice are working on modalities to accelerate the clearance of Constituency Development Fund (CDF)-related contracts.Govt acts to speed up CDF...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – A CATHOLIC priest has been found dead after he was allegedly attacked after visiting his girlfriend in Ndola.Police have arrested the girlfriend identified as Justina Luchele to assist with the investigations.Copperbelt...

By JAMES KUNDA-ACTION-AID Zambia says writing off Zambia’s external debt will give efficacy to the ongoing restructuring programme.On Friday, more than 100 economists and development experts called for asset manager BlackRock and other holders of...

By CHUSA SICHONE-TRANSPARENCY International-Zambia (TIZ) has appealed to the ‘New Dawn’ Government to consider placing law enforcement agencies as permanent members of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to effectively take action against erring officers...

By JAMES KUNDA-THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will immediately reopen all buying for maize, soya beans and rice, Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri has announced.“This follows the public outcry that indicated that farmers still had significant...

By JAMES KUNDA-SPORADIC rainfall is expected in most parts of Zambia especially in the extreme northern parts of the country during the period September 18 to 23rd, the Zambia Meteorological Department has said.“This will be...

By JANE MWANSA-THE National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has released K3.8 million to the Kitwe City Council (KCC) for maintenance works on township roads in the city.KCC public relations manager Mwaka Nakweti said rehabilitation works...