By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has called on commercial banks to increase the flow of credit to productive sectors of the economy to achieve sustainable growth. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda said stepping up credit to...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – POOR road infrastructure leading to tourist attractions in Mungwi District is robbing the district of the much-needed revenue from such resorts. Mungwi, which is one of the biggest districts in Zambia...

ALL citizens and stakeholders have a role to play in ensuring economic success of this great country. The citizens’ and stakeholders’ role becomes even more magnified whenever there are major challenges to the national economy....

By MAYA NTANDA – KALULUSHI on the Copperbelt has received K97 million for road infrastructure development. Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Howard Sikwela said more than K97.6 million had been spent on the upgrading and tarring of...

By ANDREW PHIRI – THREE people, including a cook, have appeared in a Livingstone magistrates’ court for threatening and demanding K20,000 from Livingstone Catholic Diocese Bishop Raymond Mpezele. The trio has been charged with an...

By ADRIAN MWANZA – ZAMBIA will continue promoting peace and security in the region and around Africa, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has said. Mr Kalaba said the Government was engaged in the Great Lakes...

By EMMANUEL ZIMBA – THE Government plans to establish resource youth centres in all the 105 districts in the country, Youth and Sports Permanent Secretary Agnes Musunga has said. Ms Musunga said this was in...

By NORMA SIAME – A CYCLIST has hit and killed a pedestrian in Mansa after making a sharp left-turn near the Mansa-Tuta Road junction. Luapula Province Police Commissioner Hudson Namachila, who confirmed the incident, said...

By JULIUS PHIRI in Lundazi THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will commerce exports of maize as directed by President Edgar Lungu once the maize marketing season closes and an audit has been conducted. Last Saturday,...

By CARISTO CHITAMFYA – in Medellin, Colombia ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe have officially handed over their presidency of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly to Colombia which is hosting the 21st Session. The...