By HELEN ZULU – THE National Council for Construction  (NCC) has registered and issued a total of 3,861 certificates to construction companies for the 2014/2015 registration period. NCC Board chairperson Patrick Kampengele said from the...

By NORMA SIAME – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has officially launched Zambia’s first-ever Special Forces Marine Unit designed to counter acts of aggression on the country’s territorial waters. President Lungu, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has advised Patriotic Front (PF) members to remain calm, united and embrace new members joining the ruling party. President Lungu said the PF was a solid family that freely welcomed everyone equally...

From CHILA NAMAIKO – in Beijing China CHINA has warned of punitive action against its nationals working in Africa, particularly men who engage in illicit sexual activities. Some Chinese men who are working in the...

PRESIDENT Barack Obama at the weekend announced that the United States (US) would set up three entrepreneurship centres in Zambia, Kenya and Mali to support women entrepreneurs. Speaking during the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) at...

By MILDRED KATONGO – THE Zambia United Local Authorities Workers Union (ZULAWU) has urged the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) to expedite the confirmation of council workers on permanent basis. Most employees in local authorities...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – More than 70 residents who were displaced in Lusaka’s Ng’ombe Township in 2013 have sued for compensation from a private company that displaced them. Laston Kunda and 71 others have asked...

By FELIX MALUNGA – MORE than US$500,000 will be spent over the next three years by the Rotary Club of Ndola-Mukuba for the improvement of water reticulation and sanitation in various schools and communities. The...

By PASSY  HAACHIZO – THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has waged war against sale of second-hand underwear. ZABS head of marketing and public relations, Hazel Zulu said the bureau had instituted measures aimed at...

By PASSY HAACHIZO – POLICE in Lusaka are looking for suspected masterminds who could have been politically motivated to spark confusion that led to destruction of property at Evelyn Hone College. Lusaka Province Police chief,...