By BRIAN HATYOKA and CATHERINE NYIRENDA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has said he will not be distracted by empty criticism, insults, innuendos and false accusations against his leadership but will focus on promoting development in...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu and 26 traditional leaders of Southern Province yesterday held a constructive, frank and successful meeting in Livingstone, Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos...

By DELPHINE ZULU- in Entebbe, UGANDA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is tomorrow expected in Entebbe, Uganda for a two-day State visit. President Lungu and his entourage would land at Entebbe Airport and later be driven to...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – GOVERNMENT has pledged maximum media coverage of the African Development Bank (ADB) Annual conference. The conference to be hosted by Zambia next year is expected to be attended by more than...

IS it not interesting to note that while prices of a good number of commodities are said to be going up, the price of cement, which is one of the most important materials in construction,...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – A CHIBOMBO peasant farmer has been sentenced to death by the Lusaka High Court for killing his two children. Julius Mucheki caused the death of Julius Mucheki Junior and Erika Mucheki...

By JAMES KUNDA – GOVERNMENT has revised the process of appointing directors to serve on boards of all parastatal companies, Parliament has heard. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda said parastatal boards were no longer chaired by...

By NORMA SIAME – MANSA Municipal Council has destroyed perishable goods worth more than K60,000 belonging to Shoprite. The food, which was declared unfit for human consumption, had gone bad after the generator used to...

By YVONNE CHATE – PATRIOTIC Front (PF) in Luanshya on the Copperbelt has suspended its Baluba ward councillor Gershom Mpundu for gross misconduct. PF Copperbelt provincial chairperson Amon Chisenga and Roan Constituency chairperson Albert Matatiwo...

By ANDREW PHIRI – GOVERNMENT has said having a strong human capital base and embracing the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) is cardinal for economic growth. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga...