THREE regional economic communities (RECs) last week launched the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), setting the stage for the establishment of a single market for the 26 countries involved. The single market will be for...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – OIL prices on the international market stabilised after early falls yesterday as a storm that could impact the Gulf of Mexico operations supported the United States. According to Reuters, crude and...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Australian National University (ANU) Science Circus was yesterday expected in the country as part of the southern African tour. Last year, ANU Science Circus visited Zambia and successfully conducted staff...

I TRAVELLED to Israel recently and I was amazed. The country has little fresh water, is largely desert, it has no minerals to speak off and no oil. It is smaller than the Copperbelt Province...

By CHUSA SICHONE – EFFECTIVE primary healthcare is particularly important in resource-poor countries like Zambia because the delivery of vaccinations, maternal care and treatment of common diseases like malaria is essential for social and economic...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – MORE than 350 residents of Tara area in Kalomo on Sunday accessed free medical check-ups and treatment offered by the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church health practitioners. The health outreach programme,...

By MARIN MUSUNKA and JOHN MUBAMBE – FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) Kansanshi Mining Plc has engaged women in North-Western Province to inspire and empower them in doing business to help them become financially independent. FQM...

By MAYA NTANDA – THE Patriotic Front (PF) in Kitwe has ushered in a new leadership with the Mayor Kelvin Sinyangwe scooping the position of district chairperson. PF provincial chairperson Steven Kainga, who was the...

By CHARLES SIMENGWA – FLOYD Mayweather Jn has lately been in the news, not for his boxing prowess, but for his views on aid to Africa. The multi-millionaire has taken a lot of flak for...

By BENNET SIMBEYE – in  JOHANNESBURG, SA A SOUTH African judge has ordered that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir should not leave the country until an application by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to have him arrested...