By JOSEPH BANDA – THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and political parties participating in the Kabwata parliamentary by-election have resolved that no campaign rallies and road shows will be held in view of the...

By STEPHANIE KUNDA – POLICE on the Copperbelt have arrested a 38-year-old man of Ndola who has also been charged with murder for allegedly killing a protester at the Zambezi Portland Cement (ZPC) over the...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA – INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says the New Dawn Government wants to reduce the cost of the Western Corridor Trade Facilitation Routes project started by the Patriotic Front...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – GOVERNMENT has been urged to clean up the procurement and handling of fuel so that the perceived wastage is eliminated. It was important for the Government to look at how much...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – TIMBER users are reportedly shunning local soft wood in preference to round wood and imported timber as local soft wood is proving to be more exorbitant. Zambia National Association of Sawmillers...

By CHATULA KANGALI – MILL utilisation of all millers increased from around 40 to80 per cent owing to improved local and regional markets for mealie-meal, the Millers Association of Zambia(MAZ) has said.MAZ president Andrew Chintala...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THERE is an urgent need to invest in small-scale irrigation schemes and a robust agriculture extension to make the segment more resilient to tough climatic conditions.This is according to the latest...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Petroleum Transporters Association of Zambia (PTAZ) has called for a policy direction on empowerment of local transporters next year.PTAZ general secretary Benson Tembo said the local fuel transportation sub sector...

By CHATULA KANGALI – LOCAL honey traders have said the influx of foreign honey buyers at various sources in the country is pushing them out of business. Foreign buyers who are mostly from South Africa...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA – A THIRTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD man of Lusaka’s Kuku township is nursing severe burns in hospital after his wife allegedly poured hot cooking oil on him in a marital dispute.Alex Muleya, a truck driver...