By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – CHIEF Liteta of Central Province has sued Chief Chitanda for allegedly holding himself as Senior Chief Mukuni Ng’ombe of the ba Temboshi clan of the Lenje speaking people. The traditional leader...

By JONATHAN MUKUKA – UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) Sesheke Member of Parliament (MP) Romeo Kang’ombe who was convicted on assault charges last week has escaped a jail sentence after Chinsali Magistrate’s Court slapped...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has signed an investment promotion and protection agreement (IPPA) with Jiangxi United Industrial Investment Limited to attract more local and foreign investors at the US$600 million...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE World Bank has clarified the role of newly appointed co-chair of the International Development Association (IDA) Denny Kalyalya. In a statement at the weekend, the World Bank said its resource...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Zambia Association of Manufactures (ZAM) has advised the Government to commence consultations on the development of the Local Content Law to ensure stakeholder views are considered. ZAM has said the...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CHABUTETE Yam Growers’ Cooperative (CYTGC) will increase yam tuber production to 532 tonnes in the 2020/2021 farming season from 50 tonnes recorded last season as it targets the region market. CYTGC...

JOWIT SALUSEKI – GOVERNMENT has been called upon to find an equity partner to run the Kalaba Copper Mine in Senior Chief Sailunga’s chiefdom in Mwinilunga district, currently under care and maintenance. The mine which...

By CHUSA SICHONE – THE Patriotic Front (PF) elective General Conference yesterday came to a close, with the unopposed President Edgar Lungu re-appointing Davies Mwila as Secretary General while assuring that he is neither a...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA – THE first batch of COVID-19 vaccines are today expected to arrive in Zambia with Government reassuring the consignment has met safety and efficacy criteria. The government says it will share a precise...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA – LOCAL Government Minister Charles Banda has with immediate effect ordered all councils to stop issuing licences to traders selling dangerous weapons like pangas and machetes as police plans a clean up...