By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has spoken to disabuse Zambians of the idea that judges are appointed by State House, saying he had no such powers. He has also challenged the Judiciary and...

By CHILA NAMAIKO SECRETARY to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has directed all controlling officers in ministries and provinces to immediately surcharge all erring officers cited for misappropriation of public funds as revealed in the latest...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – If you have been driving around with an unpaid traffic bill, you may soon find yourself without water and electricity… until that little matter in the glove compartment is attended to....

By DELPHINE ZULU – LUSAKA Magistrate Greenwell Malumani has acquitted former Ministry of Energy and Water Development permanent secretary Charity Mwansa and suspended director Charles Mulenga in the US$24 million Trafigura Oil deal, at the...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – FOREIGN Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has said that Zambia has been successful in its international relations this year. Mr Kalaba said the Foreign Affairs Ministry had achieved most of its benchmarks....

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) with Emco Energy Zambia Limited for the construction of the over US$1 billion coal project and power...

By HELEN ZULU – CABINET has approved the re-establishment of the national airline at a cost of US$30 million with the process expected to start early next year. The reestablishment of the national airline is...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government has urged investors to set up plants that will be manufacturing products locally and cautioned the business community to protect the market from distortion by providing genuine products. The...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Government should provide incentives for the private sector to build storage in areas lacking the facilities thereby reducing post-harvest losses, an agriculture think tank has recommended. Indaba Agriculture Policy Research...

  By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government will finance $575 million dollars for the upgrade of the Tazama Oil Pipeline and has started looking for a strategic partner to invest in the Indeni Petroleum Refinery...