By SYLVESTER MWALE – CENTRAL Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe has warned principal officers in the region’s 11 districts of being fired if they fail to implement various Government programmes under the umbrella of the...

By RABECCA CHIPANTA – THE Ministry of Home Affairs is looking at stringent measures of screening people wanting to own guns in the wake of increased crimes of passion involving couples in the country. The...

By JAMES KUNDA – FINANCE Minister Felix Mutati has assured Zambia’s cooperating partners of solid Budget performance in the fiscal year 2018. Mr Mutati said the 2018 National Budget was linked to the five-year Seventh...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – THE sale of 16,000 houses to former Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) workers will be completed in the course of three years, the ZCCM-Investment Holdings has said. ZCCM-IH Chief Executive Officer...

By CHRISTINE MWAABA – THE number of female commuter passenger bus drivers in Lusaka is on the increase and in an effort to find out more about this rare breed of women who are venturing...

By JOWIT SALUSEKI – THE construction sector in the country has recently witnessed a boom with both skilled and semi skilled employable populace been absorbed in the labour market. Suffice to state that while it...

By MARTIN NYIRENDA – IDAH Simbeye, a resident of Ndola’s Mushili Township, has lived with a rather lethal human condition in elephantiasis for well over ten years! Ms Simbeye, aged 63, has gross enlargement of...

IN the past two editions we delved into the legal framework of abortion in Africa with Zambia, Kenya and Uganda as models. Today’s subject looks at the reasons why Africa should remove sanctions on victims...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Farmers Union (ZNFU) has urged Government to  make operational farm blocs which are currently on brownfield stage in the country. ZNFU president Jervis Zimba said there were a number...

By CHATULA KANGALI – DANGOTE Cement Zambia Limited has engaged Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) to transport 2000 tonnes of cement and 500 tonnes of coal every month. ZRL is now transporting cement from Ndola to...