By NAKUBIANA SHABONGO – GOVERNMENT has started the construction of the 64 health posts in Luapula Province, under the 650 targeted for construction around the country. Health Deputy Minister Chitalu Chilufya said he was happy...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – THE Kabwe High Court has sentenced a 36-year-old Chibombo farmer to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour for having sex with his 13-year-old niece. Judge Chalwe Mchenga said it was saddening that Coasty Mizinga acted wickedly by sleeping with his own niece who he was...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – A 36-YEAR-OLD man of Musele Village in Chief Mwenda’s area in Chipili District has died after he was beaten days earlier, for allegedly killing a cat. Luapula Province Police Commissioner Malcolm...

By KAIKO  NAMUSA – INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Joseph Katema has urged the media in the country to regulate themselves professionally as the Government will not interfere in the operations of the industry. Dr...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has said that Attorney General (AG) Musa Mwenye does not need to be sworn in by the President to start performing his duties. In a...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – FORMER Commerce Minister Felix Mutati has told the court that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on investment that the Zambian Government signed with a Chinese mining firm had nothing to do...

By DELPHINE ZULU – PETITIONERS in Lusaka have submitted that lawyers should stop exploiting their clients through unnecessary court adjournments. Ernest Kamanga, who appeared before the Legal and Justice Sector Reforms Commission, submitted that it...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said quality and reliable data is critical to Government for planning and monitoring progress on developmental programmes. Mr Chikwanda said having quality data would help the...

By CHUSA  SICHONE – VISITING International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deputy secretary-general Houlin Zhao has launched the first-ever cyber security laboratory in Zambia, which will enable law-enforcement agencies to combat Information Communication Technology (ICT)-related crimes. The...

By CATHERINE  NYIRENDA
 – THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Zambia’s projected reduction of 0.4  in the 2014 Budget deficit will go a long way in restoring confidence in the foreign exchange market. Meanwhile,...