By SYLVIA MWEETWA- COMMISSIONER of Prisons, Percy Chato says the Prisons Service has commenced its agricultural expansion programme following the allocation of K20 million in this year’s budget. Mr Chato said funding would also go...
Read MoreBy MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – ONE of the seven miners at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) who was injured in an underground accident in Chililabombwe last Friday has been evacuated to South Africa for specialist treatment. Thomas...
Read MoreBy CHILA NAMAIKO – RESPONSE Network, a Swedish-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), and the Southern Water and Sewerage Company (SWASCO) have handed over a newly built 1X2 classroom block with 40 desks to Choma Airport Community...
Read MoreBy KENNEDY MUPESENI – Government has prodded the private sector to take advantage of infrastructure development currently going on in the aviation industry and establish a local airline. The Government said there was need for...
Read MoreBy JAMES KUNDA – The Chamber of Mines of Zambia (CMZ) has pledged to work closely with Government to enhance value addition and promote local entrepreneurship in the mining industry. Chief executive officer Maureen Dlamini...
Read MoreBy JAMES KUNDA – Government will use the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to pump massive investments in areas that have been deemed risky by both local and foreign investors, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Emmanuel...
Read MoreBy JAMES KUNDA – CONSTRUCTION of a 6.5 million litre bulk fuel storage depot in Mpika has been completed at a cost of K50 million. Mines, Energy and Water Development Permanent Secretary Charity Mwansa said...
Read MoreBy HLUPEKILE NKUNIKA – A diverse media is necessary and crucial in a democracy as it acts as a watchdog of good governance because it facilitates access to information for the public to happenings in...
Read MoreBy Terence Musuku – Four international airports in Zambia are set for fundamental transformation with the release of nearly one billion dollars. It is confirmed: Financial injections have been made by Government to the tune...
Read MoreBy MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – KASUMBALESA, Zambia’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was recently a hive of activity emanating from the harassment and victimisation of truck drivers at the hands of Congolese nationals....
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