By CHIDA SAKALA – THE Planned Parenthood Association of Zambia (PPAZ) has called on Government to help in mobilising funds to fight teenage pregnancies which is one of the objectives among the Sustainable Development Goals...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed an application by the Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) to join Mine Air Services Limited and three others to court proceedings involving the recovery of...

By CHATULA KANGALI – LAFARGE Cement Zambia Plc has partnered with Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) to uplift cement exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows a policy directive by Government to the...

By MIDLRED KATONGO and JULIUS PHIRI – POLICE in Muchinga Province have arrested a 35-year-old teacher of Donald Siwale Primary School in Nakonde for assaulting his wife following a domestic dispute. Muchinga Province Police commissioner...

By MWIYA MUKUMBUTA – LIVINGSTONE District Commissioner Omar Munsanje has warned departmental heads in the district against staying away from District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) meetings. Mr Munsanje said it was unacceptable for the heads...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – SUNBIRD Bioenergy Investment is set to start works on its ethanol project which is expected to be commissioned by President Edgar Lungu today. Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali said Mr...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – POUND Stretcher, a multi-national household chain store, has set up a K2 million store at Twin Palm Mall in Lusaka, raising the number of its outlets in the country to three....

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Emeralds and Semi-Precious Stones Miners Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) has said small-scale miners need a minimum capital investment of US$5 million for operations. ESMAZ president Richard Mandona said in an...

By HELEN ZULU – THE anti-tobacco lobby will affect tobacco farmers’ income, the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has said. This is because there is so far no alternative crop that has been suggested to...

THE newly-formulated National Leather Value Chain Strategy aimed at adding value to finished products in foot wear and garments will increase export earnings and contribute significantly to the economic development of the country. Effective implementation of the...