By MWIYA MUKUMBUTA – THE United States of America values Zambia as an important ally on security matters, visiting Head of US National Defence University Admiral Gregory Johnson (retired) has said. Admiral Johnson, who is...

By KASONDE KASONDE – GOVERNMENT has embarked on a strong plan to scale up access to Anti-Retro Viral (ARV) therapy for both children and adults to enhance prevention and reduce new infections. Lusaka Province medical...

By HELEN ZULU – SHOPRITE Zambia has challenged local suppliers to ensure they produce quality standard products to compete favourably with the international items being stocked in the chain store. Shoprite Zambia general manager Charles...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Institute of Marketing (ZIM) has put up draft recommendations to the Government for the amendment of the Act to address the current demands of the marketing profession. Registrar and...

By HELEN ZULU in Kapiri Mposhi – AGRO Dealers in Kapiri Mposhi District in Central Province have embraced the use of electronic cards by farmers under the Conservation Agriculture Scaling Up (CASU) project to buy...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Information and Telecommunication Authority (ZICTA) has identified and approved five sites where  mobile communication towers will be erected  in Kalomo District, Southern Province. This will ease the challenge of...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has embarked on an annual exporter survey to collect information on challenges affecting exporters in the country. Director Export Development Jonathan Simwawa said the agency had...

By THANDIWE MOYO – PETER Soko (not real name) of Chikoswe Township in Kafue shot dead his two daughters before taking his life. Mr Soko left behind a suicide note stating the reason for his...

BEING a new parent comes with its own challenges and one of them is the issue of which language to speak to your child.   Nowadays it is ever increasingly becoming fashionable for parents to speak...

BACKYARD or open burning is a common phenomenon in many townships of Zambia, despite the habit being harmful to both the environment and human beings. People burn trash for various reasons either because it is...