By KASONDE KASONDE – TWENTY-TWO chiefs yesterday walked out of a national validation meeting on the proposed National Land Policy chaired by Lands Minister Jean Kapata protesting that they had been excluded from the process...

By DELPHINE ZULU – A FUNEREAL atmosphere descended on the Lusaka High Court as lawyer and lawmaker Keith Mukata was given the death sentence yesterday for the murder of a security guard last year. Mukata,...

By KASONDE KASONDE – PAMBASHE Member of Parliament Ronald Chitotela has distributed more than 60,000 exercise books to eight schools in Kawambwa District. The books are part of the Presidential Initiative aimed at equipping the...

By KELVIN MUDENDA – SOUTHERN Province is one of the worst performing regions in the education sector, Teaching Service Commission chairperson Stanley Muhango has said. Mr Muhango said the office of the provincial education officer...

By MILDRED KATONGO – VARIOUS stakeholders have welcomed the move by the Government to present the Electoral Reform Bills to Parliament aimed at enhancing the country’s democracy, saying that it has been long overdue. The...

By STEVEN ZANDE – THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has started distributing electronic fiscal devices (EFD) which will compel business outlets to issue customers with tax receipts whenever they buy a product from their shop....

By MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI – THE Choma Correctional Facility, which has a population of more than 400 inmates, has run out of mealie meal. Officer-in-charge Gertrude Mutenguna said the facility has had no mealie meal for...

By FRANCINA PHIRI – AQUACULTURE Development of Zambia chairperson Fisho Mwale has welcomed the announcement by the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to extend the fish ban period in Zambia. Mr Mwale said this in...

By HOPE BWALYA – THE Government has implored the financial sector to come up with packages that are tailor-made to enhance the value chain of the agriculture sector in Eastern Province. Eastern Province Minister Makebi...

By MILDRED KATONGO – THE Government has resolved to engage the small scale miners commonly known as ‘jerabos’ to mine at the mine-slug known as the black mountain under a legal structure. Home Affairs Minister...