By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Government has urged mining firms in the country to diversify their operations to avoid laying off workers whenever mineral prices drop on the international market. Copperbelt Deputy Permanent Secretary Elias...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Zambia Weights and Measures Agency (ZWMA) verified over 17,000 trade measuring instruments in 2015 compared to 24,578 in 2014. ZWMA public relations officer Diana Ngula said a total of 17,359...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Government has challenged consulting entities to develop tools and methodology that will translate into developmental policies for the benefit of Zambia. Secretary to the Cabinet Rowland Msiska said consulting entities...

By ROY KAUSA – IF it were in boxing or indeed other professional sporting careers, the name Cynthia Zukas would have been a household name, not only in Zambia and the region but also overseas!...

By PROFESSOR KASONDE – Last week on March 8, was Women’s Day. It is so difficult to get people to read anything including the newspaper and so I kicked myself for not using the occasion...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA in Mpika – CHIEF Nabwalya of the Bisa-speaking people in Nabwalya area of Mpika has said President Edgar Lungu is the saviour that Zambians have been waiting for. The chief said his...

By JAMES KUNDA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has directed all public service workers who have applied to contest for political office in this year’s general elections to immediately disengage from the civil service. He said...

By JAMES KUNDA and STEVEN ZANDE – VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has reiterated Government’s call for youths countrywide to disengage from political violence as Zambia prepares for the general elections. Ms Wina said it was sad...

By PRISCA MBEWE – PATRIOTIC Front (PF) aspiring parliamentary candidate for Nakonde Constituency, Izukanji Siwanzi has called on the Church in Zambia to spearhead the preaching of peace ahead of the general elections. Mr Siwanzi...

By STEVEN ZANDE – THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) yesterday busted another maize smuggling scam in which eight people of Lusaka attempted to steal grain from an FRA storage depot at Mwembeshi in Lusaka’s light...