By CHIDA SAKALA – MEMBERS of the MMD calling themselves founding fathers of the party have called for a convention to be held before the general elections. They are demanding that a presidential candidate be...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Governmet has assured the African Development Bank (AfDB) that its annual meeting slated for Lusaka this year will be successfully hosted. Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba said preparations for...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – ABOUT 200 business entities in Choma District of Southern Province have so far been recommended for licencing by the local authority. Choma Municipal Council (CMC) health inspector Terrance Himabala said the...

By JULIUS PHIRI – A CHINGOLA magistrates’ court has fined a Zambian K40,000 for helping a Democratic Republic of the Congo  national to enter the country illegally. The magistrate court convicted and sentenced Frank Mukupa,...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Zambia Union of Financial Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) has urged Government to focus on translating economic growth into reducing poverty levels in the country. ZUFIAW president Ackim Mweemba said in a...

By MARGARET MANGANI – A CONSORTIUM of four Civil Society Organisations (CSO) on the Copperbelt have called for review of the Prisons Act. The organisations that convened at Ndola’s Zanji Lodge to look at the...

By RABECCA CHIPANTA – GOVERNMENT is in the process of constructing a modern district hospital in Mwinilunga and Vice-President Inonge Wina is this Friday expected to launch the project. The state-of-the-art hospital in Mwinilunga district...

By HELEN ZULU – THERE is need to put in place business models aimed at increasing sustainable partnerships with companies that can contribute in supply chains of larger enterprises in the region. Common Market for Eastern and...

By MILDRED KATONGO  – INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili is in Northern Province to explain Government’s developmental programmes and hold meetings. Mr Kambwili will also explain the amendments to the Republican Constitution, which...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – TRADITIONAL leaders in Sihumbwa Village of Chief Musokotwane in Kazungula, Southern Province have pledged to mobilise their subjects to get involved in the fight against child marriages and Gender Based Violence...