By REBECCA MUSHOTA in Addis Ababa – THE Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says Zambia’s decision to promote agriculture cooperatives will significantly help reduce poverty levels in the country. The Foundation’s country representative for Ethiopia...

By MELBOURNE MUSHITU – A  EUROPEAN agribusiness and farming company has established a livestock centre in Mumbwa, Central Province with the aim of enhancing livestock farming and increase chances of beef exports. Amatheon Agri Zambia...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – DEFENCE Permanent Secretary Chileshe Mulenga has urged the defence and security wings of Zambia and Angola to strengthen their relations by exploring more areas of cooperation to enhance peace and security...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE  – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has appointed Kayula Siame as Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry. President Lungu has  also appointed Auxillia Bupe Ponga as Permanent Secretary for Monitoring...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – FIRST Lady Esther Lungu is today expected in Southern Province for a working visit to among other things,  check on women’s empowerment projects. Provincial Permanent Secretary Sibanze Simuchoba said in an...

By HOPE BWALYA – MORE than 700,000 children of school-going age who are supposed to be in school are currently not enrolled in the country’s education system, General Education Permanent Secretary Chishimba Nkosha has said....

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – MULUGUSHI Textiles Limited has sued the Zambia China Mulungushi Textiles Limited seeking the Lusaka High Court to grant it an injunction restraining the respondent from evicting it from the factory in...

By NORMA SIAME – POLICE and Immigration department officials in Mansa have apprehended a Congolese man who faked being deaf and dumb in an effort to allegedly fraudulently obtain national registration and voters cards. Celor...

By KASONDE  KASONDE – CENTRAL Province Road Transport and safety Agency (RTSA) manager David Manjulunji has called on the Kabwe Municipal Council to address the issue of indiscriminate parking by truck drivers citing this as...

By MWIYA MUKUMBUTA – ACTING Livingstone Town Clerk Levis Mumba has bemoaned the inadequate number of firefighters to help curb fire incidences more effectively. Mr Mumba said the reduced number of firefighters in Livingstone and...