By CHUSA SICHONE – THE Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education says it cannot lift the ban on fee-paying extra lessons in schools as doing so will be to the disadvantage of...

By Adrian Mwanza  – UNITED States (US) Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz has urged the Government to consider adopting the Constitution through a referendum. Mr Schultz said there was need to adopt contentious issues through...

By SARAH MWANZA in Mitete – THE Government has urged contractors to always research on the terrain and location of a place before bidding for contracts. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Deputy Minister Mutaba Mwali...

By Dorothy Tembo  – THE Government has said it is committed to uplifting the welfare of vulnerable people in the country. Community Development Mother and Child Health Minister Emerine Kabanshi said the Government was working...

By MAYA NTANDA  – in Gaborone, Botswana OUTGOING Southern African Development Community (SADC) council of ministers chairperson Simbarashe Mumbengegwi says the regional body should remain united and build on past achievements. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe has handed...

By JOWIT SALUSEKI – UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has called on the citizenry to desist from being used as tools of political violence. Mr Hichilema said political violence, if not...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – THE case in which former Information and Broadcasting Services minister, Ronnie Shikapwasha is charged with abuse of authority yesterday failed to take off because one of his co-accused is unwell. Defence...

By NORMA SIAME – POLICE in Mansa have appealed to the public for leads in finding the location of a corpse which has in the past two days been scavenged on by a pack of...

By JULIUS PHIRI – THE Government has expressed confidence that the railway line from Chipata will be connected to Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) once feasibility studies are concluded by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)....

By ANDREW PHIRI – CITI Bank Africa economist David Cowan has predicted that the Zambian Kwacha will remain under pressure due to continued external shocks in the global economy. Mr Cowan said that copper prices...