By CATHERINE NYIRENDA – GOVERNMENT is in the process of amending laws that govern the commerce trade and industry sector to keep them abreast with modern economic trends. Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe...

By KASONDE KASONDE – ZAMBIA Railways Limited (ZRL) and Congo National Railways of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have entered into a business agreement to increase cargo movement between the two countries. ZRL chief...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – THE increase in the Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) uptake among patients on Tuberculosis (TB) treatment, coupled with more diagnostic centres in Southern Province, has increased the cure rates to 89.3 per cent...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – SITA, which is the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology (IT), has expressed happiness at Zambia’s rapid growth in the travel and tourism industry. SITA vice-president Paul...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Kwacha yesterday traded on a lower than expected note as the United States (US) dollar remained sluggish after falling by 1.5 per cent on Monday. Meanwhile, Copper retreated from a two...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – MORE than 400 households in Kazembe area of Mwansabombwe District in Luapula Province are earmarked to benefit from the Mununshi Rural Electrification Authority (REA) Project aimed at lighting up grass-thatched houses....

By JAMES KUNDA – TWO officers of the community crime prevention unit commonly referred to as neighborhood watch in Lundazi, have been arrested after soliciting and receiving a bribe to cover up a murder. Joseph...

By YVONNE CHATE – GOVERNMENT has released K7 million towards the construction of psychiatric wings in all district hospitals on the Copperbelt Province. Copperbelt provincial medical officer Consisty Mwale said this represented 80 per cent...

By MAYA NTANDA and KASONDE KASONDE – A HOUSEWIFE of Kitwe’s Nkana East residential area has sustained serious injuries after being battered by her husband. Sharon Kalunga, 35, sustained injuries after her husband hit her...

By DELPHINE ZULU – THE Judiciary has suspended Lusaka High Court acting chief marshal Xavier Ndeketeya for professional misconduct and delayed banking involving more than K200,000. Judiciary public relations officer, Terry Musonda said Mr Ndeketeya...