By SYLVESTER MWWALE – THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) says rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam is set to start in May this year following the acquisition of the required US$290 million from different cooperating partners....

By SYLVESTER MWALE – CROSS-BORDER traders have welcomed the removal of the yellow fever requirement to visit South Africa and Botswana, saying that it will boost business in the Southern African region. COMESA/SADC Traders Trust...

By SYLVESTER MWALE – CLASSIFIED Employees Association of Zambia (CEAZ) says it has allowed Lukona Chambers to receive K4.2 million from Government on behalf of other five law firms that represented the retirees. This follows...

By JAMES KUNDA and NAKUBIANA SHABONGO – TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) has declared the 2015 presidential election free and fair. TIZ vice-chapter president Joseph Kalungu said in a statement yesterday that there was remarkable improvement...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – THE German Chancellor Angela Merkel has praised Zambia for holding peaceful and democratic elections. Ms Merkel in her congratulatory message to President Edgar Lungu on his election said the people of...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – ZAMBIA’S Ambassador to Italy Frank Mutibila has withdrawn an injunction he filed in the Lusaka High Court asking the court to order his wife Evelyn to vacate the official embassy residence...

By BRIAN HATYOKA in KAZUNGULA – AFRICAN countries must start trading among themselves instead of always looking for foreign assistance to promote sustained economic development,  Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said. Mr Chikwanda noted that...

By JAMES KUNDA – CONSTRUCTION of 3,000 new housing units for security personnel countrywide is expected to commence this year, Home Affairs Minister Davis Mwila has said. Mr Mwila said in an interview yesterday that...

By JAMES KUNDA – FRENCH President François Hollande has expressed hope that the relations between France and Zambia will intensify following the mandate given to President Edgar Lungu by the Zambian people. President Hollande said...

By JULIUS PHIRI – MMD president Nevers Mumba has said the former ruling party needs to regroup and start afresh in order to become a formidable force in Zambian politics. Dr Mumba said his party...