By SYLVIA MWEETWA- ZAMBIA Railway Limited (ZRL) yesterday launched the first passenger service train to operate between Kapiri Mposhi and Nakonde. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga reaffirmed that the launch was in...

By KAIKO NAMUSA- GOVERNMENT and mining firms operating in the country need to coordinate and harmonise their efforts to improve infrastructure development for the needed production expansion, economist, Oliver Saasa has said. Professor Saasa said...

By ETAMBUYU SANG’ANDU- GOVERNMENT has launched the Shimukunami Chiefdom Development Strategic Plan (SDSP) for 2014-2018 which seeks to promote development in the area. Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs, Nkandu Luo said on Saturday during...

From CHILA NAMAIKO – in Istanbul, TURKEY ZAMBIA’s peaceful atmosphere coupled with favourable investment prospects have attracted Turkish investors who have indicated willingness to invest in many economic sectors and help create more jobs. The...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA  – SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has defended Vice-President Guy Scott for using the word ‘monkeying’ to refer to opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) who were protesting in Parliament for...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA – MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) yesterday rejected calls to abolish the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) but recommended that its roles be a reviewed. United Party for National Development (UPND) Bwengwa MP...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – VICE -President Guy Scott has urged countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region to consider marketing their tourism jointly to enable them attract more tourists to the area. Dr...

By CHATULA KAMPO – A truck carrying 28, 000 liters of sulfuric acid destined for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has over turned, spilling the commodity into a stream that eventually pours into the Kafue...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – TWO Chinese yesterday appeared in the Lusaka magistrate’s court for abducting a 29-year-old woman. Li Qui Zhang, 34, and Wang Shun Quing, 51 of house numbers 12746/M Lilayi Road and 12746...

By ETAMBUYU SANG’ANDU – A KITWE magistrate’s court has committed two brothers, accused of murdering their mother and injuring their father, to the High Court for trial. Magistrate Kampinda Chipamu committed Emmanuel Katongo and his...