By CHUSA SICHONE – ZESCO has signed a US$163 million loan agreement with Nordea Bank AB of Sweden and Standard Bank of South Africa. The loan agreement will result in the connection of the entire...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has tightened the monetary policy and increased the statutory reserves as well as policy rate in an effort to support the Kwacha which is currently under...

A PREGNANT woman and her two-year-old daughter have drowned in Muchinga Province. The two were swept away by a strong current when they tried to cross Kayonga Stream last weekend. Muchinga Province deputy Police chief...

A YOUTH coordinator in Mufumbwe District says youths in rural areas should be supported in their efforts to sustain their livelihoods. Mufumbwe deputy youth coordinator, Isaac Muhongo said despite lacking support, youths in rural areas...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – TWO men in Kapiri Mposhi alleged to have been engaging in homosexual acts have been found with a case to answer. The State lined up eight witnesses in the case against...

By MAYA NTANDA – A GRADE 10 pupil from Wusakile High School in Kitwe has died after a school bus she was travelling in overturned and crashed her head. The accident happened when a Toyota Corolla,...

By FLAVIOR  CHISHALA – GOVERNMENT is committed to creating a safe, peaceful, secure and friendly environment in which women’s talents can flourish and enable them to contribute to national building, Gender and Child Development Minister...

By FLAVIOR CHISHALA – THE Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has asked the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) to resume live coverage of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sittings on television. The opposition...

By SANDRA MWILA and SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – The National Olympic Committee (NOC) has commended the Zambia Rugby Union (ZRU) for successfully launching the International Rugby Board (IRB) Get Into Rugby project at the Olympic Youth...

Agriculture is Zambia’s tramp card in accelerating economic development and is in the next decade or so, tipped to become the country’s major contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) after Copper mining. This...