By MILDRED KATONGO – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is today expected to officially launch the US$450 million Dangote Cement plant in Masaiti on the Copperbelt. The President will also commission the 30-Mega Watts (MW) coal-fired power...

By EMMANUEL ZIMBA – THE Patriotic Front will not take for granted the confidence Zambians have shown in President Edgar Lungu’s leadership. PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri said the party will continue to steer...

By JAMES KUNDA – GLOBAL ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service has downgraded its outlook on First Quantum Minerals (FQM) to B1 negative as the mining firm faces challenges of falling copper prices and restricted power...

By STANSLOUS NGOSA – THREE chiefs from Luapula Province have pledged to back Patriotic Front (PF) aspiring candidate, Anthony Kasandwe for this Thursday’s Bangweulu parliamentary by-election. The three traditional leaders decided to endorse the PF...

By NORMA SIAME – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has said those not ready to welcome new members in the Patriotic Front (PF) are going against the building blocks on which the party was founded. Mr Lungu...

By DELPHINE ZULU – Malawian President Peter Mutharika has eugolised First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda for the significant role played in the country’s liberation and that of other African countries. President Mutharika said many African...

By DELPHINE ZULU – MALAWIAN President Peter Mutharika has described his visit to Zambia as fruitful and positions the two neighbouring countries on a renewed path of deeper bilateral ties. President Mutharika was in the...

By SYLVESTER MWALE – YOUTH and Sport Minister Vincent Mwale says the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is free to extend investigations to his ministry as it probes alleged abuse of funds at the National Youth Development...

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says it is Government’s wish that Zambia and Malawi continue collaborating in areas of economic and political interest. And Malawian President Peter Mutharika has thanked Zambia for coming...

By MUNAMBEZA  MUWANEI – KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has assured that no decision has been made to lay off employees or terminate their contracts and to close down operations at Nchanga Underground Mine and Nkana...