By REBECCA  MUSHOTA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has said the Patriotic Front (PF) will deliver on its promises because it is a party that ‘walks the talk’. Mr Lungu said too many people were positioning...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has said that his Government will continue to borrow and spend money to bring development to people in various parts of the country. Meanwhile, President Lungu has commissioned...

By DELPHINE ZULU – GOVERNMENT has directed the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to handle the sale of maize with caution to avoid diminishing the strategic reserves. Zambia this year experienced dry spells leading to the...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has vowed to continue appointing young people and women to decision-making positions in his Government. The President said he was aware that some people were not happy with...

By HOPE BWALYA – ZAMBIA attracted about US$3.2 billion from pledges from Chinese companies during President Edgar Lungu’s recent visit to China. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe said the $3.2 billion pledges were...

By DELPHINE ZULU – SEVEN people, among them four Zambians, have drowned on the Zambezi River in Mozambique after the boat they were in capsized. Lusaka Province Police Chief  Charity Katanga confirmed the death of...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – SOUTHERN Province Permanent Secretary Annie Sinyangwe yesterday appeared in court for awarding a contract worth K89, 208, 454.60 without following laid down procedures. Sinyangwe, 48, of Lilayi Airstrip area, is charged...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIA will be able to clinch bilateral and economic agreements, as well as improve its international profile, if its leaders continue to interact with the international community, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry...

By CLEVER ZULU – FIVE people have died on the spot while 16 others sustained injuries after the Toyota Hino truck they were on was hit by a passenger train at a rail crossing at...

By NAKUBIANA SHABONGO – The Electoral Commission of Zambia and political parties yesterday successfully verified the correct consignment of ballot papers for the Chawama and Senga Hill parliamentary by-elections. A batch of ballot papers was...