By KAIKO NAMUSA – GOVERNMENT has embarked on major construction of housing units for defence forces and built more than 4, 000 units by the end of 2013. President Michael Sata said 4,336 medium and...

By CHARITY MOONGA – INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Mwansa Kapeya says Government is currently reviewing the media policy so that community radio stations can start benefitting from Government grants to sustain their operations. Mr...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – PRESIDENT Michael Sata has warned public service officers to desist from indulging in the on-going debate on a new Constitution. The President has also reiterated that there is no Constitutional void...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – GOVERNMENT has allocated K33 million towards dismantling the K45 million owed to teachers in arrears for various emoluments, Education Deputy Minister Patrick Ngoma has said. Mr Ngoma said this in Parliament...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA, REBECCA MUSHOTA and XAVIER MANCHISHI – TWO hundred police officers have been deployed at Kasumbalesa border post to enhance security following the recent killings of truck drivers. Home Affairs Minister Ngosa Simbyakula...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA and CATHERINE NYIRENDA – SIX passengers who were among the victims of Saturday’s Chibombo road traffic accident have been discharged from hospital, while two bodies of those that died in the tragedy...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA and MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – THE Patriotic Front (PF) on the Copperbelt has successfully held elections in which Masaiti PF chairperson Stardy Mwale was elected chairperson. Mr Mwale polled 293 votes beating Mines,...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – A 75-YEAR-OLD man of Luanshya district has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Joyce Kasosa said in an interview yesterday that a 10-year-old girl of Mikomfwa...

GOVERNMENT will this year conduct training programmes for community and commercial radio station staff across the country. Information and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister, Poniso Njeulu said the training programme was designed to build capacity among...

By CHATULA KAMPO – VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has reiterated that there is unity among senior Patriotic Front (PF) party officials and has dispelled rumours of infighting. In another development, PF chairperson for elections, Silver Masebo...