By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ACTING President Alexander Chikwanda has urged Patriotic Front (PF) members to work together and promote unity in order to help the party grow. Mr Chikwanda said there was need for PF...

By NAKUBIANA SHABONGO – ZAMBIA Railways Limited (ZRL) has channelled part of the US$120 million towards awarding of tenders to 32 local companies to commence rehabilitation of the railway network. The $120 million is part...

By MAYA NTANDA and CHATULA KAMPO – ABOUT K20 million will be disbursed under the youth empowerment programme this year, Youth and Sport Minister Chishimba Kambwili has said. Mr Kambwili said when he paid a...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – LUSAKA-based musician Clifford Dimba, alias ‘General’ Kanene, has been convicted of defiling an underage girl. Dimba, 26, has since been committed to the High Court where he faces a minimum sentence...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – GOVERNMENT finds as extremely ‘irresponsible’ United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema’s continued utterances against President Michael Sata each time the head of state travels abroad. Chief Government spokesperson,...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – POLICE in Lusaka have summoned former Defence Minister, Geoffrey Mwamba’s wife, Chama and daughter Thandiwe, to appear for interrogations regarding the tender for the supply of Zesco poles. Mr Mwamba and...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – PRESIDENT Michael Sata says Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) has recorded growth in haulage capacity after undergoing major rehabilitation works from September last year. Government pumped US$120 million in the railway firm...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA and the United Kingdom (UK) Government yesterday signed a new agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (DTA) with respect to taxes on income and capital. The agreement would see...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA and REBBECA MUSHOTA – INTERNATIONAL truck drivers have started crossing into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ending a five day boycott sparked by the brutal killing of 28-year-old Zambian truck driver,...

  By KAIKO NAMUSA – PRESIDENT Michael Sata has arrived in London, United Kingdom, for his 14-day working holiday. Zambia’s High Commissioner to London, Paul Lumbi and the local diplomatic staff received the Head of...