By CATHERINE NYIRENDA – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said that not all quasi-Government institutions will be incorporated in the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Mr Chikwanda said in an interview that parastatal companies that were...

From XAVIER MANCHISHI in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – PRESIDENT Michael Sata is today expected here to attend the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). While here, the President is expected...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – GOVERNMENT will this year accelerate the construction of education infrastructure and continue to establish new universities in all the provinces, President Michael Sata has said. Mr Sata said the construction of...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – THE Kitwe City Council (KCC) has stepped up its operations to rid the city of drinking places creating a public nuisance and, in conjunction with the State Police, has rounded up...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – THE distribution of machinery to be used in implementing the Pave-Zambia 2, 000 road project countrywide has been launched. And Government has directed the Road Development Agency (RDA) regional offices to...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – MORE than 1,000 jobs have been created in Western Province under the ongoing construction of various roads in the province, President Michael Sata has said. Mr Sata said the construction of...

By CHARITY MOONGA – HIGH bank interest rates in the country are preventing many Zambians from acquiring mortgages to build houses, Vice-President Guy Scott has said. He said in Lusaka yesterday that interest rates on...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – CONFUSION broke out in Ndola yesterday when a man who was among some mourners waiting for a relative’s body from a mortuary died after being hit by a minibus which was...

By CHARITY MOONGA  –   THE Government will this year recapitalise Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) to the tune of K167 million to provide affordable finance to Zambians for the construction of houses.   President Michael Sata...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – JUSTICE Minister Wynter Kabimba has denied abusing his power and breaching the oath of secrecy when he shared the legal opinion rendered to him by Solicitor General Musa Mwenye. Testifying before...