By MELBOURNE MUSHITU – THE Government has allocated US$115 million to develop 10,000 hectares of land under the Irrigation Development and Support Programme (IDSP). Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda said farming was one of the main...

By SAM PHIRI – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda says the key to addressing fiscal challenges being faced by COMESA member states is hinges on economic diversification, poverty alleviation and macro-economic stability. Mr Chikwanda said there...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has called for the integration of orphans and vulnerable children in communities to keep them out of the streets. Ms Wina said it was imperative to integrate orphans...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has extolled World Vision Zambia (WVZ) for its commitment to uplifting the welfare of the underprivileged people, particularly those in the remotest parts of the country. She...

By ADRIAN MWANZA – THE Government has said that the country aims to diversify the economy from dependence on copper mining to other sectors such as agriculture, energy and tourism. However, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has called on Zambians to engage their members of Parliament (MPs) to support the Constitution Amendment Bill, currently before Parliament,  as some people are bent on frustration efforts...

By CHILA NAMAIKO THE Royal Foundation of Chiefs in Southern Province has distanced itself from misleading remarks by Chief Hamusonde of Monze that chiefs in the province are still angry with President Edgar Lungu over...

By AUSTIN KALUBA – LAST week the wolf pack was at it again by loudly and spitefully questioning President Edgar Lungu’s holiday in Nyimba. The know-it-all critics said this was not the right time for...

By JAMES KUNDA – PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has implored Africa to invest in intellectual property systems for the protection of innovations of the continent’s indigenous people. President Lungu said investing in intellectual property systems will...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA and YVONNE CHATE – A MAN of Kabwe is nursing serious injuries after a suspected commercial sex worker used a broken bottle to inflict cuts on his manhood following his alleged failure...