By CHILA NAMAIKO – PREPARATIONS for this year’s golden jubilee celebrations to mark Zambia’s 50 years of independence on October 24 have kicked off in Choma with a call for residents to uphold hygiene. Choma...

By CHATULA KAMPO – CHIEF Machiya of the Lamba people in Mpongwe District has urged Government to take stern measures against local fishermen using explosives in fishing activities. Chief Machiya in an interview at the...

By CHARLES SIMENGWA – A UNITED Church of Zambia (UCZ) clergyman in Ndola has urged men to be the pillars of society by leading exemplary lives and being shepherds of their families. Outgoing UCZ Ndola...

By MARTIN MUSUNKA – FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) Kansanshi Mining Plc has designed regular mine site visits for local communities and corporate bodies to understand the global miner’s operations in the on-going stakeholder engagement plan....

THE Government has embarked on an ambitious programme to improve the welfare of councils in the country by providing the necessary tools and equipment for the effective running of the local authorities. The Ministry of...

By JULIUS PHIRI in Lundazi – INTERNATIONAL Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) Cropping Systems agronomist Christian Thierfelder has praised Total Land Care (TLC) Zambia and the Ministry of Agriculture for the smooth implementation of...

By NAKUBIANA MUMBUNA – ZAMBIA Development Conference (ZADECO) president Langtone Sichone has said opposition political party alliances should not be formed with the view of removing the party in Government. Speaking during the week, the...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has urged Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member countries to find ways of extracting maximum revenue collection from foreign mining firms. Dr Scott said it...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA – MINISTRY of Health acting permanent secretary Wellani Chilengwa has announced that the ministry has trained 594 community health workers to work in some of the 650 health posts to be constructed...

From XAVIER MANCHISHI In ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – PRESIDENT Michael Sata says Zambia has made positive strides in eradicating malaria. Speaking during a meeting with Roll Back Malaria (RBM) executive director Fatoumata Nafo-Traore on the...