By JAMES MUYANWA – PKF Zambia Chartered Accountants, formerly Moores Rowland, has formally been launched in Zambia with a pledge for quality service delivery. The firm was launched in Lusaka on Tuesday evening. PKF regional...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE introduction of Japanese upland rice in Mungwi District is facing challenges due to limited access to seeds. Three years ago, Japan International Development Cooperation Agency (JICA) in conjunction with the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – GOVERNMENT’S proposal to remove the Value Added Tax (VAT) on non-life insurance products will spur growth in the industry, Insurers Association of Zambia (IAZ) president Shipango  Muteto has said. The government...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Ministry of General Education has cautioned school leavers against engaging in any form of misconduct upon completion of their Grade 12 final examinations. Spokesperson Hilary Chipango said in a statement...

By MILDRED KATONGO  – THE Immigration Department has resounded a warning to locals against aiding foreigners to acquire National Registration Cards (NRCs) amid increasing arrests of the law-breakers. Several warnings by authorities against locals assisting...

By JULIUS PHIRI – ZAMBIA’S Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Dr Mwaba Kasese-Bota has urged Zambians in the diaspora to speak positively about  Zambia and its leadership to inspire confidence in investors and...

By NORMA SIAME – GOVERNMENT has directed community development officers to review the names of beneficiaries of the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) and the Food Security Pack. Community Development deputy Minister Josephine Limata received complaints...

BY SYLVIA MWEETWA – THE ROAD Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has welcomed the detention of seven of its officers following the theft of security papers. Police in Kabwe recently apprehended seven RTSA officers along...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – PROFESSIONAL Insurance Corporation Zambia (PICZ) has launched a new micro insurance product in which the travelling public will have personal accident insurance cover at a monthly premium of K5 per person....

By KENNEDY MUPESENI in Kasama – NOTHERN Province needs more investment in banks, filling station and shopping  facilities to cope with the increased economic activities, Professional Teachers’ Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) provincial chairperson Frazer Sinyangwe...