By REBECCA MUSHOTA – GOVERNMENT has prioritised establishment of annexes for mental illnesses in provincial centres, Health Minister Joseph Kasonde has said. Dr Kasonde said in Solwezi recently that Government has prioritised construction of annexes...

By CARISTO CHITAMFYA – in Medellin, Colombia ZAMBIA’S hosting of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly in 2013 has raised the profile of Zambia’s tourism sector, Tourism and Arts Minister Jean Kapata...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – A CHINESE contractor, Mango Tree, has been engaged to install a new water and sewerage network at a cost of K13 million in Kitwe’s Mukuba-Natwange area. The project being funded by...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) has called for a review of road safety measures in the wake of increasing road traffic accidents. ZRST spokesperson Miles Mwale said in a statement...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE number of asylum seekers from Burundi into Zambia has grown to 570 since the turmoil that erupted this year over that country’s President Pierre Nkurunziza’s successful bid for a third...

By DELPHINE ZULU – THE Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD) has sued a Lusaka-based company, Heritage Trails, for alleged nonpayment of rentals since June 24, 2013 to date at a monthly cost of...

By JAMES KUNDA – GOVERNMENT has repossessed the moribund Kawambwa Tea Company (KTC) in Luapula Province following a directive by President Edgar Lungu to have the estate revived and create jobs for the people. Luapula...

By MAYA NTANDA – GOVERNMENT has placed emphasis on provision of service delivery to the people, Community Development, Mother and Child Health Minister Emerine Kabanshi has said. Ms Kabanshi said that demand for infrastructure development...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – CHIEF Ngabwe has condemned the Police for failing to apprehend a man who is alleged to have burnt his wife’s private parts following a marital dispute. Central Province Police chief Lombe...

By PASSY HAACHIZO – THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has called on the informal sector to continue supporting the Government by paying tax in a bid to formalise the sector. JCTR executive director...