Zambia Sata Attends Mass in Japan
PRESIDENT Michael Sata yesterday attended a mass service at Sapporo's Kita-1 Joue Roman Catholic Church on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. Father Ken Sleyman, said Mr Sata was the first Head ...
View ArticleZambia Firemen Save Luse Building
THE Lusaka Stock Exchange building on Lusaka's Cairo Road yesterday caught fire but quick action by the firemen saved the building from severe damage. A check by the Times of Zambia revealed ...
View ArticleZRA Employee Sues Ex-Lover
ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) employee, Joy Katalilo has sued his former girlfriend Jeannette Nanyangwe and is demanding K52 million from her which he had given her for safe keeping. In a statement ...
View ArticleZacci Happy With 2013 Budget Tourism to Benefit
THE Zambia Association of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has said the first fully tailored Patriotic Front Government national Budget will broaden the tax base and support the creation of ...
View ArticleChat Milling Proprietor Drags Star Milling Marshal to Court
CHAT Milling proprietor, Goodward Mulubwa has sued Star Milling and William Marshal over a piece of land bordering their business premises. The parties in the matter were accusing each other of ...
View ArticleSports Bodies Welcome Tax Waive
THE Zambian sports fraternity has welcomed Government's decision to waive duty on imported sports equipment from 2013 to 2016, saying it has been long overdue. Zambia Tennis Association (ZTA), ...
View ArticleMerciless Cemetery Vendors Prey On Mourners
THERE are more than a thousand schemes to let out human suffering among most susceptible Zambians. Out of personal creativity and brevity in entrepreneurship, graveyard vendors at Ndola's ...
View ArticleKwacha to Close Year On Better Mark
A MARKET analyst has projected that the Kwacha will close the year in the range of between K4, 950 and K5,100 against the greenback. Standard Chartered Bank head of global markets Stanley Tamele ...
View ArticleMulongotis Demands - PF to React
THE ruling Patriotic Front (PF) says it will react appropriately this week to former Works and Supply minister Mike Mulongoti who is demanding for appreciation after campaigning for the party during ...
View ArticleGovt Plans to Recapitalise Indeni Underway
GOVERNMENT says plans are underway to recaptalise Indeni Petroleum Oil refinery in order to increase capacity ZANISin producing various petroleum products. And Indeni refinery needs US$350 million ...
View ArticleUTH Gets Refurbished Eye Clinic Centre
A NEWLY refurbished Eye Clinic Centre of Excellence has been opened at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) with Government pledging to transform UTH into a superior referral institution offering ...
View ArticleLWSC Loses Revenue Through Leakages
LUSAKA Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) has said 40 per cent of the projected revenue by the company every year, is lost through pipe leakages, illegal connections and misuse of water. This has ...
View Article2013 Budget Key in Creating More Jobs
POVERTY has always been one of the greatest adversaries to humanity. It is for this reason that Governments world over have been formulating policies aimed at tackling poverty. The Zambian ...
View ArticleRebased Currency Printing Starts - BOZ
Tokyo - THE process of printing and minting the rebased Zambian currency has commenced in readiness for its introduction as legal tender on January 1, 2013. Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Michael ...
View ArticlePirates Coach Back Mbesuma
Orlando Pirates coach Roger De Sa says Zambian striker Collins Mbesumais making headway in improving his fitness levels. De Sa was impressed by Mbesuma’s mobility on Friday during a ...
View ArticleZambia Kazungula Bridge Deal Sealed...as Zambia Botswana Ink Loan Agreement
Tokyo - ZAMBIA and Botswana have signed a loan agreement with the Japanese government to finance the construction of the Kazungula Bridge project. The bridge project would be jointly financed by the ...
View ArticleZambia President to Attend Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Indaba
Seoul - PRESIDENT Michael Sata is today expected in Seoul, South Korea to attend the third Korea- African Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Forum. The forum which will be held from tomorrow to October ...
View ArticleDeath Penalty - the Pros and Cons
WITHOUT question, death penalty remains a thorny issue in our country. As Zambians are in the process of formulating their own Constitution, it is cardinal that the Constitution would need to stand ...
View ArticleGovt Allows OMCs to Import Jet Fuel
THE Government has given a go ahead to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to import jet fuel which is used by the aviation industry to avert any shortages of the commodity while Indeni oil Refinery in ...
View ArticleIt Hurts to Have Missed a Penalty - Katongo
CHIPOLOPOLO captain Christopher Katongo has described his penalty shoot-out miss, during the decisive 2013 Africa Cup of Nations final round qualifier, return leg against Uganda, as painful. Katongo ...
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