Luapula Optic Fibre Project Kicks Off
ZESCO has embarked on the installation of optic fibre cables in Luapula and the Northern Provinces aimed at improving the quality of services and enhancing power supply. ZESCO Chief Transmission ...
View Article13 Fined Over Illegal Fishing
A TOTAL of 13 people in Mansa have so far been fined and convicted for illegal fishing during the fish ban period, district fisheries Officer Paul Lungu has said. The number of people convicted for ...
View ArticleFRA Warns Erring Transporters
THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will terminate contracts of warehouse managers and withhold payments to transporters whose trucks were impounded after alleged theft of more than 3,000 bags of maize at ...
View ArticleRSZ Train Derails in Kabwe
A SEVEN wagon Railway Systems of Zambia (RSZ) train has derailed in Kabwe in Natuseko township, blocking traffic. Some residents interviewed said the accident could have been caused by continued ...
View ArticleMpulungu Harbour Slashes Port Charges
THE Mpulungu Harbour Authority has with immediate effect reduced port charges on all consignments being handled at the port destined for the Great Lakes Region (GLR) to make them more competitive ...
View ArticleDon't Punish Corruption, Prevent It
opinion TODAY everyone is talking about punishing the massive corruption which took place under the MMD government. Fine, let's do that. Corruption does great harm to the country, and all ...
View ArticleACC Probes Nkonde's Blocked K2.7 Billion Payment
On Friday last week, a combined team of security personnel intercepted K2.7 billion which was allegedly supposed to be paid to SBN Legal Practitioners, from the Panama-registered firm, Tedworth ...
View ArticleMuslims Empower Ngwerere Residents With Knowledge to Fight Communicable Diseases
COMMUNICABLE diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and dysentery, among others, could be avoided by maintaining high levels of hygiene among people in communities. There have been reports of cholera ...
View ArticleArrows Sharpen Up in Mbala
ZAMBIA'S CAF Confederations Cup envoys Red Arrows coach George Lwandamina is happy with the airmen's intensity training camp at Outward Bound in Mbala. Lwandamina said in an interview ...
View ArticleChisokone Traders Reject New Levies
KITWE City Council has increased market levies by an average of 100 per cent, raising complaints among traders who have accused the local authority of failing to improve water and sanitation system ...
View Article'Lusaka Fire Was Caused By Welding'
THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has said the fire that swept through outlets on Cha Cha Cha in Lusaka on Sunday was caused by welding that was being undertaken on one of the outlets. LCC spokesperson ...
View ArticleKitwe Police Nab Jerabos Over Copper Theft
POLICE in Kitwe have picked up two illegal copper dealers, popularly known as 'Jerabos', in connection with the theft of 500 Kilogrammes of copper worth K80 million. The copper was ...
View ArticleU.S Calls for More Grant Applications
THE United States Embassy in Lusaka has urged community based groups in Zambia to apply for grants of up to US$20,000 for programmes that assist orphans and vulnerable children. In a statement ...
View ArticleDfid Provides Unicef With New Funding to Help Country Reach Health and...
Lusaka, Zambia - The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting the UNICEF sanitation and hygiene programme in Zambia with a contribution of almost US$30 ...
View ArticleFuel Transporters Protest Again
SEVERAL truck drivers yesterday threatened to paralyse fuel distribution in the country when they staged a morning protest at Tazama terminal in Ndola demanding improved salaries and conditions of ...
View ArticleDon't Threaten Investors, Govt Warns Miners
Such threats or actions were incompatible with economic developments of the country and would have a toll on tax revenue and general confidence from potential foreign investors. "These work ...
View ArticleNamulambe Threatened Bembas, Witness Tells Judge Siavwapa
A WITNESS yesterday told the Lusaka High Court that MMD Mpongwe Member of Parliament (MP), Gabriel Namulambe allegedly threatened Bemba-speaking people of eviction from his constituency if they ...
View ArticleEdward Mumbi gives Zambia Daily Mail 14 days ultimatum
William Banda with Edward Mumbi at the Lusaka magistrate court recently Lawyers representing former PF Secretary General and MMD member Edward Mumbi have given the Zambia Daily Mail 14 days to ...
View ArticleKunda is Africa’s most incompetent lawyer – Sata
President Michael Sata Republican President Michael Sata has charged that former vice president George Kunda is the most incompetent lawyer on the Africa continent. And President Sata has dared Mr ...
View ArticleOne of the best risk-reward profiles in Africa
Bottom line: Since being elected President in September on a populist nationalist platform, Michael Sata's government has sought various ways to increase the mining sector's contribution ...
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