State Praised for Paying Rural Hardship Arrears
THE Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has commended the Government for clearing rural hardship allowance arrears for its members in rural schools across the country. ZNUT general secretary, ...
View ArticleExpedite Revision of Minimum Wage Law - Mutati
FORMER Commerce minister Felix Mutati has urged the Government to expedite revision of the minimum wage law as a way of ensuring economic stability and investor confidence in the Zambian economy. ...
View ArticleZABS Re-Opens Consultations Over PVoC System
THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has re-opened consultations over the reinstating of the Pre-import Verification of Conformity to standards (PVoC) system which was suspended last year following ...
View ArticleLTA Lands 113,000 Euros for Tourism Marketing
THE Livingstone Tourism Association (LTA) which last week received 113,000 euros for marketing, is confident that the tourism sector would continue to register growth because of the attention it is ...
View ArticleMaamba Collieries Launches Market Survey
THE management at Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL) has embarked on a marketing survey to determine the potential demand and market size of its coal on the local and export markets. Current figures ...
View ArticleChief Chitanda's Appeal for Roads to Be Rehabilitated
CHIEF Chitanda of the Lenje people in Chibombo has appealed to President Michael Sata to continue prioritising the rehabilitation of roads to ease the movement of people. Chief Chitanda said he was ...
View ArticleChieftainess Hails Chikankata District Upgrading
CHIEFTAINESS Mwenda of Southern Province has welcomed the upgrading of Chikankata to district level, saying her chiefdom is hopeful that the status will help bring development since the area will ...
View ArticleChipungu Gave Money, Maize, Hammer Mills As Inducement, Court Told
LOSING Rufunsa Patriotic Front (PF) and United Party for National Development (UPND) candidates have both told the Lusaka High Court that Member of Parliament (MP) Kenneth Chipungu distributed ...
View ArticleMore Mupambe Residents Drag Mulonga to Court
MORE residents of Mupambe Township in Mufulira have sued Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) for allegedly supplying contaminated water. Last week, 20 residents sued the company in the Kitwe ...
View ArticleIllegal Mansa Manganese Mining Firms Warned
THE Government has warned of stern action against illegal manganese mining firms in Mansa, Luapula Province that are failing to comply with the law. As a result, in the State has lost millions of ...
View ArticleGovt to Continue Livestock Restocking Programme
THE Government has reaffirmed its commitment to continue with the livestock restocking programme that was initiated by the previous government in Chibombo and other districts as a means of reducing ...
View ArticleState to Set Up Crop Marketing Board
AGRICULTURE Minister Emmanuel Chenda has said the Government is soliciting for support from various stakeholders to help with expertise in establishing a crop marketing board. Mr Chenda said in an ...
View ArticleSata congratulates Archbishop Chama for his elevation
Archbishop Ignatius Chama President Michael Sata has congratulated the President of the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) Ignatius Chama for being elected as Archbishop of Kasama by Pope Benedict ...
View ArticleCases of Gender Based Violence on the increase
The Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) is working with government to stop gender based violence in the country. YWCA Executive Director Patricia Ndhlovu told ZANIS in Lusaka today that cases ...
View ArticleLCC issues another stern warning to illegal garbage collectors
A private company collects garbage in Lusaka The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has issued another stern warning to unauthorized garbage collectors against illegal garbage collection in the city. LCC ...
View ArticleLAZ attacks on Judiciary anger Union
File:Some female judges and other judiciary staff pose for a photograph after a workshop in Lusaka The Judiciary and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (JAWUZ) has taken a swipe at the Law Association ...
View ArticleUPND will oppose increase in retirement age – Mweetwa
UPND Deputy Spokesperson Cornerlius Mweetwa The United Party for National Development (UPND) has vowed not to support the PF government's proposal to increase the retirement age from 55 to 65 ...
View ArticleMuch More Than AIDS and Poverty
Bishop of Solwezi on Priorities for His ChurchROME, JAN. 13, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The 41-year-old bishop of Solwezi in Zambia is entrusted with a diocese stretching some 34,000 square miles (88,300 ...
View Article2012 AFCON Group A Build Up
Zambia’s Africa Cup Group A opponents wrapped-up their preparations ahead of this weekend's big kickoff. Libya, who have been camped in the UAE, lost 1-0 to Cote d’Ivoire in Abu ...
View ArticleZambia AIDS treatment reaches 90% of sick
As HIV/AIDS prevalence is finally being reduced in Africa, also Zambia can celebrate successes in the fight against the pandemic. Almost all Zambians suffering from AIDS now receive ...
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