PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka
ACCESS to quality health services has increased from four to 20 percent since Government introduced the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), which now has over 460,000 contributors from the civil service, private and informal sectors. (more…)
MARGARET CHISANGA, Lusaka
WITH agriculture top on the agenda in most government plans for economic development, many young people are increasingly showing interest in full-time farming or agro-related entrepreneurship. (more…)
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka
AS ZAMBIA works towards becoming a middle income nation by the year 2030, provision of adequate water supply and sanitation services has been at the core of some of the activities undertaken in line with meeting Vision 2030. (more…)
PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka CABINET has approved the Access to Information Bill. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Dora Siliya confirmed last night that the bill was approved yesterday during a…
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka
EFFORTS to increase rural access to electricity have been escalated further following the launch of the US$26.5 million electricity services access project (ESAP) from the World Bank, which will target over 100,000 households. (more…)
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka
GETTING a loan from financial institutions, especially for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has always proved difficult because of the reluctance by lenders to accept movable property as collateral for loans. (more…)
Analysis: ASHA VARGHESE
AFRICA is rising, according to various economic analysts. (more…)
Analysis: KELVIN SIWALE
THE International Republican Institute (IRI) held the Southern Africa Regional political party conference from April 16 to 19, 2018 in Sandton, South Africa. (more…)