BoZ issues old currency alert
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has reminded the public that the period to exchange old banknotes for the new currency will officially close on March 31 this…
Zambia to serve on UN executive board
MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka ZAMBIA has been elected vice-president of the executive board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Office for Project…
Spot checks confirm payments to farmers
PHILIP CHISALU Lusaka THE nationwide checks to assess progress on payments to farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) last farming season have confirmed that the resources…
2 miners die in MCM accident
MELODY MUPETA Kitwe TWO Reliant mine employees contracted to work at Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) SOB shaft in Kitwe have had their bodies cut into pieces after being involved in…
Chawama votes, HH calls for peace
- President commends candidates for peaceful, orderly campaigns CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema wants the peaceful atmosphere and “democratic culture” which characterised the Chawama parliamentary by-election campaigns to be…
Media has special role in strengthening Turkey, Zambia relationship – envoy
MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka TURKISH Ambassador to Zambia Huseyin Barbaros Dicle says the media, particularly Zambia Daily Mail, has a special role in strengthening Turkey and Zambia’s bilateral relationship. Mr Dicle…
Protecting Zambia’s peaceful democracy
THE peaceful campaigns in the run-up to today’s by-election in Chawama are proof that Zambia has turned a corner. Once a battleground of political violence, the constituency has now become…