Zambia, US reach deal
Parties ready to sign $1.5 billion health funding pact MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka THE Zambian Government is ready to sign a US$1.5 billion health funding agreement with the United States after…
Supply vulnerabilities drive illicit tobacco trade – TCDI
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka DATA obtained from the Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) dashboard indicates that the prevalence of illicit cigarettes in Zambia stands at 12.2 percent, lower than rates recorded…
Growing rural areas can grow Zambia
- Rural people must be empowered to build better livelihoods PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Grow Zambia Agenda has set ambitious targets for the country: 10 million tonnes of maize, 10,000 megawatts…
Keep enough maize for homes
HH urges chiefs to sensitise subjects on food security amid El Niño-induced drought fears CATHERINE BWALYA, MATHEWS MALAZIKA Monze, Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged traditional leaders to sensitise their…
From Zambia to Hollywood
Dr Gershom Sikaala's unusual journey of Faith, Innovation and Investment DR Gershom Sikaala’s journey from Zambia to Los Angeles has crossed some unlikely territories such as bamboo bicycles, Christian ministry,…
$2.4bn UAE business
HH’s Abu Dhabi trip secures MoUs across various sectors CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has secured six agreements worth a combined US$2.4 billion with the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…
It’s Ezra Tembo, not Kampyongo
NRPUP says Dag MP duly settled for as leader of opposition MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka NATIONAL Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) says Dag Hammarskjöld Member of Parliament (MP) Ezra…
Drunk witnesses sink prosecution
Chipata court acquits 2 Lundazi men, juvenile accused of killing woman who attempted to rescue rape victim MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata WITH most witnesses failing to provide an accurate account of…
REA, UNHCR rekindle electricity partnership
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka RURAL Electrification Authority (REA) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have renewed their partnership to expand electricity access to refugee settlements and surrounding host communities…
Archbishop Banda arrested, trial set for Nov 3
GRACE CHAILE MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka LUSAKA Archbishop Alick Banda will return to court on November 3 this year for trial after pleading not guilty to possessing a Toyota Hilux suspected…