Price inertia worries Govt
MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka MINISTER of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga is concerned by the slow response from the business community regarding commodity price reduction following the decrease in inflation…
Faith gets K100,000 bail
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka JOURNALIST Faith Musonda has pleaded not guilty to idling and misconducting herself at Community House and was yesterday released from detention after being granted K100,000 bail pending…
Zesco, Lufubu Power partner on 163MW hydro project
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka IN AN effort to cushion the power deficit, private players have intensified cooperation with Zesco to accelerate the development of additional electricity generation assets. Recently, Zesco Limited…
CB cancer hospital at 75%
PRISCILLA CHIPULU Ndola CONSTRUCTION of the first-ever cancer diseases hospital in the Copperbelt Province is nearing completion, with equipment starting to arrive in the country. According to Ministry of Health…
Tanzania’s digital governance platform wins global recognition, offers lessons for Africa
JACK ZIMBA Lusaka Tanzania’s cutting-edge digital health initiative, e-Mrejesho V2, has earned global recognition at the WSIS+20 Forum in Geneva, underscoring the continent’s growing embrace of technology to transform public…
Mini Zoo great opportunity for Trade Fair visitors to learn about nature – Ministry of Tourism
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka THE Ministry of Tourism says the Munda Wanga Mini Zoo set up during the 59TH International Trade Fair in the Ndola Show Grounds provides a great opportunity…
AFRODAD raises alarm over Africa’s debt burden
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka THE African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) has raised alarm over the continent’s escalating debt burden, revealing that African countries paid out a staggering…
Turkish defence textile giant eyes strategic expansion in Zambia
JACK ZIMBA Lusaka Raff Military Textile, a leading Turkish defence and tactical textile manufacturer, has intensified its focus on the African continent with a strategic visit to Zambia aimed at…
Powerful moment to stand with forcibly displaced people in Zambia
PREETA LAW EVERY year on June 20, the world marks World Refugee Day, a day to honour the strength and resilience of those compelled to flee their homes in the…
Figaro comes to Zambia
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Lusaka PIERRE Beaumarchais’ globally-acclaimed play Figaro’s Barber of Seville is coming to Zambia, but with a local adaptation after theatre-actress Mariah Mukuka sealed an agreement with Alliance Française.…