Govt to Invest K3 Billion in Dairy Equipment
GOVERNMENT will next year invest more than K3 billion in buying dairy equipment for small scale dairy farmers across the country. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock director in charge of ...
View ArticleCleaners Treat Patients At Itezhi-Tezhi Health Centre
SOME health posts in Itezhi-Tezhi District are being run by cleaners and other classified daily employees who in some cases assist expectant women to deliver. The cleaners are further reported to be ...
View ArticleAssociation Cites Emeralds Marketing Setbacks
THE Emeralds and Semi-precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) is facing challenges in marketing high-grade Zambian emeralds and other gemstones globally because of the manner the ...
View ArticleFQM Backs Strict Mineral Exports Monitoring
FIRST Quantum Minerals Limited (FQM) has welcomed Government's measure to strictly monitor mineral exports and proceeds. But the company said the proposed steps should not introduce bureaucracy ...
View ArticleDiscourage Use of Plastic Bags - Youth
YOUTHS who are doing a business of manufacturing baskets in Lusaka have appealed to the Government to come up with more avenues for encouraging the growth of the Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) ...
View ArticleWorld Football - Zambia retain faith in winning squad
Eurosport - GABON, Libreville : Zambia national team players celebrate their victory with team coach Herve Renard (C) at the end of the African Cup of Nations final football match between Zambia and ...
View ArticlePublic Order Act is a good law it’ll not be amended-Lungu
Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu has said the Public Order Act is a good piece of legislation in its current form. Mr. Lungu said government will not amend the Act ...
View ArticleMailoni brother will be captured soon Mwamba
DEFENCE Minister Geoffrey Mwamba Minister of Defence Geoffrey Mwamba has said tremendous progress has been made towards capturing the notorious Mailoni brothers in Mkushi district. Mr. Mwamba ...
View ArticleDEC worried about use of children as drug couriers
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has expressed worry at the continued trend by parents and barons to use children as illicit drug couriers. DEC Commissioner Alita Mbahwe said recently, a 14 ...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to 6 months in prison for pouring hot porridge on her husband
THE Kitwe magistrate court yesterday slapped a six months simple imprisonment sentence to the woman that allegedly poured hot porridge on her husband. Two months out of the six would be suspended ...
View ArticleA Merry Christmas to LT readers
Tue Dec 25 at 1:42 pm Thank you. Merry Christmas to you LT Staff and to all my fellow readers. LT or any of the bloggers, could you please, upload some Christmas Carols in Zambian ...
View ArticleEmerging Authoritarian regime under PF Democracy at cross roads in Zambia
Recent events demonstrate that Zambia is emerging into an authoritarian regime under PF. This does not only pose a challenge for our young democracy but it puts democracy at cross roads in Zambia. I ...
View ArticleFans Welcome Afcon Squad
CHIPOLOPOLO soccer fans have welcomed the provisional 26-man squad that Zambia coach Herve Renard has unveiled for the final pre- Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) preparations but questioned the ...
View ArticleZambia Sata Calls for Reunion
PRESIDENT Michael Sata has urged Zambians to bury their political differences and instead use the festive period as an opportunity for reconciliation and service to others. The President has ...
View ArticleZambia Opposition Leader Warns Against Party Defection
A leading member of Zambia’s main opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) says the government is encouraging opposition legislators to defect to the ruling party by appointing them ...
View ArticleWedson salutes Power 90 Honour
Ex-Power Dynamos striker Wedson Nyirenda has hailed the planned introduction of a pre-season tournament in honour of the Power 90 squad. Power Chairman Owen Silavwe on Saturday announced that the ...
View ArticleMuchinga MMD leaders urge Nevers Mumba to step down
Nevers Mumba The opposition MMD has continued to plunge into deeper trouble following calls from its leadership in Muchinga province for president Nevers Mumba to step aside and allow national ...
View ArticleUTH records 18 Christmas babies
Health Minister Dr Joseph Kasonde (in Father Christmas fatigues) admires a Christmas baby when he visited the University Teaching Hospital maternity ward The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has ...
View ArticleHikaumba wants police officers to be unionized
ZCTU president Leonard Hikaumba President of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions Leonard Hikaumba says time has come for the Zambia Police Service to allow its officers to belong to a trade union ...
View ArticleLuapula accounting unit accused of misappropriating over K4 billion
Chief Government Spokesperson Kennedy Sakeni Over K4 billion meant for infrastructure and other developmental programmes has allegedly been misappropriated by the Provincial Accounting Unit (PACU) in ...
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