AfDB President Discusses Regional Integration with Members of Zambian Government
On an official visit to Zambia, African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka paid a courtesy call on Zambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Given Lubinda, on December 20. The meeting ...
View ArticleStandard Chartered Bank ready for rebasing
Rebased Kwacha pricing Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PLC has spent over K5 billion on the Zambian Kwacha rebasing sensitisation exercise across the country. Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PLC ...
View ArticleWe will revoke your licences and introduce price controls Sata warns millers
President Michael Sata President Michael Sata has strongly warned that the PF government will revoke milling licences and resort to price controls if millers fail to reduce the escalating Mealie meal ...
View ArticleBoy dies after falling in a ditch while mother was out clubbing with boy friend
A two years old boy of Muselepete compound in Kasempa district died after falling into a ditch yesterday while his mother was reported to be out with the boyfriend. According to police confirmation, ...
View ArticleCity Council shocked with the extent of damage on recently tarred road by...
Sable Construction Company earth moving machines CHIPATA Municipal Council has said it is shocked with the extent of the damage on the recently tarred townships roads in Chipata District. Council ...
View ArticleCentral Province Chiefs condemn defections to by parliamentarians to PF party
Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Nkandu Luo Chiefs from Central Province have strongly condemned Members of Parliament (MPs) defecting from one political party to another. The Chiefs say ...
View ArticleZambian Kwacha Drops Most in 3 12 Years Before Currency Rebased
Zambia's kwacha weakened the most in 3 1/2 years as investors bought dollars before the local currency is rebased on Jan. 1, with three zeros being removed. The currency ...
View ArticlePresident Kaberuka Discusses Development Opportunities and Challenges in Zambia
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka met with cooperating partners and ambassadors in Lusaka on December 21 to discuss development opportunities and challenges in ...
View ArticleZambia Interview With WFPs Country Director in Zambia
Simon Cammelbeeck answers questions about the food security situation in Zambia, and about the country's role as an emerging producer and exporter of maize in southern ...
View ArticleState House Children Christmas Party in Pictures
State House this week hosted a Christmas party for Children. Below are the pictures taken and distributed to the media by State House Presidential Photographers Mr Eddie Mwanaleza and Mr Thomas Nsama ...
View ArticleState Eager to Upgrade Health Institutions
HEALTH Minister Joseph Kasonde says Government will ensure that it completes the upgrading of health institutions by the end of next year. The minister said in Kabwe yesterday that this would enable ...
View ArticleZambia Opposition Leader Denies Party in Crisis
The leader of Zambia's main opposition has denied the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) is in crisis following recent disputes between rank and file members of the group. Nevers Mumba, who is ...
View ArticleKalungwishi Invests U.S.$8 Million in Sugar Plantation
KALUNGWISHI Estates Limited, the producers of Kasama sugar have invested more than US$8 million in the sugar plantation in the Northern Province. The company currently produces between 2,500 and ...
View ArticleZCCM-IH Owes Govt Over K2 Billion
Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) owes the Government a total of K2.139 billion in loans arising from the restructuring programmes undertaken prior to the company's ...
View ArticleMopani to Curb Sulphur Dioxide Emission
MOPANI Copper Mines Plc has commissioned the second convertor to curb the problem of the mine's sulphur dioxide emissions that dates back to the 1930's, company chief executive officer, ...
View ArticleHospitals Facelift Welcome News
THE assurance by Health Minister Joseph Kasonde that the Government will put a facelift to the country's hospitals and other health institutions is an extremely important undertaking that will ...
View ArticleKabwe Council Seizes 69 Goats
THE Kabwe Municipal Council yesterday swang into action and seized about 69 goats in four townships. This follows complaints from members of the public whose plants have been eaten in gardens by ...
View ArticleIrish Govt Set for New Programmes
THE Irish government is ready to embark on a new phase of development cooperation with Zambia. Ambassador Designate Finbar O'brien in his message for a special booklet titled "Northern ...
View ArticleZambian Breweries New Ndola Beer Plant Opens
THE Zambian Breweries (ZB) Plc's new state-of-the-art beer plant in Ndola has commenced operations recording production figures of more than 5000 hectolitres of beer which has since been ...
View ArticleBoZ Hailed Over Rates Directive
THE manufacturing sector and consumers have commended the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) for directing commercial banks not to exceed 18.25 per cent interest rates it was charging borrowers saying the move ...
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