Theft and Corruption: US punishes Zambia
BARNABAS ZULU The United States has announced an immediate cut of $50 million in annual health assistance to Zambia, citing systemic theft, corruption, and mismanagement of donated medical supplies, including…
President Hichilema calls for advancing of Mosetse-Kazungula rail project
President Hakainde Hichilema says there is need to advance the Mosetse-Kazungula rail stretch between Zambia and Botswana. President Hichilema says the stretch needs to be planned properly, developed and managed…
Man charged for defamatory Facebook posts
NATION REPORTER A 48-YEAR-OLD man from Solwezi has been arrested and charged with two counts of libel following allegations that he published defamatory content on Facebook targeting two Lusaka residents,…
Pay contractors, demands Kalaba
BARNABAS ZULU HARRY Kalaba has demanded that Government should own up and clear the K88 billion which it owes various suppliers and contractors who supplied goods and services. Mr Kalaba,…
High Court freezes Lower Zambezi tourism concession
GRACE CHAILE THE Lusaka High Court has ordered a halt to the granting of Tourism Concession Agreements in the Lower Zambezi National Park by the Department of National Parks and…
ZNFU PRESSES FRA FOR FAIR MAIZE PRICE
BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has called on the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to promptly announce the maize floor price for this marketing season, stressing that it…
Chabinga wines and dines with HH, he was sent – Miles Sampa
BARNABAS ZULU PATRIOTIC Front (PF) leader of the opposition Miles Sampa, has accused expelled Mafinga lawmaker Robert Chabinga of being used by President Hakainde Hichilema and his political advisor, Levy…
Zesco to commission 100MW solar plant
CLEOPATRA NANKONDE in Chisamba ZESCO Managing Director Justine Longo has announced that the company is on track to commission a 100-megawatt Chisamba solar PV plant before the end of the…
Delimitation possible in a boardroom – Isaac Mwanza
NATION REPORTER ISAAC Mwanza, a lawyer and Executive Director of the Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU), has said that the delimitation of constituencies can be completed within three months if…
Local Beneficiation in Mining Policy an imperative
President Jackson Silavwe of the Golden Progressive Party (GPZ) has struck a powerful chord in the national conversation around Zambia’s mining policy. His unapologetic focus on local beneficiation—ensuring that Zambians…
