Mining licences for locals
KABANDA CHULU Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directed that Zambians who own mining licences will not be allowed to sell to foreign nationals but fellow Zambians only. And the President…
Fitch optimistic Zambia will emerge from debt default
KELVIN KACHINGWE Lusaka RATING agency Fitch expects Zambia, the first African country to default during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2020, to emerge from default on its foreign-currency debt this…
‘Ensure leaking water taps, damaged toilets are fixed’
CHISHALA MUSONDA Livingstone LIVINGSTONE district health director Malungwe Kalaluka says school authorities should ensure leaking water taps and damaged toilets are repaired before the institutions open. A joint team consisting…
Govt receives Starlink satellite kits
JOHN CHAAMBWA Lusaka RECOGNISING the importance of enhanced connectivity in service delivery, Government has received the first consignment of Starlink satellite kits to be distributed in the 156 constituencies and…
Constitutional amendments to start this year – Haimbe
CHAMBWA MOONGA Lusaka MINISTER of Justice Mulambo Haimbe says constitutional amendments are likely to start this year. Southern African Network Against Corruption (SANAC), among several other civil society organisations, has…
Journalist writes to HRC over ‘Jay Jay’ Banda court verdict
MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata FORMER Post Newspapers journalist Peter Sukwa, who was assaulted in Vubwi district in Eastern Province by then Patriotic Front (PF) district chairperson Emmanuel Banda, says he has…
Warning on service delivery crucial to development
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday warned permanent secretaries and other controlling officers of severe consequences if they fail to perform and execute public service duties efficiently. In a meeting with controlling…
NCC closes dirty bars
MARY LEMBA, MELODY MUPETA, CHISHALA MUSONDA Ndola, Kitwe, LivingstoneMORE than 10 bars and a restaurant in Ndola have been closed after a team of Ndola City Council (NCC) and Ministry…
Mwiimbu says Dubai consulate strategic
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA Solwezi MINISTER of Home Affairs and Internal Security Jack Mwiimbu has urged the Zambian consulate in Dubai to capitalise on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) advancements across diverse…
100 elephants loose in Lundazi, Lumezi
MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata MORE than 100 elephants from Malawi’s Kasungu National Park, a 2,100 square kilometre area of natural woodland and bush bordering Zambia, are on the loose in Lundazi…