A local herbal researcher says Zambia has the capacity to earn foreign exchange through herbal medicines. Howard Maila says the country has effective herbs that can help reduce the country’s disease burden. He has appealed to fellow researchers, scientists and herbalists to work together and foster research in herbs if the high cost of acquiring […]
Mansa central Member of Parliament Chitalu Chilufya says government is concerned with conditions in most of the country’s correctional facilities that he describes as not healthy for human beings. Dr Chilufya who is also Minister of Health and PF member of the central committee has since urged the private sector to partner with government in […]
Government says it has no immediate plans of increasing the price of fuel in the country. Minister of Energy Matthew Nkhuwa says contrary to stories circulating in some sections of the media that government plans to increase the price of fuel, the price of the commodity will be maintained for now. Mr. Nkhuwa says although […]
The Primary Health Care Education and Training Trust has urged Government to put in place necessary mechanisms for implementing the recently approved national alcohol policy aimed at curbing abuse of the substance. Care Education and Training Trust Executive Director Clement Sakala adoption of the National Alcohol Policy is a milestone achievement. Dr. Sakala expressed this […]
Works and Supply Minister Felix Mutati has projected that North Western Province will surpass one of the top two provinces in taxes contributions (Lusaka and Copperbelt) due to the infrastructure development which is slowly taking shape in the Province. Responding to North Western Province Permanent Secretary Ephraim Mateyo who updated the Minister on the number […]
It is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s “fixed will” that a summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore should go ahead, state media say. Mr Trump cancelled the summit on Thursday, citing the North’s “hostility”, but then rowed back after conciliatory messages from Pyongyang. Late on Saturday he again said the 12 June date […]
TAZAMA Pipelines, a joint venture between the Governments of the Republic of Zambia and the United Republic of Tanzania, has handed over its first ever dividend Cheque to Zambia, 50 years after the establishment of the company in 1968. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance, a K6 million cheque, representing two-thirds […]
The Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ), has closed down 10 Colleges on the Copperbelt which have been operating without licenses. TCZ Assistant Director Joel Kamoko Said the institutions were shut down following the teaching Progression Act No. 5 of 2013 which states that no institution shall hold out as a college or Provide training activities […]
President Edgar Lungu has directed all government leaders and Zambians to stop talking and start working in order to get the job done. The Head of State noted that there has been a lot of procrastination among those charged with implementing programmes and projects hence affecting delivery of service. President Lungu observed that since Zambia’s […]
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), in collaboration with Itezhi Tezhi Council and Ministry of Health have seized goods worth thousands of kwacha. The goods were seized from three leading shops in Itezhi Tezhi district following a routine inspection conducted in the district. ZANIS reports that CCPC also conducted sensitization and advocacy tours in various […]
Alice Nachilembe
