The Ministry of Finance has revealed that Zambia’s external debt rose to $9.1 billion through February from $8.7 billion at the end of last year. According to a report posted on the Ministry’s website, the fiscal deficit for the first quarter of 2018 was 3.7 billion kwacha ($361 million), compared with a target of 16.9 […]
Government says it will deploy adequate security to police Chilanga district ahead of the parliamentary by election in the district in order to quell any pockets of violence. Minister of Home Affairs Steven Kampyongo told journalists in Chilanga that necessary arrangements have been made to ensure that Zambia Police deals with any pockets of violence […]
Local Government and Housing Minister Vincent Mwale has announced that the Chamber of Mines will finance the construction of the modernized Chisokone Market. Addressing representatives of Chisokone Market traders on Sunday at Kitwe Council Chamber to discuss plans by Government to modernise the facility, Mr Mwale said the Chamber of Mines will provide a grant […]
President Edgar Lungu has called on the Church to play a major role in facilitating for the political dialogue process. President Lungu says the dialogue process can be achieved if the church takes center stage and provide guidance over the matter. The Head of State was speaking during a church service at saint Mary’s Assumption […]
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 […]
Alice Nachilembe
