By MAIMBO MWEEMBASix people have been arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) for trafficking more than 100 kilograms of heroin and cannabis concealed as baking flour and coffee creamer. DEC Public Relations Officer Mathias Kamanga said that the six were arrested in separate incidents from Lusaka, Western Province and on the Copperbelt. Mr Kamanga […]
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) is enhancing its tax Audit systems to ensure loopholes and revenue leakages are closed. ZRA Acting Corporate Communications Manager, Oliver Nzala said one loophole is the non-remittal of the 10 percent rental income tax by landlords. Mr. Nzala says the Authority has since started partnering with local councils throughout the […]
An official burial ceremony is taking place on Thursday for the tooth of the Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital Kinshasa. The relic is all that remains of the African country’s first prime minister, who was murdered in 1961 by separatist rebels in collusion with Belgian mercenaries. His body was dissolved in acid […]
By CLOZZEN BIKALEFirst Quantum Minerals (FQM) Trident foundation has launched the Educating and developing girls’ empowerment (EDGE) in all the schools around the mining catchment. Speaking during the launch FQM Trident limited community affairs Manager Joseph Ngwira said Trident Foundation has embark on a robust program to sport girls in schools with sanitary pads to […]
By Staff WriterThe Zambia International trade fair has officially opened after a two year dry spell because of Covid-19. And Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga said Government is excited with the opening because the country had lost revenue owing to none hosting of the annual event. Speaking after a match past from Jacaranda […]
South African scientists have urged the government to bring back some coronavirus-curbing measures, after the country recorded its first case of monkeypox. The plea from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) comes a week after South Africa ended mandatory mask-wearing, border checks for Covid-19, and size limits on social gatherings. A 30-year-old Gauteng […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBAThe Zambia Meteorological Department has advised members of the general public to keep warm as the country is expected to experience very cold weather. The Department has also advised farmers to secure their harvested produce as the department continues to monitor the weather system. “Most parts of the country are anticipated to experience […]
South Sudan’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Gual has died in a hospital in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, South Sudan’s government has announced. First Vice-President Riek Machar said the minister was flown to Egypt on Friday after developing chest pains in the capital, Juba. He underwent surgery on Saturday and died […]
Delegates attending the Commonwealth summit – hosted this year by Rwanda – begin work later on Monday at a series of opening forums. The week-long summit is expected to attract over 5,000 participants from government, business, and civil society under the theme “Delivering a Common Future”. Foreign ministers from the 54 Commonwealth countries are due […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Nchanga Member of Parliament has called on Local Contractors to ensure that they work on time and provide the professional results. Speaking when he toured Kapisha Bridge, Mr Chilundika said that he was satisfied that the local authority engineering team was happy with the construction works that have been done on the […]
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