A French based International Association specialized in legal and certified timber trade has pledged to explore investment opportunities in the forestry sector in Zambia. The investment pledge was made after Green Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu asked for support from the International Technical Association for Tropical Woods (ATIBT) to help Zambia derive maximum benefits […]
By Staff Writer A team of inspectors from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and Monze Town Council (MTC) have seized goods worth K7, 121.96 in a joint inspection. The inspection covered 12 business outlets at Monze’s Central Business District (CBD) and was conducted on December 2, 2022. CCPC Public Relations Officer Rainford Mutabi […]
By Staff Writer Minister of Labour and Social Security, Brenda Tambatamba has commended Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB) for actively helping SMEs in Zambia through affordable loans and other products that grow the small businesses. Ms Tambatamba said she was happy that the bank is owned by Social Security Institutions who are holding a substantial […]
The Reuters news agency says it has found evidence that the Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion program for at least nine years, targeted at women who had children by Boko Haram militants. Many of the women had been kidnapped and raped by the Islamist militants in the country’s north-east. The scale of the […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Police in Ndola in conjunction with the immigration department have rescued four children of Congolese origin in a suspected human trafficking scheme. This comes after the officer at the Divisional Criminal investigations office received information that there were four couples believed to be Croatians that had booked rooms at Spree guesthouse in […]
The United Nations says details have emerged of a mass killing at the end of November in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the hands of the M23 rebel group. It says investigations have confirmed the death of at least 131 civilians in two villages – Kishishe and Bambo – in the Rutsuhuru district […]
By Staff writer President Hakainde Hichilema and Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera have officially commissioned the Mchinji-Mwami one stop border post. They both described the border post as an important milestone in the development of Zambia and Malawi. President Hichilema has since directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to as soon as possible meet with their […]
TopStar Communications has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Ministry of Information and Media for the addition to the platform of Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) as the fifth Free To Air (FTA) channel on the platform. Speaking during the signing of the SLA in Lusaka today, Information and Media Permanent Secretary […]
By Staff Writer Police in Lusaka are holding a 28-year-old woman identified as Dorcas Nachibona of Emmasdale Site and Service who was found chained to a tree at the Freedom Statue. Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said Ms Nachibona was found naked and in a drunken state. “She was discovered today around 06:00 hours at […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Six Police Offices from Luanshya have been injured after they were stoned by an agitated mob of over 500 people after a mysterious death of a resident. The riotous mob was agitated by the death of Enock Kaoma 19, who died on December 2, 2022 between 16:00hours and 18:00hours after vomiting blood. […]
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