West African leaders have imposed sanctions on Mali after the country’s military government announced a long delay to elections originally planned for next month. The West African regional bloc, Ecowas, which met in Accra on Sunday, agreed to close borders with Mali as well as implement a range of economic sanctions. Mali’s military government in […]
By Staff Writer Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) is shocked that 700 endemic bird species from Zambia’s 5th largest Important Bird Area (IBA) between Chirundu and Siavonga have migrated to the Zimbabwean side. Speaking at the sanctuary, CEJ Executive Director Maggie Mwape said it would be the New Dawn Government’s conservation success story should they […]
By Staff Writer Golden Party of Zambia (GPZ) President Silavwe Jackson says Zesco needs home grown solutions not IMF prescribed programmes. Mr Silavwe said the last time IMF intervened in the economic affairs the country faced unimaginable joblessness and poverty levels. He said the UPND Government should not be in a hurry to unbundle ZESCO […]
By Rev.Clifford Chisha Wisdom,courage and vision are a great combination of the things that a leader needs to possess and exhibit. A leader should know where he or she is taking the people and why. It’s not always that people will be comfortable going to where the leader wants to lead them. If a leader […]
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA The Mine Union Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) says it is concerned with the decrease of direct jobs in the mining sector in the past 3-years as it undermines the job creation agenda MUZ President Joseph Chewe speaking during a supreme council meeting held at Moba Hotel yesterday said a study conducted […]
By Maimbo Mweemba The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has decided to prosecute the Directors from Ono Savings and Credit Association and Comsave Credit Union for offences for which they were initially charged and arrested for. Speaking i9n statement, DEC Public Relations Officer Mathias Kamanga, said this follows successful investigations into the operations of Ono Savings […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has directed the Zambia Motor Sport Association (ZMSA) to lift the suspension on spinning and drifting motor sport events on condition that all safety standards are followed in totality. Last year, RTSA directed ZMSA to suspend all spinning and drifting motor sport events until safety […]
Violet Chakwera, the daughter of Malawi’s president, has officially taken up a post in the Malawian embassy in London – it follows months of speculation that she had joined the diplomatic service. This has proved controversial as one of President Lazarus Chakwera’s key campaign pledges when he won elections in 2020 was to end nepotism. […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zambia Army Southern Province Formation Commander Salimu Chanda has assured the Government that all the maize which the Food Reserve Agency bought from farmers in Livingstone is safe. Mr Chanda said the maize shed in Livingstone is much smaller than the ones in Choma and Kalomo districts. And Southern Province Minister Cornelius […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs says the joint investigations team has continued to record progress in probing cases of national plunder and asset recovery. Ministry of Home Affairs Public Relations officer Nephas Chifuta says so far a number of positive investigations have been conducted as part of the recovery process. Mr Chifuta said that the […]
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