By Sports Writer Zambia has produced immense footballing talent over the years, starting from long before the tragic plane crash that wiped away an entire team in April 1993. As a country, the national football team may not have reached the heights of North African and West African giants like Egypt, Ghana, or Cameroon, but […]
ADDRESS By HIS EXCELLENCY MR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA On The PROGRESS MADE IN THE APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES Delivered TO THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE TWELFTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY On FRIDAY, 6TH MARCH 2020 INTRODUCTION SPEAKER, BEFORE I PROCEED WITH MY ADDRESS, LET ME TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY […]
By JOHN SAKALA Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary, Ed chamba, says it is unacceptable for residents of Lusaka to wait for Lusaka City Council to go and clean their environments. Bishop Chomba said the role of the Council was to collect waste and not to clean their premises. He was speaking today When he […]
Peter Sinkamba was right In 2013, a Kitwe based social activist, entrepreneur and budding politician called for Zambia to legalise the cultivation, trade and export of marijuana or cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. He said Zambia needed to take advantage of the multi billion dollar legal farming and trade of the crop before the […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Minister of Mines and Mineral Development Hon. Richard Musukwa on Monday addressed Europe’s largest Mining Investment event, and invited investors to take advantage of the stable polices and vast mineral resource potential in Zambia. Giving an overview of the investment opportunities in Zambia at the Mines and Money […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The clergy in Chingola have called for collaboration between the church, civic leaders and other stakeholders to enhance development. The clergy said the church and civic leaders need to have a platform where they call a spade by its name and look at issues affecting communities. Independent Churches of Zambia (ICZ) Chingola […]
Xago Africa, a company specialising in renewable energy production, and the Zambian company, Blue Chip Resources, have secured a $500 million contract to build a 300 MW solar park in central Zambia. Zambia is to acquire a new solar power plant. The project is underway and the authorities have awarded the contract for the construction […]
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