The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has dispelled suggestions by Zambeef Plc that it charges exorbitant fees, which the company cited as having compelled it to pull out of Namwala District. Reacting to the development where Zambeef pulled out its operations in Namwala District of Southern Province citing exorbitant fees charged by ZEMA amounting to...

HIVOS Sustainable Diets Regional Advocacy Manager William Chilufya says there is need to make local food sexy by improving its packaging. In an interview after hosting government officials, parliamentarians and delegates from various districts in Lusaka, Wednesday, Chilufya observed that most citizens failed to appreciate local cuisine because the packaging was not attractive and there...

Angola has confirmed participation in this year’s Agricultural and Commercial Show boxing tournament. Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) general secretary Bright Chomba confirmed Angola will send a team of boxers to slug it out with their Zambian counterparts ahead of the region five tournament in December. Chomba said Botswana has also indicated participation in the Show...

National Development Planning Minister Alexander Chiteme says the austerity measures recently announced by government to redeem the country from its current economic challenges are not meant to punish Cabinet ministers. According to a statement issued by First Secretary for Press at the Zambian Mission to the UN Wallen Simwaka, Chiteme said this when he addressed...

Under-20 national team coach Charles Bwale has replaced suspended Lameck Banda with Prince Shipota. Bwale has only made one change to the team that beat Burundi in the Niger 2019 Africa Cup of National final round first leg qualifier at Nkoloma Stadium last Saturday. The team left for Burundi at 01:00 aboard Kenya Airways for...

Previously, we wrote about how useless a good Constitution is when lawbreakers are in power. This was after Justice Minister Given Lubinda made an admission that the Republican Constitution was a messed up document as it was produced in a hurry. In that opinion, we stated that we didn’t think a good Constitution would change...

NDC national youth chairperson Charles Kabwita says his party will next month carryout countrywide protests against AVIC International for allegedly being a PF surrogate to siphon public money. Kabwita in a statement instructed his youths to be clad in black attire on the days of the protests. He stated that the protests will start on...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) through the Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit has arrested a 44-year-old Livingstone businesswoman for money laundering amounting to K852,891.22. And the Commission has also arrested a 30-year-old Lusaka marketeer for trafficking in over 1.4 tonnes of loose cannabis in Eastern Province. According to a statement issued by DEC public relations officer...