ZNBC journalist Paul Shalala has won an international inaugural Jamal Khashoggi award for courageous journalism. And ZNBC has congratulated Shalala for his achievement. Shalala and four other journalists from America, Pakistan and United Kingdom won the awards that were introduced by a Texas-based NGO called the Inti Raymi Fund. In a statement, ZNBC corporate affairs...

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The kwacha has depreciated against major currency convertibles to breach the K12 per dollar psychological barrier for the second time in three months. According to financial market players, the kwacha breached the K12 psychological barrier per dollar to trade above K12.00 on account of a continued imbalance of demand and supply of dollars on the...

Mealie meal prices may still not reduce if the cost of maize from the private sector remains high, says the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ). But the Association has welcomed government’s move to lift the ban on mealie meal exports and have expressed willingness to work on ensuring the initiative is well-regulated to help the...

Vice-President Inonge Wina has urged the Ministry of Gender to conduct an impact evaluation exercise to determine the effectiveness of the Girls Education, Women Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL) project in the country. GEWEL is a US$65 million project supported by the World Bank from 2016 to 2021 as an inter-ministerial initiative designed to empower women...

A 23-year-old man of Lusaka has been dragged to court for allegedly stealing sugarcane worth over K500 from Malcolm Kafue Sugar. This is a matter in which Daniel Malambo is facing one count of theft contrary to section 272 of the penal code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence allege...

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Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says the PF stands firm in its endeavour to improve the lives of ordinary citizens even in the face of "bitter critics" who want to paint a distorted image of Zambia to the international community. In the PF’s weekly newsletter to News Diggers! Mwila stated that the PF government...