THE Zambia Meteorological Department has advised farmers that wish to plant early to practice moisture conservation methods or consult agriculture extension officers. In an interview, Tuesday, Southern Province provincial meteorologist Victor Bupe further advised farmers to intensify land preparations until the sowing amounts of rains had been attained. “Farmers are advised to intensify land preparation...

MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo says Zambia has an estimated 80,000 children aged zero to 14 years who are HIV positive but only about 60 percent of them are on life-saving ARVs. And First Lady Mutinta Hichilema has expressed concern that most new HIV infections are seen among adolescent girls and young women. Speaking at...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government is now putting into action the things it was promising whilst in opposition. Speaking upon arrival from Egypt where he attended the COP27, Wednesday, President Hichilema said the new dawn government wanted to ensure value addition in the timber industry. "We are also saying the market for timber forest...

ACCORDING to former PF secretary general Davies Mwila, the UPND government has failed to deliver on promises made during campaigns, and President Hakainde Hichilema has been lying to the people by claiming the opposite. Mr Mwila, along with other PF officials accuse the New Dawn administration of launching projects that were started by the former...

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprises Elias Mubanga says the cost of living will continue dropping because everyone in government is "busy" working to ensure that the economy is transformed. But New Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka has argued the minimal reductions in the cost of living are not being felt by most citizens who...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says it's impossible for the new dawn government to undertake certain actions like the lending of K1 billion to KCM under Milingo Lungu. On Tuesday, the Public Accounts Committee heard that Konkola Copper Mines through its former liquidator Milingo Lungu refused to avail financial documents to the...

PF presidential aspiring candidate Emmanuel Mwamba says his heart has always been in politics, which is why he even turned down President Hakainde Hichilema's job offer after the 2021 general elections. Speaking when he featured on Camnet TV's "National Matters" programme, Mwamba said he deferred his political ambitions when former president Edgar Lungu appointed him...