TOURISM Minister Rodney Sikumba says government is excited by Proflight Zambia’s recent announcement on the acquisition of its first 126 seat Boeing 737-500 Aircraft. And Sikumba says the hosting of the COMESA Summit this week... […]

DEVELOPMENT Bank of Zambia (DBZ) Board Chairperson Noel Nkhoma says the bank will not be able to resume lending this month despite its earlier commitment. Speaking when he featured on HOT FM’s Beyond the Headlines... […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Finance and Investments advisor Jito Kayumba says the Head of State still does not collect his salary as he prefers to divert it to charitable endeavours. Last week, President Hichilema gave marketeers... […]

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has cautioned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and Petroleum Retail dealers against deliberately holding back fuel sales, especially prior to price review announcements. In a statement, ERB Public Relations Manager Namukolo... […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there is a need for governments on the African continent to reverse the trend of people suffering from acute food insecurity. In a speech read on his behalf by Minister of... […]

THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says it took a risky action last year to sell 1,000,000 metric tonnes of maize in order to pay off farmers. FRA Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya says although the country... […]

LUSAKA Central member of parliament Mulambo Haimbe says the Lusaka City Council (LCC) needs to up its game in implementing Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects in Lusaka. In an interview, Haimbe said the slow pace... […]

DEPUTY Secretary to Cabinet in charge of administration Dr Oliver Kalabo says cleaning up the civil service is not an easy task because the damage was done over a long period of time. Dr Kalabo... […]

ANGRY truck drivers yesterday closed down the Nakonde border in protest against the Tanzanian government’s clamp down on Zambian movers of heavy goods. The move by the Tanzanian government which has incensed drivers is in... […]

OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Kafula Mubanga says the association expects a further reduction in diesel pump prices despite the leakage of the product earlier this month when the TAZAMA pipeline ruptured.... […]