CARITAS Zambia has welcomed the suspension of issuance of mining licenses but has challenged the government to clean up all the loopholes surrounding the process. In an interview, Friday, Caritas Zambia executive director Eugene Kabilika

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says Western Province requires urgent and rapid transformation in order to turn around economic fortunes to support government’s developmental agenda. And Vice-President Nalumango says Western Province’s endowment in land and water and

MINISTRY of Green Economy and Environment Permanent Secretary John Msimuko says government has a duty to make citizens understand the concepts of green economy in order to yield positive results from green economy policies. And

ACTING PF president Given Lubinda says some members who were loyal to the party’s past presidents will certainly grumble under his leadership because they might not like his style of leadership. And Lubinda says US

TOURISM Minister Rodney Sikumba says the upcoming N’cwala traditional ceremony is already over-subscribed as most lodging facilities have been fully booked. And Sikumba has encouraged the business community to take advantage of the ceremony, adding

MINISTER of Livestock and Fisheries Makozo Chikote says his ministry has dispatched a team of experts to study the effects of contamination on part of the Kamfinsa stream on aquatic life. The Water Resources Management

ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says the slow rate at which Zambia’s GDP is growing will make it difficult to attain the middle income country status by 2030. Meanwhile, Kanyama has attributed the destabilisation of the Kwacha

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprise Elias Mubanga has encouraged SMEs to get involved in food processing, in order to curtail the trend of food wastage, especially seasonal fruits. And Mubanga has called on anyone

MINISTER of Local Government and Urban Development Gary Nkombo says no officer at his ministry will be fired so that they can provide information, especially on the land illegalities which characterised the past regime. Responding

ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says the Energy Regulation Board was right to nullify the increased connection and meter separation charges by Zesco. In an interview, Friday, Kapala said his ministry was studying whether anybody had