THE Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has announced that 20 people have been arrested in North-Western Province for operating unregistered pharmacies and agro-veterinary shops. In a statement, Tuesday, ZAMRA Senior Public Relations Officer Ludovic Mwape...

THE Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development says it has disbursed a K256 million capital grant to 95 local authorities as part of the financial support towards implementation of the Zambia Devolution Support Programme....

ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) Acting Director-General Monica Mwansa says an effective whistleblower mechanism is a necessary and powerful tool in combating corruption. According to a statement issued by ACC Head of Corporate Communications Timothy Moono, Monday,...

FORMER labour minister Fackson Shamenda says the free education that UPND has introduced should be of quality. And Local Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says government will heed to the counsel of Shamenda....

PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda says he will not waste his breath by responding to rival faction acting president Robert Chabinga’s “madness”. And Chipangali PF member of parliament Andrew Lubusha says he will diligently...

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested five Zambian nationals in Chembe District, Luapula Province, for attempting to smuggle substantial quantities of maize and mealie meal into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a...

ENERGY Minister Makozo Chikote says he expects to be briefed on the issues at Zesco this week, as he has only seen the matters in the media. Last week, Zesco board member Dr Jolly Kamwanga...

MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Mambo Hamaundu says in the last three years, 10,466 projects have been completed under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), with an estimated value of K7.1 million....

LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says some officers are resisting decentralisation as they feel a sense of irrelevance when responsibilities are taken away from them. Nkombo, however, says officers who do not...

HIGHER Education Authority (HEA) acting Manager Standards, Research and Institutional Audits Patricia Bwalya says the approval of the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013, which has led to the subsequent introduction of new fees,...