Ministry of mines has temporarily closed new applications for mining rights for a period of six months.
The closure is with effect from 1st July to 31st December, 2007.
Announcing this at press briefing in Lusaka today, mines minister Kalombo Mwansa
said...
A senior government official has expressed disappointment with the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) for not clearing the maize storage sheds to provide room for the purchase of this year's produce.
Speaking in Katete when he paid a courtesy call on...
Kalulushi District Commissioner , Joshua Mutisa has urged
businessmen in the Country to take advantage of the Chambishi Economic Zone created
in Kalulushi to boost economic growth.
Mr Mutisa who was speaking in an interview with ZANIS today said that businessmen
should take...
The Zambia National Marketeers Association (ZANAMA) has appealed to President Mwanawasa to allow market associations to operate within Markets so that they could monitor the activities of the boards that would be put in place under the newly signed...
Celtel, Africa's third largest cell phone firm, on Wednesday scrapped roaming charges for its users in six countries and said it plans to expand the service to 15 nations across the continent.
The "One Network" service allows its subscribers in...
ZAMBIA’s tourism sector has great potential to enhance foreign earnings for the economy, thereby improving the country’s revenue base.
Once fully harnessed, the sector could be one of the major contributors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
So far, the Zambian...
AGRICULTURE and Cooperatives Minister, Ben Kapita, has directed extension officers and the District Cooperative Unions (DCUs) countrywide to embark on a sensitisation exercise to enable small-scale farmers to improve on crop yields.
Mr Kapita said the move would ensure that...
The Finish government has contributed about 10 million Euros (K52 billion) towards the Program for Luapula Agricultural and Rural Development (PLARD), a bilateral initiative by Zambia and Finland for the improved agricultural sector in Luapula Province.
At the launch of...
Copperbelt Energy Company (CEC) will spend $60 million to increase power supply to copper mines by 40 percent and plans to list on the Lusaka bourse, a senior executive said on Wednesday. Hanson Sindowe, the executive chairman of CEC,...
Green Buffaloes made hosts Zesco United work hard to earn a point today when they finished 1-1 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
Eight-time champions...
Nkana and Napsa Stars on Sunday delivered vital away wins in their respective continental preliminary round, first leg matches following Saturday’s modest results posted...
Minister of Justice Given Lubinda has appealed to Members of Parliament to allocate part of their Constituency Development Fund towards the construction of...
Solwezi District Commissioner, Rosemary Kamalonga has called on the church to get involved in the rehabilitation of inmates in the country.
Speaking at a thanks...
