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By Wesley Ngwenya The Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) was set up to help Zambians who wanted to build businesses in various sectors of the economy. Among others to benefit include youths, women and those living with HIV. More than...

First Lady Thandiwe Banda says there is need to create awareness about the importance for adequate and decent shelter for the poor in society. Mrs. Banda said the need for decent accommodation for all is important because access to shelter...

Government has spent K6.6 billion on the procurement of 150 vehicles for chiefs in the country. Local Government and Housing Deputy Minister, Lwipa Puma, who confirmed the development in Parliament today, said another K4.9 billion will be spend on the...

Transparency International Zambia, TIZ, has revealed that Zambia has shown marginal improvement in the fight corruption. TIZ Executive Director, Goodwell Lungu, said the positive achievement in anti corruption crusade could be seen through Zambia's shift from the 13th to 17th...

Police in Kafue this afternoon used teargas canisters to disperse a protest by Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia, NCZ, workers. The workers gathered to conduct a protest match to State House following the alleged failure by government to address their plight. The...

The National Council for Construction (NCC) has warned that it will deregister construction companies abrogating contractual obligations. NCC Chairperson Francis Ndilila says the move is aimed at enhancing capacity and sanity in the country’s construction industry. He told ZANIS in an...

Government has released K100 million for repair of roads and bridges in Lusaka’s Matero township and surrounding areas. People of Matero and other areas have been concerned especially about the destroyed footbridge culvert on a stream between Lilanda and Chunga...

First Lady, Thandiwe Banda, has appealed to female Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Zambia to help provide assistance to various initiatives aimed at helping the underprivileged people in society. Mrs Banda said the country is faced with the...

President, Rupiah Banda, has arrived back in the country from a two-day private visit to Libya. President Banda, who was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister, Kabinga Pande, and his counterpart at Finance and National Planning, Situmbeko Musokotwane, arrived at Lusaka...

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has repositioned itself in a new plan to further boost the fight against corruption in Zambia. The new plan is going to run for the next five years starting from this year. ACC ...