Norwegian Ambassador to Zambia Arve Ofstad has hailed government’s decision to make changes to the 2015 mining royalty tax. Mr.Ofstad says the move by government is a step in the right direction. Mr.Ofstad notes that despite the negative response which the move has received from some stakeholders, there is need for government to handle the changes with the necessary attention. ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has directed all supermarkets operating in Zambia to include Zambian grown produce and local products on their shelves. Speaking during the opening of the US$50 million Mukuba Shopping Mall in Kitwe today,President Lungu said there is no reason why Zambian grown tomatoes,potatoes, and other produce are not given sufficient shelf space in supermarket chains that benefit ...

First Lady Esther Lungu has appealed to stakeholders to look back on the strides Zambia has made in reducing the child mortality rate as the country hosts the Africa Vaccination week. Speaking during the launch of the Africa Vaccination week at Matero Referral Hospital in Lusaka today, Mrs Lungu says there is need for mothers to take keen interest in ...

Patriotic Front Media and Publicity Vice Chairman Sunday Chanda says calls by the United Party for National Development (UPND) for Zambian workers to shun labour day celebrations should be ignored. Mr. Chanda says the UPND must be reminded of the gains Zambians workers have achieved over the last 50 years which needs to be celebrated and appreciated. Mr.Chanda notes that ...

The national broadcaster ZNBC has been called upon to consider introducing TV and radio political channels as the country moves from analog to digital broadcasting. Aspiring Munali Constituency Member of Parliament Patrick Mungo says people can then use the TV and radio political channels to exercise their universal human rights. Mr. Mungo believes having such broadcasting channels dedicated to allowing ...

KATE Middleton is just days away from giving birth to her second baby with Prince William. And it seems her fans are hoping she will welcome a little girl named Diana. Search engine giant Google have reported a huge rise in people searching for female royal baby terms. Laurian Clemence of Google, said: “We are seeing some interesting search activity ...

Multiple award-winning artiste, Davido, has revealed that he might not be going back to classes soon for his Masters degree. In 2011, the singer dropped out of school in the United States of America (USA), but his father pressured him to return to school to complete his university education. He was later admitted into Babcock University, Ilisan, Ogun State and ...

The White House has said that a US counterterrorism operation in January killed two hostages who were being held by al-Qaeda. Warren Weinstein, an American, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian, were killed in the raid in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. President Barack Obama described it as a painful loss he profoundly regretted. Two other Americans thought ...

Funerals for 24 people killed in the worst ever recorded capsizing of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean have been held in Malta. An estimated 800 people died in Sunday’s disaster. Italian police say the captain crashed the boat by mistake against a merchant rescue ship. The number of deaths in such incidents has now reached 1,750 so far this ...

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti sent a warning to Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus that his side will not relinquish their Champions League title lightly after finally seeing off Atletico Madrid to progress to the semifinals 1-0 on aggregate. Javier Hernandez scored the only goal of the tie two minutes from time after Atletico had been reduced to 10 men ...