The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has closed seventy two illegal drug stores in Lusaka in the first half of the year. And the authority has recorded about thirty three prosecutions with twenty five convictions so far, while eight cases are still active in court. ZAMRA Public Relations Officer Ludovic Mwape says the authority closed four illegal drug stores in ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has announced that it will commence the collective bargaining for new salaries and improved conditions of service on the 4th August, 2015. PROTUZ Director for public relations Chisanga Mumba says the negotiations are expected to be completed on the 14th of August. Mr. Mumba says the union is confident that the negotiations will ...

Paglory College of Education Principal Trasizio Banda called on the private sector to help government achieve its goals on promoting early childhood education in the country. Speaking during the 3rd Graduation Ceremony for 348 Early Childhood Teachers Diploma in Kabwe today, Dr. Banda says the granduands have been natured with the new curriculum which is being implemented in schools and ...

The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) says it currently does not have any forward movements towards turning the K2, K5 and K10 bank notes into coins on account of their lifespan in circulation. BoZ Head of Communications and Public Relations Kanguya Mayondi however says one of the biggest challenges the Central Bank is facing is having people in the country fully ...

State owned Telecommunications Company, Zamtel needs a capitalization of US$300 million for it to become more viable. Transport, Works, Supply and Communication Minister Yamfwa Mukanga says government may not however provide the whole US$300 million to capitalize Zamtel. Mr. Mukanga says government wants to establish how best it can improve operations of Zamtel through capital refinancing. He says government is ...

A vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus has led to 100% protection and could transform the way Ebola is tackled, preliminary results suggest. There were no proven drugs or vaccines against the virus at the start of the largest outbreak of Ebola in history, which began in Guinea in December 2013. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the findings, being ...

ZLATAN Ibrahimovic has declared he is very happy at Paris Saint-Germain, but added that his next move will be a “very big surprise”. “Where I go next, it will be a surprise, a very big surprise,” he said after PSG beat Manchester United in the International Champions Cup. The Swede has a year to go on his contract and is ...

England forward Theo Walcott and Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla have both agreed contract extensions with Arsenal, the Premier League club announced on Friday. Walcott, 26, announced on Twitter that he had signed a four-year contract, but the length of Cazorla’s deal was not disclosed. “We’re delighted to have extended the contracts of Santi and Theo,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told ...

Henry Kanyanta Manga II has been formally installed as the 38th Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba speaking people during a ceremony witnessed by people from across all spheres of society including politicians in Mungwi district today. Speaking after receiving the blessing from the Catholic Archbishop of Kasama Ignatius Chama who presided over the mass, the Paramount Chief Chitimukulu was ...

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has ruled that former Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwamba and his Mfuwe counterpart were both out of order when they exchanged insults in an altercation which nearly led to a fiscal confrontation. Delivering ruling on a point of order raised by Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo on 24th July, ...