Fisheries and Livestock Minister, Kampamba Chewe says Zambia is producing in excess of 500 metric tons of honey per year. Mrs. Chewe says her Ministry is therefore aggressively expanding market access for the honey. She says while farmers are producing enough honey, they have not had maximum access to quality markets. Mrs. Chewe states that market penetration will have a ...

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Christopher Yaluma says his ministry is targeting to engage more than 40 companies to be part of the Zambian delegation that will participate in the Intra African Trade Fair (IAFT) to be held from 11th to 17th December in Cairo, Egypt. In a speech read on his behalf by Ministry of Commerce Economics Director ...

The Ministry of Gender says it is in the process of holding consultations with the general public with regards the revision of the marriage Act. Minister of Gender Elizabeth Phiri has told journalists that this is an effort to make it effective in the fight against early marriages and defilement. Mrs. Phiri says government wants to ensure that the girl ...

Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya has clarified that ZNBC has not merged with TopStar contrary assertions. Ms Siliya explains that the conditional authorization to the proposed merger of ZNBC and Star times granted by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is merely a merger of interests in a joint venture and not of two independent institutions. In ...

Audio has emerged of late rapper XXXTentacion apparently admitting assaulting his ex-girlfriend and stabbing nine people. The recording was made in secret and is believed to date from 2016, when he was accused of aggravated battery of a pregnant woman. The Miami-Dade County state attorney’s office said he “makes admissions to multiple criminal acts” in the audio. The 20-year-old was ...

The Tobacco Association of Zambia (TAZ) has purchased 23 million kilograms of tobacco from the 2017-2018 farming season. Out of the purchased 23 million kilograms, 12 million kilograms is from the TAZ members while the rest of the tobacco was purchased from independent growers. And Association’s consultant Phonto Mumbi is delighted as the contractual targets have been met. Mr. Mumbi ...

The Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) has warned that it will prosecute any unscrupulous persons purporting to be TCZ workers and collecting money from unsuspecting clients. TCZ Registrar Ebby Mubanga has further urged members of the public to be weary of some unscrupulous persons purporting to be TCZ inspections officers. Dr. Mubanga has noted with regret that some unscrupulous persons ...

The Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has linked the failure by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to meet its 2018 reserve purchase target to the restriction on the export of maize. MAZ president Andrew Chintala  says the imposed  administrative restriction on the export of maize and mealie meal may be the reason why most farmers are still holding on to ...

The Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has shut down five health facilities on the Copperbelt province for various violations contrary to the laws of Zambia The facilities closed are Section 5 Mine Clinic and Baluba Shaft Mine Clinic both located in Luanshya while others are Copperbelt University Clinic in Kitwe, Sinozam Friendship Hospital also in Kitwe and Hilltop Hospital ...

American TV journalist Megyn Kelly is being criticised on social media for questioning why blackface is racist. The former lawyer asked, “What is racist?” in a discussion about inappropriate Halloween costumes during a Tuesday morning episode of NBC’s “Megyn Kelly Today”. “Back when I was a kid, that was okay just as long as you were dressing as a character,” ...