Lusaka City Council through its Inspectorate Unit seized assorted beverages and food items worth about K72,780 during the first half of 2022. The seized items were found to be expired and displayed beyond their shelf life while others missed date markings against the Food Safety Act No. 7 of 2019. The local authority also seized assorted ‘wines’ which were wrongly ...

The BuyZed Campaign has advised Entrepreneurs to consider partnering with multi-national companies in a bid to set up textile mills which can help create more decent and sustainable jobs in the country. BuyZed founder Evans Ngoma states that as it stands, cotton is fetching at K15 per kilogram, which he says is a good price for the farming community. Mr. ...

Police in Western province have apprehended five suspects and recovered an AK 47 rifle in connection to a spate of murder cases that have rocked Mitete District in the recent past. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the suspects were apprehended after police conducted a raid in the district with the help of members of the public. Mr Hamoonga says the ...

Opposition Patriotic Front Members of parliament have welcomed government’s decision to extend fuel subsidies for another three months. Energy Minister Peter Kapala earlier this week announced that Value Added Tax (VAT) and Import Duty will remain zero-rated on diesel and petrol, while Excise Duty is waived on Diesel and reduced on petrol. Reacting to this development, leader of the opposition ...

The Ministry of Health has dismissed as false social media reports suggesting that the new and more vicious COVID-19 delta and Lambda variants have been detected in Zambia. And Zambia recorded an estimated 37,799 new HIV infections in 2021 of which 11,000 involved those aged between 15 and 24,while 180,535 individuals were put on ARVs. Giving an update on the ...