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Mahogany Air adds new plane worth over US$5 million

Mahogany Air has added a new plane to its fleet with an investment of over US$5 million. The acquisition of the Embraer 120 plane brings the number of the airline’s planes to three. Speaking when he received the plane at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Mahogany air Chief Executive Officer Jim Belemu says the new aircraft will help in servicing the ...

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Govt investing massively in ICT sector

Misheck Lungu Government says it is investing massively in the Information and Communications Technology sector because it has the potential to spur efficient service provision as well as economic growth. Ministry of Transport and Communications Permanent Secretary Misheck Lungu has cited the construction of mobile communications towers across the country and the establishment of an ICT talent training centre as ...

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Govt making strides towards achieving quality inclusive education

Vice President Inonge Wina Vice President Inonge Wina says government is making strides towards achieving the goal of quality education that fosters inclusivity, equity and life-long learning. In a speech read on her behalf by Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa during the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) 20th graduation ceremony, Ms Wina says government is implementing the ...

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“STOP the mediocrity, pay salaries on time”, Kasolo warns ZNBC board

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has warned the ZNBC Board that he will not allow mediocrity by frustrating President Edgar Lungu’s directive to ensure that salaries for civil servants are paid on time. During the 2019 Labour Day commemoration in Lusaka, President Edgar Lungu assured civil servants across the country that their salaries will never ...

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Buhari addresses Nigerians’ concerns in South Africa

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a visit to South Africa, is holding a town hall meeting with his fellow citizens to reassure them of his government’s commitment to protect them. It follows a recent wave of violence in which Nigerian-owned businesses in South Africa were attacked. On Thursday Mr Buhari’s host, President Cyril Ramaphosa, reiterated his country’s deep ...

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GTAZ and MAZ welcome Zambia/DRC maize export deal

Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo aimed at facilitating the export of six hundred thousand metric tons of maize and Mealie Meal to the DRC. Grain Traders Association of Zambia Executive Director Chambuleni Simwinga says the actualization of the MOU will make the agriculture ...

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Clergy challenged to speak out on sexuality education

First lady Esther Lungu has challenged the clergy to openly speak about sexuality education if young girls are to be spared from falling prey to teenage and unwanted pregnancies. And the first lady has noted with concern and displeasure that some men are using their positions in society to coerce young girls into sexual relations in exchange for money and ...

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No one has died out of hunger- VEEP

Vice President Inonge Wina says no one has died so far as a result hunger in the Country. Mrs. Wina states that government cannot allow any such death to occur and that if there was any such death, a report would have been received by now by government. She has told Parliament during the Vice President’s Question Time that Zambia ...

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Msoni describes Zambia/DRC maize deal as reckless

APC President Nason Msoni All People’s Congress Party president Nason Msoni says it is reckless for the Zambian government to enter into an agreement to export maize to the Democratic Republic of Congo amidst high mealie meal prices in the country. Mr Msoni states that it is careless and reckless to decide to export the maize before addressing the prevailing ...

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