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The grains stakeholders have urged government to lift the ban on maize and mealie meal exports in order to avert the looming maize industry crisis during the 2017 marketing season. The meeting comprising Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU), Grain Traders and Millers Association of Zambia was held on Friday at the ZNFU Head Office in Lusaka to look at the ...

A Traditional Leader has challenged UPND President Hakainde Hichilema to tell the nation who his Republican President is after refusing to accept President Lungu as a duly elected president. Chief Nsamba of the Unga speaking people in Luapula Province has advised the opposition leader to stop lying to the Zambian people that there is no president in the country. Chief ...

President Edgar Lungu has observed the need for Zambians to live in harmony regardless of beliefs, denomination, tribe, race, political affiliation and backgrounds. The Head of State said this in Chipata District during the Nc’wala Ceremony Traditional ceremony at Mtenguleni Village. President Lungu says there is need for people to know that all citizens belong to this nation. He notes ...

Finance Minister Felix Mutati says the consultative process for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported program will soon be completed and presented to Cabinet in readiness for a team from the fund which will be coming to Zambia next month. The Minister was speaking to investors and British government officials at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, in ...

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) has described the move by the Bank of Zambia to reduce the policy rate from 15.5% to 14% as a step in the right direction. ZIPAR Senior research fellow Caesar Cheelo notes that the reduction policy coupled with the reduction of the overnight facility rate and the statutory ratio will make ...

Police are offering a reward of K50,000 to anyone with information leading to the arrest of the suspected serial killer behind the recent deaths of two female victims in Chilanga district. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has called on all those with relevant information to confide in the Police officers at any nearest Police station. Ms Katongo has also reiterated the ...

Three people are so far known to have been injured after an earthquake struck Kaputa district and surrounding areas in Northern Province. According to the US Geological Survey, the 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck 46 kilometres east of Kaputa in the early hours of today. And Vice president Inonge Wina has confirmed the occurrence of the earth tremors in Kaputa and ...

The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has called on Local Government Minister Vincent Mwale to ensure PF cadres are not appointed to the markets and bus stations Management Boards. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says in as much as the move to appoint boards these public facilities is welcome, there is need for the Minister to ensure the appointment of ...

Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya says the army worm pest that invaded maize fields in most parts of the country has been contained, but not completely eradicated. Ms Siliya has told parliament in a ministerial statement that government will therefore continue with surveillance programs up to the harvest time. She has urged farmers to continue scouting their fields for the pest ...

UPND Vice President Geoffrey Mwamba says it worries his party whether Zambian judges can make bold decisions such as the one the South African high Court has made by ruling against the government’s decision to withdraw the country’s membership from the International Criminal Court. Mr Mwamba says it can only take bold judges to make such a decision as the ...