The Zambia Association of Manufacturers ZAM says lack of availability of market information on the kind of products required in other countries is a serious hurdle most local manufactures are facing. ZAM chief executive officer Florence Muleya says to effectively utilize international exports markets some companies require technical assistance. Ms. Muleya says aspects such as quality standards, packaging and labeling ...

Three police officers from Chipata district who are implicated in a robbery in which 150,000 kwacha was stolen from the driver of a Chinese national have appeared in the magistrates court. This is a matter in which officer in-charge of police intelligence in eastern province detective superintendent Nedson Mwandu 55, criminal investigations officer detective chief inspector Mike Kasumba 49 and ...

Unscrupulous illegal miners of white stones have evaded Mabwetuba ward of Mapangazya in Chieftainess Mwenda of the Basanje Tonga speaking people. Confirming the development Chieftainess Mwenda of the Basanje Tonga speaking says relevant law enforcement agencies as well as ministry of mines officers should send people to Mabwetuba and verify the reports of the illegal miners in the area. And ...

Acting minister of green economy and environment Elijah Muchima says the UPND government is worried that the integrity of Zambia’s rich natural resources is under severe threat from increased human activity. Mr muchima has expressed concern that some human induced threats to the ecosystem as pollution, unsustainable harvesting of forests, over fishing and wildlife poaching among other things. He says ...

Zambia Climate Change Network ZCCN project development officer Ali Kaunda has called for an increase uptake of  sustainable and renewable forms of energy that are environmentally  friendly. Mr. Kaunda says clean sources of energy such as the solar energy is economically affordable unlike the use of fossil fuel which threatens biodiversity. He says fossil fuels are the largest  pollutants of ...

Minister of commerce trade and industry Chipoka Mulenga says  the new dawn government is on the right path in reconstructing the economy through  sound policies that the administration has put in place that have made the country an attractive investment destination. Mr. Chipoka says the investors’ confidence to invest into this economy  is cardinal to the country as this helps ...

Parliamentary committee on education science and technology has called upon Mukamambo secondary school to rescind its decision to expel the 14 and 16 year old girl pupils who were allegedly defiled by students from Chalimbana university. Five grade nine and 10 pupils at Mukamambo girls boarding secondary school in chongwe aged between 14 and 16 have reportedly been expelled for ...