Local truck drivers have why foreigners easily acquire driving licences and have asked the Road Transport and Safety Agency and government to explain this trend. However, Transport and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya has assured that no foreigners will be allowed to drive trucks in Zambia. He said this on Sunday when he addressed truck drivers…
United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote has maintained that rights of gay people must be respected and enshrined in the country’s constitution. Addressing a media briefing at the Embassy in Lusaka today, Mr. Foote claimed that 10 percent of Zambians practice homosexuality. Mr. Foote also said would not attend World Aids Day celebrations in…
MISA Zambia chairperson Hellen Mwale has urged female journalists to be wary of politicians that may take advantage of their vulnerability. Speaking during the second Media Insaka, Mwale said most young female journalists were being take advantage of by politicians due to their weak economic status. She said Journalists need to refuse to be used…
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has been re-elected for a second term, the country’s electoral commission says. Mr Geingob polled 56.3% in Wednesday’s election, well ahead of his nearest rival Panduleni Itula with 29.4%. However, Mr Geingob’s tally was well down from the 87% with which he won his first term in 2014. He went on…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures and declares “You’re fired!” at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, June 17, 2015. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYFOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE ALSO SEE: GF10000188014 – RTX1GZCO The White House has said US President Donald Trump and his lawyers will not attend an impeachment hearing in the…
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) says lack of geological information about Zambia’s mining reserves is affecting the country’s ability to negotiate better deals with mining companies. CTPD Senior Researcher Extractives Webby Banda said that even when the deals are negotiated, mining companies have complete monopoly of geological information. Banda said that although…
Kagem Mining Ltd, 25% owned by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of Zambia, has hosted a successful auction of Zambian emeralds in Singapore this week. The auction was monitored by officials from the Ministries of Finance and Mines and Minerals Development. This was Kagemâs 34th auction since UK-based Gemfields acquired a 75 per cent shareholding in…
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