16,000 on Presidential roster

MONICA KAYOMBO, Ndola THE Presidential Initiative Empowerment Fund (PIEF) plans to provide loans to 16,000 marketeers between now and February 2017 and launch satellite offices at markets countrywide. PIEF chairperson Chanda Kabwe said in an interview yesterday that PIEF has partnered with a bank and an insurance company to ensure that the disbursement of loans

Church urged to promote good morals

NANCY SIAME, Lusaka VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has urged the Church and faith-based organisations to partner with the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs to help promote good morals and values in the country. Mrs Wina said the Church and faith-based organisations should take advantage of the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs to

CCPC records rise in product refunds

KELVIN MBEWE, Livingstone THE Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has disclosed that it has recovered over K2 million in product refunds and replacement from January to October 2016 compared to about K1.4 million in 2015. And the commission says it has handled over 1,730 cases in the same period and is expected to record

Mpezeni crashes BMW, in hospital

MAYENGO NYIRENDA, Chipata PARAMOUNT Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province is nursing injuries at Mwami Adventist Mission Hospital in Chipata after he was involved in a road traffic accident on Saturday night. Eastern Province commissioner of police Alex Chilufya said in an interview in Chipata yesterday that the accident happened around 20:00

Mumbwa counts toll plaza benefits

BENEDICT TEMBO, Mumbwa THE Mumbwa District Council is happy with the construction of the toll plaza and a weighbridge by the Road Development Agency (RDA) because it will improve the aesthetics of the area. Council secretary Namukolo Kalufyanya said the toll plaza and weighbridge will bring several benefits to the local authority such as property

We won Munali, Lusaka Central parley seats, says Simbyakula

CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka PATRIOTIC Front (PF) national chairperson Ngosa Simbyakula says the ruling party is convinced that it won the Lusaka Central and Munali parliamentary seats the High Court nullified. And Dr Simbyakula says the PF under President Lungu’s leadership remains solidly intact, focused on uniting the nation and delivering on its campaign promises. Speaking
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