Defaulting miners given deadline

CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka OVER 300 mining rights holders who have not paid land rates risk having their rights cancelled if they do not settle the charges by next month. On Tuesday, Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development permanent secretary Paul Chanda told the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) that out of 617 mining rights holders captured

K400m for farmers ready next week

ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka MINISTER of Agriculture Dora Siliya says government will next week release K400 million in batches to pay all farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) during the just ended crop marketing season. Ms Siliya said last week, government released K125 million to FRA so that farmers are paid their

Under-20 ready for COSAFA – Chambeshi

DIANA MUTAKAFIMBO, Lusaka UNDER-20 national team coach Beston Chambeshi has declared the squad ready for the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Youth Championship set to kick off on December 6 in South Africa. Chambeshi praised his players’ attitude as the team intensifies preparations for the tournament. He said in Lusaka yesterday that his

US assurance cheers Lungu

VIOLET MENGO, Marrakech, Morocco PRESIDENT Lungu is happy with the assurance that the outcome of the November 8 election in the United States (US) will not adversely affect relations between Zambia and that country. President Lungu, who held bilateral talks with US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield here on Wednesday, said

Garbage in Lusaka irks Veep

STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina is concerned that some residents of Lusaka dispose waste indiscriminately and that this increases the risk of outbreaks of diseases such as cholera especially with onset of the rain season. She has directed that the Ministry of Local Government and the Lusaka City Council to collaborate with other relevant

ZAM mourns Frankiss, preaches love

CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE Zambia Association of Musicians (ZAM) has called on local musicians to sing about love so that the message of unity and peace could spread throughout the country. ZAM chairman Njoya Tee said this last week on Friday during the funeral of musician Frankiss (Francis Zimba) who was allegedly killed by his

Delayed funding worries poor countries

LEAST developed countries (LDCs) are concerned about delayed funding for technically cleared projects for climate change adaptation under the climate finance programme, President Lungu has said. The President raised the concern in Marrakech, Morocco on Wednesday when he made a key note statement on behalf of the LDCs group during a high- level ministerial dialogue
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