Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway to generate US$3.5billion

Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela says the US$1.2 billion Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway will generate gross revenue of approximately US$3.5 billion over a period of 17 years once operational. And Mr Chitotela has clarified that China Jiangxi Corporation for international Economic and Technical Cooperation (CJIC) the contractor for the road will finance the road

Nonde slams labour movement

Labour Minister Joyce Nonde has slammed the labour movement in the country for not understanding labour laws fully. Speaking when officiated at the tripartite consultative labour council meeting in Lusaka; Ms. Nonde notes that there has been misrepresentation of facts especially through the media by the labour movement and employers with regards the law on

4,000 farmers to benefit from agribusiness project

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Margaret Mwanakatwe has disclosed that 4,000 individual farmers,250 SMEs and 180 producer organisations will be supported at the of the Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (ZATP) which will be officially launched tomorrow. Speaking at a pre-launch press briefing, Ms. Mwanakatwe says that the ZATP project is a five year

COMESA member states urged to prioritize infrastructure development

Acting Minister of Transport and Communications, Mathew Nkhuwa has challenged COMESA member states, individually and collectively to prioritize infrastructure development. Speaking in Lusaka during the official opening of the Tenth Meeting of Ministers of Transport and Communications, Information and Technology and Energy, Mr Nkhuwa says infrastructure development is pivotal to enhancing economic development and poverty

Lusambo slaps Kambwili at Parliament

Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusaka today slapped Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili outside parliament; while Lands Minister Jean Kapata poured a bottle of water on him following recent allegations of corruption he has been making. Rising on a point of order, Mr Kambwili asked the Speaker whether the two were in order to attack him
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