Mining companies disappoint CTDF

The Copperbelt Trade and Development Forum (CTDF) is disappointed by the continued non-compliance and lack of full disclosure by mining companies towards the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative process. CTDF Executive Director Vincent Lengwe says key among the concerns that require urgent government attention is the existing transparency and accountability gap on the tax deductible corporate

Fourth mobile network provider coming – Govt

Government is inviting bidders for a fourth mobile network provider following approval of the new licensing regime by Cabinet. Minister of Transport and Communications Brian Mushimba says telecommunications regulator, Zambia Information Communications and Technology Authority (ZICTA), has been given the go-ahead to start the process. Mushimba says ZICTA is at liberty to start the process

TopStar launches three bouquets

TopStar has reaffirmed its commitment to meeting the needs of Zambian Television viewers. Company Sales Director Cliff Sichone said this during a media briefing when he announced three bouquets which will be offered which will include exclusive Zambian and international channels under a campaign dubbed “YAFIKA MBWEE”. The three bouquets being introduced are NOVA,BASIC and

Fourth mobile phone service provider coming

GOVERNMENT has given the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) the go-ahead to start the process of inviting bids for a fourth or fifth mobile-network provider. This follows Cabinet’s approval of the new licensing regime. Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba has encouraged ZICTA to do this in a transparent and open environment. H

Ivory lands Chipata man 5-year jail term

The Chipata Magistrate Court has sentenced a 34-year-old man of Chinula village in Chief Chanje’s area to five years imprisonment with hard labour, on one count of being in possession of four pieces of ivory, weighing 43 kilograms. Facts before the court were that James Mbewe, 34, and Gilbert Banda, 33, on September 6, 2017,
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