Don’t overcharge, Govt warns Chipata lodge owners

By JULIUS PHIRI - GOVERNMENT has advised lodge owners in Chipata District not to inflate the accommodation rates during next week’s Nc’wala Traditional Ceremony of the Ngoni People. According to information, some lodge owners were planning to cash in by increasing the accommodation rates during the Nc’wala Ceremony. Others were intending to increase charges from

Farmers cry fowl

By STEVEN ZANDE - THE Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) has called on the Government to consider banning poultry product imports to help grow the local industry which is vital to revenue collection and job creation. PAZ executive manager Dominic Chanda warned in an interview yesterday that maintaining imports of poultry products was equivalent to

EU, French firm take Kariba Dam plunge

By CHUSA SICHONE - A DEAL for the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam Plunge Pool has been sealed following the signing of a K530 million contract between the European Union (EU) and the French contractor, Razel-BEC. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Felix Mutati took advantage of the ceremony to implore cooperating partners to extend the gesture of

DEC harvests 1 tonne cannabis

By KAFULA MUTALE - NINE small-scale farmers have been arrested in several parts of the country for allegedly cultivating fresh cannabis plants weighing 1.1 tonnes, the Drug-Enforcement Commission (DEC) has said. One small-scale farmer, who accounted for 510 kilogrammes of the prohibited plant, is on the run and his plants have been uprooted in Lumwe

Lunte gets district status

By CHILA NAMAIKO - PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has fulfilled yet another campaign promise to the people of Lunte in Northern Province by declaring it as a district status. The President made the assurance to the locals during his campaign trail in Lunte, in the run-up to the August 11, 2016 general elections. The Head of

Misa challenges media to report on real issues

By STEVEN ZANDE - THE Media Institute in Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia Chapter has challenged the media to consider reporting more on real issues that affect Zambians rather than peddling hate speech trivial issues. Chief Government Spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga, during World Radio Day celebrations in Livingstone on Monday, noted that the media in Zambia, including
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