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Noel Nkoma appointed NRFA Board Chair

Finance and National Planning Minister SITUMBEKO MUSOKOTWANE has appointed Economist NOEL NKOMA as National Road Fund Agency -NRFA- Board Chairperson. Dr. MUSOKOTWANE says Mr. NKOMA replaces AVET MULONGA HAMUWELE, who exited the board by mutual separation, in February, 2024. Mr. NKHOMA’s appointment is effective from Tuesday 2nd April, 2024. In a congratulatory message, Dr. MUSOKOTWANE

Kitwe Council to pay retirees after Mopani pay out

By Hector Simfukwe Kitwe City Council will this week pay all its retirees following the decision by Mopani Copper Mines to pay 87- million Kwacha owed to the Local Authority. Council Town Clerk PATRICK KAMBITA says apart  from paying all the retirees, the Local Authority will pay its statutory obligations to institutions like NAPSA  .

Govt gives out K15m to Kabwe Cooperatives

By Paul Shalala Government, through the World Bank funded Zambia Environmental Mining Remediation and Improvement Project -ZEMRIP, has disbursed 15 million Kwacha to 53 cooperatives formed by former illegal miners in Kabwe. The illegal miners used to quarry for Lead and Zinc at the closed Kabwe Mine but are now running small businesses in poultry

Miners appeal for extension for License renewal

By Patricia Banda The Association of Zambia Women in Mining has appealed to the Government to extend the period for renewing mining licenses on the new online system. Association President NAMAKAU KAINGU says this will give more time to miners to learn how the new online system operates. Ms KAINGU explains that most small scale

China Geo to improve the Batoka-Maamba Road

Government has awarded a contract to China Geo to improve the Batoka – Maamba Road in Sinazongwe District, Southern Province. Sinazongwe District Commissioner NCHIMUNYA SIAKOLE says the contractor is mobilizing and will start working on the road soon. Mr. SIAKOLE has told ZNBC NEWS that President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA is determined to take development to all

Tanzania Cuts Port charges for Zambia

Tanzania Port Authority has revised downwards Wharfage Port Charges for containerised cargo to Zambia. The revision in charges, which is by more than 50 percent, is aimed at reducing the cost of doing business. And, Transport and Logistics Minister FRANK TAYALI, is happy that the Tanzania Ports Authority has moved to revise downwards the charges.

Eagles mealie meal seized from home

Zanis About 300 by 25 kilogramme bags of Eagles branded mealie-meal, destined for unauthorized dealers in Sinazongwe, Southern province, has been seized. The Zambia National Service -ZNS- produced mealie-meal was found in a house, belonging to a civil servant in Macha road compound in Choma. Choma District Commissioner, GAMELA SIKALEYA, who visited the house, found
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