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Posts published in “Day: April 4, 2012

Woman’s Tummy Ripped Open

[Times of Zambia]

A BODY of a woman with its stomach ripped open was on Monday found dumped on the veranda of a house in Livingstone.

Cops Probe Kabwe Dead Baby Saga

[Times of Zambia]

POLICE in Kabwe has questioned some health personnel at the Kabwe General Hospital over the recent complaint alleging that a doctor certified that one of the newly-born twins as dead when in fact not.

‘Nation’s Economic Prospects Good’

[Times of Zambia]

The World Bank has said Zambia's economic prospects for 2012 are positive due to high levels of copper production and major improvements in the agriculture sector.

Chibuluma Miners Win Reprieve

[Times of Zambia]

CHIBULUMA Mine in Kalulushi has agreed to drop charges slapped on miners who took part in two work stoppages that have seen the firm lose more than US$2.5 million (K13.2 billion) in production.

Soya Takes Over Maize Production

[Times of Zambia]

ZAMBIAN commercial farmers have this farming season reduced their concentration on the staple crop, maize and are expected to harvest just 63, 000 tonnes, indicating a reduction of more than 80 per c...

Judiciary Computerisation Ends June

[Times of Zambia]

THE second phase of computerising the judiciary system will be completed in June in which 13 high courts will be captured.

Kabwe Records 16 Typhoid Cases

[Times of Zambia]

MORE than 16 cases of typhoid have been recorded in Kabwe in the last three days.

Boost ICT Investment, Africa Urged

[Times of Zambia]

MICROSOFT Corporation vice-president Ali Faramawy has implored African countries to continue investing in advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to accelerate economic development.

Two Civil Servants On K90 Miliion Theft Rap

[Times of Zambia]

TWO Ministry of Community Development employees in Mongu have appeared in a magistrate's court charged with 12 counts of theft by public servant involving about K90 million.

Veep Gets Gates Cambridge Invite

[Times of Zambia]

VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has been invited to England to be the keynote speaker at a high-level conference of a new network which aims to bring together African universities, business students, entrep...

Mopani Terminates Road Contract

[Times of Zambia]

MOPANI Copper Mines (MCM) has terminated the contract of Swanepoel, a road contractor, due to poor work performance and failure to meet the stipulated requirements, company chief executive officer, D...

APNAC Welcomes Graft Bill

[Times of Zambia]

THE re-introduction of the abuse of authority of office clause in the anti-corruption law is a demonstration of the Government's commitment to safeguarding public resources, African Parliamentarians'...

Silica Mine Scouts for Two Billion

[Times of Zambia]

A SMALL-SCALE silica mining company in Kalulushi may shut down if it failed to raise working capital of not less than K2 billion for procurement of major equipment.

Unspoilt Nature at the Tip of the Caprivi

[Namibian]

IMPALILA Island on the tip of the Caprivi strip belongs to Namibia and is surrounded by the Okavango and Zambezi rivers, as well as the man-made Kasaya Channel.

Soya Bumper Harvest on Horizon

[Times of Zambia]

ZAMBIA is this year expected to have a record-high soya beans production of about 160,000 tonnes which indicates a growth rate of 60 per cent from last year's harvest.

FAZ Lauds Councillors, AGM Delegates

[Times of Zambia]

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has commended councillors and delegates that attended last weekend's elective annual general meeting for their exemplary behaviour as they showed the world ho...

Youth Unemployment Remedies

[Times of Zambia]

THE Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry recently told Parliament that Government has created 150 industrial clusters throughout Zambia to help attract investors and fast-track industrialisation ...

NTE Exports Into DRC Soar

[Times of Zambia]

ZAMBIA's non traditional exports (NTEs) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) grew by more than 30 per cent in 2011 as compared to trade figures of the previous year.