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Posts published in “Day: April 11, 2012

Accept GMOs, Says FAO

[Times of Zambia]

THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said Zambia and other countries in Southern Africa should accept the use of the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), especially with adverse changes ...

Kabwe Typhoid Cases Hit 142

[Times of Zambia]

TYPHOID cases have reached 142 in Kabwe, forcing health authorities to call on the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to provide water bowsers in disease-prone areas as a preventive measure.

Tibro to Invest in Country

[Times of Zambia]

TIBRO International Limited, manufacturers of international brands under the Unilever licence, have expressed interest in investing in Zambia.

Cage Oil Deals Fraudsters

[Times of Zambia]

THE Wynter Kabimba Commission of Inquiry on the procurement of petroleum products has brought to the fore yet another startling revelation - siphoning of about K2 trillion in illegal transactions.

Mbala MP Simfukwe Arrested

[Times of Zambia]

MMD Mbala Central Member of Parliament (MP) Mwalimu Simfukwe has been arrested and charged with abuse of authority of office.

Sata Scolds ‘Inept’ ACC

[Times of Zambia]

PRESIDENT Michael Sata has directed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to be proactive by following up origins of corruption instead of waiting for members of the public to report incidents.

Police Gun Down Suspected Killer

[Times of Zambia]

POLICE in Choma have gunned down Kebby Hibanje, a fugitive brother of the late traditional healer Daala, who last month stabbed to death two police officers in Chief Chikanta's area.

K2 Trillion Embezzled in Oil Deals

[Times of Zambia]

THE Commission of Inquiry on the procurement of petroleum products has established that K2 trillion was allegedly embezzled in the supply chain between 2007 and last year.

Lapgreen Application Tossed Out

[Times of Zambia]

THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed an application by LapGreen Network in which the Libyan firm had asked the court to stop the Government from interfering in its shares in Zamtel.

Govt Okays North-West Railway

[Times of Zambia]

GOVERNMENT has issued a permit to North-West Railway Company (NWR) for construction of the 554km railway line from Chingola to Jimbe on the Angolan border, at a cost of US$1 billion.

Kalulushi, Chambishi Water System Overhaul Starts

[Times of Zambia]

THE overhauling of water and sewer systems in Chambishi and Kalulushi on the Copperbelt at a cost of K10 billion and K48 billion, respectively, has started.

Tanneries Fail to Meet Export Demands

[Times of Zambia]

LOCAL tanneries are failing to meet the demand for Zambia's leather in the United States (US) and other countries, the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) has said.

Power Must Step Up – Sunzu

[Times of Zambia]

CHIPOLOPOLO defender Stoppila Sunzu has said MTN/FAZ Premier Division champions Power Dynamos have a lot of work to do to match the high standards of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) side TP Mazembe.

‘No Need for Wheat Imports’

[Times of Zambia]

ZAMBIA has sufficient stocks of wheat on the local market and there is no need to import any more of the commodity, various stakeholders in the industry have said.

More Tourists Visiting – ZTB

[Times of Zambia]

THE Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) has said 906,417 tourists visited the country in 2011 compared to 815,000 arrivals recorded in 2010.

Make Kwacha Competitive

[Times of Zambia]

CALLS by various stakeholders, among them, the Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM), for Bank of Zambia (BoZ) to introduce measures to check the nose-diving value of the Kwacha should be taken s...

ZDA Backs Business Licensing Reforms

[Times of Zambia]

THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has said the ongoing reforms in the issuance of business licences will help cut the cost of running businesses in the country by 50 per cent.

Giants Warriors, Wanderers Maintain Winning Ways

[Times of Zambia]

FORMER Zambian champions Kabwe Warriors and 'Mighty' Mufulira Wanderers maintained their winning ways at the weekend as the MTN/FAZ Division One South and North leagues entered week two.

Accessing Third-Line Art Regime

[Times of Zambia]

LAST year was a very trying year for Ephraim Banda of Lusaka, who has been living positively for the last 14 years.