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Posts published in “Day: April 19, 2012

Prisons, the Dilemma of Disabled Inmates

[Times of Zambia]

IT has come to the attention of some stake-holders that Zambian prisons are tailored in such a way that they are not best suited for people with disabilities despite this category falling into confli...

Illegal Mining Bad for Revenue – Mansa Council

[Times of Zambia]

MANSA Municipal Council (MCC) is in the process of engaging the Ministry of Mines over the mushrooming illegal manganese mining activities in which the local authority is losing millions of Kwacha ev...

‘Deploy More Health Workers in Rural Areas’

[Times of Zambia]

FIRST Lady Christine Kaseba says the Government should deploy more trained health providers in rural areas to reduce maternal mortality rates following calls to phase out Traditional Birth Attendants...

Proflight to Fly International

[Times of Zambia]

PROFLIGHT Zambia will in June commence international flights, picking two direct regional flights to Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for a start to enhance its business prospects ...

Lubinda Courts German Investors

[Times of Zambia]

Government will ensure that it accomodates every meangful investments aimed at enhancing economic development in the country, Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Given Lubinda has said.

34,000 Tujilijili Sachets Seized

[Times of Zambia]

POLICE have seized 34,000 sachets of Tujilijili in Kapiri Mposhi in the first major crack down on the illegal trade since the Government outlawed the high-potent spirits.

National Building Society Workers Walk Out

[Times of Zambia]

UNIONISED Workers at Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) head office in Lusaka yesterday staged a protest demanding the implementation of the collective agreement.

Times Boss Bemoans Delays in Media Reforms

[Times of Zambia]

TIMES Printpak managing director Godfrey Malama says the media in the country has been perceived to be biased because media reforms have lagged behind political development.

Economic Growth Revised Up to 7.4 Percent

[Times of Zambia]

GOVERNMENT has revised the 2012 year-end economic growth upwards to 7.4 per cent after critically examining the macro-economic indicators which pointed to Zambia achieving more than the initial proje...

State House Receives Two Giraffes

[Times of Zambia]

STATE HOUSE has received two adult giraffes from Chaminuka Lodge to increase the current population of wildlife and bird species.

MMD Wins Milanzi Petition

[Times of Zambia]

THE Lusaka High Court has declared MMD's Milanzi Member of Parliament (MP) Whiteson Banda as duly elected in the last tripartite elections.

Wife Stabber Attempts to Bolt

[Times of Zambia]

THERE was drama at the Kabwe Magistrate's Court when a man who was alleged to have stabbed his pregnant wife in the abdomen was discharged but attempted to run away when police decided to re-arrest him.

Sustain Crack Down On Tujilijili

[Times of Zambia]

THE crack down on traders in the outlawed and infamous Tujilijili must be sustained in all parts of the country to end this destructive enterprise.

44 Enter Sasol Rally

[Times of Zambia]

THE Sasol Rally South Africa featuring the second round of the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC), which starts tomorrow and runs through to Sunday, has attracted a strong field of 44 crews that in...

Kalusha Hails Country’s FIFA Players’ Agent

[Times of Zambia]

FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Kalusha Bwalya has commended the country's first ever FIFA Players' Agent Chiti Chitundu and urged him to prioritise players' welfare.

Govt Renews Drive to End New HIV Infections

[Times of Zambia]

GOVERNMENT has renewed its commitment to the national HIV/AIDS response and set new targets based political declaration on elimination of new infections through prevention combination methods.

Ndola Abductor Jailed

[Times of Zambia]

A Ndola magistrate has jailed an unemployed man for four years with hard labour for abducting two toddlers from parents from whom he demanded K4 million as ransom.

British Envoy Launches 100 Days to London 2012

[Times of Zambia]

BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia, James Thornton says he is looking forward to Zambian athletes winning medals at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games slated for July 27 to August 12.

Maba Officials Defy Life Ban

[Times of Zambia]

BANNED Midlands Boxing Amateur Association (MABA) officials have defied the life ban imposed on them by the Zambia Amateur Boxing Federation (ZABF) executive.

Kagem Pumps in U.S.$86 Million in Plant Upgrade

[Times of Zambia]

KAMAKANGA Gemstone Mine (KAGEM), in Lufwanyama District, has injected a total of US$86 million in the transformation of its plant and machinery to enhance emeralds production.