CHINSALI FEMALE CARPENTER BREAKS GENDER BARRIERS
A 29-year-old woman of Chinsali has taken the carpentry sector by storm through her dedication and hard work. Memory Mwiya has told Diamond Media that the quality of her work…
ZRA TAKES OVER MANAGEMENT OF KASUMBALESA BORDER
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has taken over management of traffic and other supporting infrastructure at Kasumbalesa Border in Chililabombwe District on the Copperbelt following Cabinet approval. This follows expiration…
GOVERNMENT TAKES INTEREST IN SUGILITE MINING
Government has indicated its intention to include the mining of sugilite in its mineral profile to allow the country effectively benefit from the mineral resource. This follows revelations of the…
DEC SEIZES OVER K588 MILLION ALLEGED STOLEN MONEY
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has seized over K588 Million money reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime from various suspects. DEC Public Relations Officer, Hussein Khan, says the aforementioned…
$577 MILLION FOR NDOLA-LUSAKA DUAL CARRIAGEWAY, FAR LESS THAN BEFORE
The Government of Zambia, and concessionaire Macro-oceans Investment Limited, have signed a 25-year Public-Private Partnership concession agreement, for the upgrade of the 327-kilometer Ndola-Lusaka Road, to a dual carriageway, at…
DELAYS TO COMPLETE KAZUNGULA BUS STATION IRKS RESIDENTS
Lack of a functional Bus station in Kazungula district which borders the country with Botswana has dismayed residents who say travelers are now forced to hitchhike, threatening their safety. This…
LOCAL CONTRACTORS DEMAND PAYMENT
The Zambian Association of Citizen Contractor (ZACCO) has appealed to government to expedite the process of dismantling debt owed to local contractors. Association President Mutale Mpepo says it is worrying…
FORMER MAID BECOMES EMPLOYER FROM FRITTERS
A former Lusaka maid who runs a roadside business selling fritters has had her fortune changed. Diamond Media has had an upclose with 39-year-old Patricia Mulenga who started with a…
INFLATION GOES UP TO 9.6 PERCENT
Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for February 2023 has increased to 9.6 percent from 9.4 percent in January. Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) Interim Statistician General, Mulenga Musepa says the increase…
STAKEHOLDER NOT IN FAVOR OF PLANNED TAXATION OF MOBILE MONEY TRANSACTIONS
Players in the mobile money business have bemoaned the intention by Zambia Revenue Authority to devise ways of taxing mobile money transactions to broaden the tax base of the country.…