$8bn required for nuclear power plant
ZAMBIA needs an investment of about US$8 billion to produce 1,200 megawatts of power. National Energy Programme Implementation Organisation (NAPIO) national coordinator Reuben Katebe said Government has
Daily Mail (Zambia)
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Dry spell consumes 30% crop
ABOUT 30 percent of crops planted this farming season in Southern Province have gone to waste due to a prolonged dry spell. According to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture availed yesterday, some
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US$1 billion to improve Copperbelt sanitation
COPPERBELT Minister Japhen Mwakalombe says Government is investing close to US$1 billion in improving access to water and sanitation in the province.Outlining projects on water that Government is putting
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Zambia at risk of timber deficit
GOVERNMENT has warned that the country is at risk of a timber deficit if the excessive cutting down of trees is not curbed. Speaking when she officiated at a tree planting exercise at Kaunda Square
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No more rubbish – State
GOVERNMENT has strengthened the law against street vending and public nuisances and has added 33 new offences, bringing the total to 55 in the amended Act Number 10 of 2018. Ministry of Local Government
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HIV vaccine, malaria control trials approved
THE National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved two applications for HIV vaccine trials and malaria control sought by the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) and Macha Research
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US releases $3 million for waste management
THE United States (US) government, through the Millennium Challenge Account Zambia, has released US$3 million for solid waste management in the country. Minister of Local Government Vincent Mwale said
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Swine fever sweeps Luapula pigs
OVER 1,000 pigs have died in Luapula province from the African swine fever, provincial veterinary officer Mofya Musalwa has disclosed. In an interview with ZANIS in Mansa today, Dr Musalwa says the
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Mega hydro-power project enters new phase
ZAMBIA’S biggest hydro-power project in 50 years is scheduled to enter a new phase today with the diversion of the Kafue River at Kafue Gorge Lower, to be witnessed by President Lungu. This will pave
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Kipushi residents ‘import’ water from DRC
RESIDENTS of Kipushi in the newly-created Mushindamo district are forced to draw water from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because the water pumps on the Zambian side have broken down.