$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
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Total elimination of electricity subsidies on
GOVERNMENT will fully phase out electricity subsidies with the migration to cost-reflective tariffs, Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has said. Mr Yamba said the subsidies will be phased out
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Human-animal conflict rife in Chama
CHAMA district commissioner Leonard Ngoma says the human-animal conflict in Chama in Muchinga Province is rife with some wild animals terrorising villages and attacking livestock belonging to the farmers
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30,000 residents to benefit from clean water in Misisi
GOVERNMNET says the newly-commissioned water supply improvement project in Misisi township in Lusaka Province will provide clean drinking water to over 30,000 residents. Minister of Water Development,
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Germany pumps €4 million in climate change research
THE German government has pumped about €4 million in a project to conduct research in climate change and sustainable land management use in Zambia. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) technical expert
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Cattle disease kills 50 in Siavonga
OVER FOURTY cattle have died in Sinazongwe district in the last seven days due to the outbreak of babesiosis disease, district commissioner Protacio Mulenga has confirmed. Babesiosis is a rare, severe
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UK ploughs $5 million into potato farming
THE British government has invested US$5 million in potato farming in Northern Province to boost agriculture production in the region and contribute to the country’s economic diversification programme.
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Government, UNDP partner on trees
GOVERNMENT in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is undertaking a five-year forest regeneration project covering 15,000 hectares in Serenje and Chitambo districts in Central
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5 nabbed over 25 rhino horns
THE Department of National Parks and Wildlife has arrested three Chinese and two Zambians for alleged illegal possession of 25 rhino horns Ministry of Tourism and Arts public relations officer Sakabilo
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Kabwe lead pollution exaggerated – council
THE challenge of lead pollution in Kabwe has been exaggerated as information publicised by some international organisations suggests that Central Province’s capital is not habitable. Kabwe town clerk
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10 solar-powered plants installed in North-West
THE installation of 10 solar-powered milling plants in Kalumbila district in North-Western Province has started. Government, through the Zambia Cooperative Federation, has started installing the milling