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Zambia gives Trafigura $500 m to supply oil

Zambia on Friday awarded a $500 million contract to commodities trader Trafigura to supply Africa’s top copper producer with petrol and diesel for one year, Energy Permanent Secretary George Zulu said. Trafigura will supply Zambia with 216 million litres of petrol and 21 million litres of diesel during the contract period starting from October, Zulu [...]

Dear editor, I am disappointed with  ZANACO and there service. On the 28 of august around 13  I withdraw a 300thousand from my mums account to buy tile fix from Avondale branch and the remaining balance was correct. The next day I went to withdraw some money from the same account it showed me that [...]

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President Michael Sata has revoked the appointment of Mr. Sebastian Zulu, SC as Minister of Justice. The Head of State confirmed the revocation of the appointment in his letter to Mr. Zulu dated August, 2012. This is according to a press statement issued by George Chellah,special assistant to the President,press and public relations. “I wish [...]

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PUBLIC NOTICE REGISTRATION OF SIM CARDS In compliance with the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) Act No.15 of 2009 and the Statutory Instrument on the Registration of Electronic Communication Apparatus No. 65 of 2011, ZICTA announces to all mobile cell phone subscribers in Zambia the commencement of the Registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards by [...]

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Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Emeldah Chola has disclosed that the establishment of new districts in the region has posed a serious challenge for her office considering that they were not budgeted for in this year’s national budget. Brigadier General Chola said this in Lusaka during the second quarter Provincial Development Coordinating Committee (PDCC) meeting. She [...]

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We have incorporated a window to post videos of past and unfolding events in Zambia. Check below where it says ‘Featured Video’. This is to enable readers follow important events and refer to them even after they have passed. If you have a video of important events in Zambia, post it on Youtube and send [...]

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Dear Editor, While the PF spokesperson Kenned Sakeni is busy dreaming by listing what he calls PF successes without any tangible data since his government took office last September. The following are some of the deals that were concluded by the MMD and Rupiah Banda as at 21 September 2011 with estimated cost in USD. [...]

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Zambia’s August Inflation accelerated to 6.4 percent year-on-year from 6.2 percent in July, driven higher by food prices, the Central Statistical Office said on Thursday. More details here

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Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema says his party has unearthed a scam in which the dictatorial government of Michael Sata wants to frame treason and sedition charges against critics to create a one party state. Hichilema, himself facing charges of causing the publication of statements likely to cause public alarm, is cautioning opposition leaders to [...]

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Dear Editor I am writing because I was shocked and still shocked that UTH could keep very sick patient admitted and there is no running water, and no drugs and fluids and we are given false picture. I feel the government does not care about Zambians lives. This is in connection with the suffering my [...]

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