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Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has extended its reach into Africa with the launch of a new linked service to Lusaka and Harare.

Airtel Zambia's network is now reportedly comprised of more than 1,000 cell sites across the country, according to the Times of Zambia.

THE decision to create more districts and re-align some of them to other provinces is meant to enhance efficiency and improve service delivery among other reasons.

THE Government has started withdrawing the K3.1 trillion illegally printed and released into the Zambian economy by the former administration in the run-up to last year's tripartite elections.

As visitors exit the Lusaka International airport to enter the capital of Zambia, the Zambian tourism board has erected a billboard that reads 'Welcome to Zambia - the real Africa!' When they decided to market Zambia as the 'real' Africa it is safe to assume they were focusing on the stunning Victoria Falls, the excellent game viewing in their ... (more)

The Western Regional Office of the Wildlife Division is calling for the arrest of a 42-year-old man Amuzu Mohammed for killing vultures and allegedly selling its parts to chop bars and to some Nigerians for medicinal purposes.

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The talk in the western town of Fort Portal is centred on the planned July wedding of their stunning princess Ruth Komuntale to her African American boyfriend, Christopher Thomas.

Zambian police have questioned the wife of former president Rupiah Banda about the source of funding for a luxury villa, the latest in a string of investigations into high-profile figures by the southern African country's new government.

THE Emirates Airline, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has launched a new linked service to Lusaka and Harare that will help sustain Zambia's economic growth by bridging the country with markets throughout the world.

EMIRATES Airlines made a grand entrance into the Zimbabwean airspace yesterday at a colourful event witnessed by hundreds of on-lookers at the Harare International Airport.

It has not been easy for some people to cope with the new economic trends because before 1991 young men and women only believed in getting formal employment and nothing else.

Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has extended its reach into Africa with the launch of a new linked service to Lusaka and Harare.

GOVERNMENT has reiterated that it has no intention of nationalising the mining firms but plans are underway to increase its shares from the current 20 per cent per cent to 35 per cent to encourage more Zambian participation.

THE Government, through the National Road Fund Agency has allocated K280 billion for road projects and related activities in North- Western Province.

SOME of the key determinants of a good investment climate in any given country are political stability, peace and tranquility as well as the predictability of key economic policies even in the event of a change of Government.

THE local construction sector recorded a 100 per cent increase in the registration of contractors in 2011 following a boom in the industry, National Council for Construction has said.

Malawi -- the African country bordered by Zambia in the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique on the east, south and west -- is hot and sunny, even during its rainy season, making it a prime candidate for solar power.

A copper mine in Zambia. When LuanshyaA's copper mine closed in 2000 more than 6,000 people lost their jobs, triggering massive poverty.

THE raising of the minimum capital requirement for commercial banks will make the financial sector more resilient to external shocks and stimulate further growth in the economy, Standard Chartered Bank has said.