AS the economic crunch continues to batter nations and throw millions of people into deeper poverty, the concept of social transfers is increasingly becoming a popular mode of ensuring social protection.
ONE of the sectors to have been most affected by the world economic crisis has been the financial sector, which resulted in world stock markets falling, large financial institutions collapsing or being bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations coming up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems.
ZAMBIA Episcopal Conference (ZEC) President, George Lungu has appealed to St John the Baptist brothers to pray for the ex-communicated Roman Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo.
NORTH-Western Province Permanent Secretary Eustern Mambwe has urged the North-Western Water Supply and Sewerage Company (NWWSCL) to move at a rate that will meet the growing demands of sewerage services in Solwezi and the entire province.
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested three accountants and an administrative manager at the Ndola District Health Management Team (NDHMT) for money laundering involving more than K200 million.
THREE MMD councillors including a party member, have been expelled from the ruling party in Kaputa District for alleged gross misconduct.
THE China Non-Ferrous Metal Company/Luanshya Copper Mine (CLM) is set to inject an additional fresh investment of more than US$150 million in the rehabilitation of Luanshya Mine, which commences production on December 14.
MMD deputy national secretary, Jeff Kaande has given Copperbelt provincial chairperson, Joseph Chilambwe a go-ahead to expose the senior party members campaigning for party presidency at the planned convention.
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) to partner with Government in the fight against corruption instead of just criticising the executive.
THE Lusaka High Court yesterday dismissed Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata's application for injunction to restrain his former secretary general Edward Mumbi from making defamatory remarks against him.
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Ronnie Shikapwasha has said the powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) have not been taken over by the executive.
FIRST lady Thandiwe Banda has urged women involved in the growing of Jatropha seeds to ensure that the" magical" plant is grown throughout Zambia as it can help to cushion the diesel crisis in future.
Tomorrow's polluters are today's emerging economies. To develop without retracing the polluting steps of the West, requires green technology, an expensive option for Africa.
CHAPUNGU United striker Patrick Kaunda struck a sensational hat-trick to propel Zimbabwe to a 3-1 victory over Lesotho at the ongoing Metropolitan Cosafa Under-20 Youth Championships in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Four new ambassadors presented their credentials to President Mugabe at State House in Harare yesterday, among them the United States' second consecutive military man to be posted to Zimbabwe, Mr Charles Aaron Ray.
Zimbabwean workers have been described as highly skilled, resilient and dedicated people who have managed to withstand financial challenges brought by sanctions.
IN Zimbabwe's entire southern part lies the Limpopo River which separates the country from South Africa.
MORE than 80 percent of companies are yet to reach an agreement with their workers on the last quarter of salary reviews which should have been concluded last October.
MORE than 100 tennis players are expected to converge at Harare Sports Club for the Tennis Zimbabwe Centre competition set for December 19 to 21.
German-based investors led by financial group, African Development Corporation has acquired a 54 percent stake in Premier Finance Group Limited in a deal worth US$6 million.
A Chinhoyi man allegedly kidnapped a two-year-old boy on Monday on several occasions claiming the toddler was his son.
Zanu-PF's Politburo met in Harare yesterday and agreed on the agenda for the party's Fifth National People's Congress, which will see the leadership tackle head-on such issues as the state of the party and the inclusive Government.
Zimbabwe's success in the fight against HIV and Aids should give it an impetus to continue developing comprehensive policies and frameworks that mitigate the effects of the pandemic particularly among the youth, Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Stan Mudenge said yesterday.
PARLIAMENTARIANS will soon be appealing for the executive to bring laws to the legislative body prescribing stiffer penalties for those convicted of corruption to effectively deal with the vice, a legislator has said.
ZIMBABWE'S football family was yesterday basking in the sunshine as it celebrated the glory of Dynamos' ranking as one of the six best clubs on the continent by the Confederation of African Football ahead of the 2010 Champions League campaign.
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