Following the completion of Gautrain-related tunnel construction work in the Sandton area, Mushroom Farm Park (MFP) is being fully reinstated by Bombela Civils Joint Venture (Bombela).
It was musical chairs again in the Eden District Municipality this week, as the council got its fourth mayor in 10 months. This time the ANC takes control of the district.
The provincial Department of Health does not meet the legal quota for disabled employees, with statistics showing it employs only one-sixth of the number it should.
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has said Zambia has made progress towards attainment of the millennium development goals (MDGs) particularly in the health sector.
TOURISM, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Catherine Namugala has urged the civil society and the private sector to take a leading role in the management of the country's natural resources.
MORE than 50 former Ox-Drilling Company employees in Ndola have petitioned District Commissioner (DC) Moses Mumba, to intervene and compel their former employers to pay them their full terminal benefits before relocating to Zimbabwe.
THE Government has directed the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) and the Zambia police to come up with high impact road safety measures to curb the rising number of road traffic accidents in the country.
ZAMBIA yesterday commemorated the United Nations (UN) International Day of persons with disabilities with an appeal not to discriminate against the disabled.
PARLIAMENT yesterday approved a supplementary budget of K1, 633.1 trillion for the financial year ending 31 December 2009.
MEMBERS of Parliament(MPs) have complained of the poor state of roads in all the provinces and urged the Government to consider improving the road infrastructure in the country.
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda is today expected to join members of the judiciary to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ndola High Court.
THE trial of two men accused of murdering an elderly Otavi area farmer five years ago ended in the Otjiwarongo Regional Court yesterday with one of the suspects being jailed for an effective 31 years and the other receiving an 11-year prison term.
TWO people were charged with election fraud at Opuwo on Monday.
As the national amateur golf team headed back to Kampala after finishing fifth out of eight nations at the International Teams Championship in Central Gauteng, national coach Amos Kamya headed to Cape Town to enhance his skills.
DELTA Beverages yesterday launched its US$12,5 million bottling plant as it emerged an additional US$15 would be invested in more plants next year.
A POLICEMAN allegedly raped a woman at the new Government Complex along Fourth Street in Harare after he lured her to a secluded room for a "private" talk.
Power FM DJ Squila has been suspended from the airwaves pending investigation on allegations he reported for work drunk.
TENNIS Zimbabwe yesterday completed a three-day coaching course at Harare Sports Club as part of their efforts to develop the game.
GOVERNMENT will from next year start grading civil servants salaries taking into account rank, skills and experience, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said.
PEOPLE should desist from using unregistered agricultural and public health chemicals as this may result in serious health hazards, the Department of Research and Specialist Services has warned.
CHILDREN have been urged to take up music as a career together with their school subjects, sungura musician, First Farai has said.
FANCY watching the Premiership bosses and the country's football journalists battling against each other in a challenge match?
FINANCE Minister Tendai Biti had to slash by 733 percent "outrageous" bids by line ministries to align them with fiscus resources.
TWO major events occurred in Parliament this week. The statement by Prime Minister Tsvangirai and the 2010 Budget presentation by Finance Minister Tendai Biti were easily the highlights of proceedings.
"My Graphic Journey", a one-man exhibition by Archie Karadzandima, a student at Chinhoyi University of Technology, recently opened to critical acclaim at Prince Edward School where several art suitors attended in their numbers to view the show.
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