THE National Pensions Scheme Authority (Napsa) has finally taken over the Engineering Services Corporation (Esco) premises to build an ultra-modern shopping complex starting in early January 2009.

THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has joined calls for the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to offload maize onto the market in order to bring down the prices of mealie meal.

IT is more than certain that the solution to the oscillating price of maize meal in Zambia lies not in importing the grain, but in the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) offloading strategic reserves onto the market.

LOAD-SHEDDING will be increased after Zesco switches off power on one of its two lines at the Kariba North Bank power station to facilitate repair works on its 330 kilovolts line.

CONCERNED that its people, wildlife and natural heritage are under unparalled and imminent threat from mining activities, 17 chiefdoms in the Zambezi basin from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have come together to call for urgent action, that of saving the Great Zambezi.

THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has acknowledged that corruption is still rampant and remains a challenge in its operations despite previous efforts to prevent the scourge.

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) leader, Michael Sata's statement that President Rupiah Banda should be blamed for violence on the Copperbelt and not him is malicious, MMD spokesperson Ben Tetamashimba has charged.

IN the past few months, there has been uncertainty in the economy and there were fears that Zambia might lose the gains that have been achieved so far.

FORUM for Democracy and Development (FDD) president, Edith Nawakwi has advised the Government to offload the maize held in strategic reserves by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to curb the increasing prices of mealie meal.

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has called for teamwork among the ministers in his administration to ensure the Government fulfills the promises made to the people of Zambia.

LUMWANA Mining Company says there is no turning back on its ongoing multi-million dollar copper project in Solwezi despite declining copper prices.

FINANCE and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane has pledged to ensure that Zambia's economic growth is not overturned by the prevailing global crisis.

ZAMBIA National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president, Jervis Zimba has appealed to farmers in the country to support the national agenda by producing more food crops in order to avoid food shortages.

On 13 November 2008, the Members of Parliament (MPs) called for the regulation of media organisations through the use of statutory instruments as opposed to self-regulation because of the alleged biased media coverage of the just ended presidential by-election.

In an attempt to drastically reduce child mortality rates and boost maternal health, the Zambian government last year allocated a substantial budget to the public health sector. This move has resulted in a notable drop in child deaths, researchers say.

IN the last four to five weeks, we have been treated to two live case studies in corporate governance in State-owned enterprises (SOEs)/parastatals, the first being National Airports Corporation Limited (NACL) and Zambian Airways and, secondly, Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara).

President: Rupiah Banda Vice President and Minister of Justice: Hon. George Kunda, MP

THE Zambia Cooperatives Federation (ZCF) has said it is immoral for millers and traders to sell mealie meal at exorbitant prices when farmers, who sweat to cultivate the maize, sold the commodity cheaply.

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Taskforce on Corruption have jointly opened a docket to investigate suspected corruption in the award of a contract to a French company engaged by Zesco.

A hailstorm at the weekend left a number of buildings destroyed on Chilubi Island.