LAST week's announcement of an upward adjustment in fuel prices by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) and the later withdrawal seems to have created confusion and uncertainty in the industry.

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has appealed to politicians, especially former vice-president Enock Kavindele to leave his family out of politics of hatred and mudslinging.

VERY simply defined, a democracy is a government of the people by the people for the people. And to actualise this concept, the four arms of Government; the Legislature, the Judiciary, the Executive and the Media must work in perfect complement to attain the desired results.

LUSAKA High Court Judge Florence Lengalenga has asked the Lusaka Central Prison officer-in-charge to liaise with the Ministry of Home Affairs and facilitate the quick deportation of prohibited immigrants.

ONLY the Church can lead Zambia to prosperity, Copperbelt Minister Mwansa Mbulakulima has said.

CENTRAL Province Minister Ackimson Banda has expressed concern at the destructive path that the youth in Zambia seem to be taking.

KAWAMBWA District Commissioner Gershom Tanga has appealed to the Ministry of Education to consider rehabilitating schools in the district.

THE fuel situation in the country will fully normalise this weekend once Indeni Oil Refinery resumes operations, Chief Government spokesperson Ronnie Shikapwasha has said.

MORE than 500 unionised workers at Lamasat International Limited in Lusaka yesterday downed tools and demonstrated against management for allegedly being reluctant to sign a collective agreement with the union to effect 40 per cent pay rise.

CENTRAL Province Permanent Secretary Denny Lumbama has challenged the media to educate the masses on the Decentralisation Policy, which is under implementation.

THE Government has said service delivery in health institutions, including AIDS treatment has continued to worsen due to the withholding of funds by some donors and has asked them to resume funding.

ZIMBABWE'S Warriors took their merry band of faithful fans into Dreamland on Sunday -- following a comprehensive victory over bitter rivals Zambia in the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup final at Rufaro -- to crown a happy ending to a fascinating journey full of twists and turns for the home nation.

U.S. trade and development officials held in-depth discussions today with officials from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to review progress on their work together under the U.S.-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). This was the sixth high-level meeting under the TIFA, which provides a forum for advancing cooperation on trade and investment issues between the United States and COMESA.

THE number of people arrested for trafficking in cannabis over the independence celebrations period is an indicator that cannabis consumption still remains a huge problem.

THE Government has said thugs ferried by political parties to areas where there are elections are responsible for the violence and urged the parties to stop the practice.

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested more than 51 people countrywide for illegal possession of psychotropic substance during the 45th Independence celebrations period.

THE Government has said the recent opening of four commercial banks in the country is a sign of a positive economic environment in Zambia that has continued to attract foreigners.

EUROPEAN Commission (EU) head of delegation in Zambia, Derek Fee has paid tribute to the Zambian Government for its stance on gender-based violence in the country.

The National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has disbursed more than K800 billion for the various road projects and related activities in different parts of the country.

ZAMBIA should brace for a low crop yield next year unless the shortage of fuel being experienced in various parts of the country is reversed soon, Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president Jarvis Zimba has said.