$8bn required for nuclear power plant
ZAMBIA needs an investment of about US$8 billion to produce 1,200 megawatts of power. National Energy Programme Implementation Organisation (NAPIO) national coordinator Reuben Katebe said Government has
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Cholera cases swell to 745 in Lusaka
THE number of cholera cases in Lusaka Province has risen to 745 since the waterborne disease broke out in the first week of February. Provincial medical officer Kennedy Malama said in an interview yesterday
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Drought-hit countries in $549 million AfDB aid
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) group president Akinwumi Adesina says the institution has released a relief package of US$549 million in support of 14 countries most affected by the ongoing drought
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Cholera cases hit 528 in Lusaka
THE number of cholera cases in Lusaka has reached 528 since the disease broke out in February, provincial medical officer Kennedy Malama has said. Dr Malama said as at 18:00 on Friday, 27 new cases were
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Zambia launches forestry policy
ZAMBIA has been identified by the global community as a place that can contribute to the mitigation of climate change due to its abundant forests. Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental
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Road accidents human suffering estimated at $1,850bn annually
THE Second global High-level Conference on Road Safety recently held in Brazil has declared that human suffering from road traffic accidents is estimated at US$1,850 billion per year, hence the need to
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Zambia to benefit from $12m German fund
ZAMBIA is among eight developing countries that will benefit from a US$12 million international climate change adaptation programme fund from Germany to help raise agricultural production and increase
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End open defecation, Luapula Minister urges chiefdoms
LUAPULA Province Minister Brigadier General Benson Kapaya has called on chiefdoms to work towards ending open defecation to improve public health and curb water-borne diseases. Gen Kapaya said poor access