- Workers employed by China-Jiangxi to construct the new provincial government office block in Chinsali district of Muchinga Province today protested at the permanent secretary’s office over alleged poor working conditions and inhuman treatment by the Chinese contractor. The Irate workers have complained that since their engagement three months ago, they have not signed any formal contract that stipulate their work conditions saying transport to ferry them to the project site, about eight (8Kilometres) away has been withdrawn; a situation they have described as pathetic. Among other problems highlighted include, non-payment of tools allowances despite them doing the work with t…

- The Government has threaten to withdraw trading licences from traders failing to reduce the price of mealie meal following a meeting held between the President Michael Sata and millers.Maize meal is the staple food of many Zambian house holds. Central Province minister Philip Kosamu said the government would be forced to direct the council to revoke licences if millers fail to reduce the price of mealie meal of a 25 kilogrammes by today. This follows an emergency meeting held between President Sata and members of the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) to halt escalating prices of the staple food. After the State House meeting on Monday, MAZ agreed to peg the wholesale price of…