Zambia Leaf Tobacco Strives To Curb Deforestation

LUSAKA, June 11 - Zambia Leaf Tobacco Company has targeted planting about four million trees during the 2004/5 season in flue-cured Virginia tobacco area to slow down accelerating deforestation. More>>

Water Sector Under Review

LUSAKA, May 27 - Government has said it is in the process of reviewing the performance of the water sector under the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). More>>

'We Have Capacity To Produce Ethanol'

LUSAKA, May 17 - The production of ethanol locally would drastically reduce Government problems of importing crude oil, Zambia Sugar Plc has said. More>>

Zambia To Export K10 Billion Crocodile Skins

LUSAKA, May 17 - Zambia will this year export an estimated 35,000 crocodile skins worth K10 billion mainly from the Gwembe valley crocodile industry. More>>

SADC Sets Guidelines For Gm Food

DAR ES SALAAM, May 14 - The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has approved guidelines on handling aid relating to genetically modified foods (GMs) following recommendations by its advisory committee on biotechnology and biosafety formed last year. More>>

Foreign Tour Operators Eye Zambia

LUSAKA, May 13 - Zambia has received several propositions from foreign tour operators who showed interest in investing in the tourism industry at the just ended Indaba Tourism Fair in Durban, South Africa, the Zambia National Tourist Board (ZNTB) has said. More>>

UN Relief Agencies Respond To Heavy Flooding In Zambia

NEW YORK, may 10 - United Nations and other relief agencies are responding to humanitarian needs in Zambia created by floods that have been plaguing the country since December and which now affect more than 20,000 people. More>>