DEFENCE MINISTRY TO ACQUIRE LAND IN PROVINCES TO BOOST MAIZE PRODUCTION

…as DRC makes US$15 million advance payment for the purchase of mealie meal from Zambia

By NATION REPORTER

THE Ministry of Defence has announced that it has embarked on a process of acquiring land in all provinces for agriculture purposes to boost the productions of maize.

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Dr. Katele Kalumba released from prison

FORMER Finance Minister Dr Katele Kalumba has been released from the correctional facility on medical grounds. Dr Kalumba has been pardoned together with three others from Kamfinsa  and Lusaka Central Prison correctional centres on medical grounds. The former Finance Minister was charged and convicted with abuse of authority of office relating to payments amounting to […]

GOV’T CAN BUY OFF VEDANTA

…Peter Sinkamba says downgrading Vedanta by S&P from being stable to risky should turn out to be a negotiating point for Government to buy the Anil Agarwal-owned KCM off

By NATION REPORTER 

VEDANTA Resources, the Anil Agarwal-owned company has been downgraded from stable to increasing funding risks and now Peter Sinkamba is advising Government to use the cut in ratings as a point to negotiate for a buy off the company and look for another investor to take up the ownership of Konkola Copper Mine (KCM).

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Robust analysis challenges theory that depression and anxiety increase cancer risk

Depression and anxiety are thought to increase a person’s risk of developing cancer, but research results have been inconclusive. In an analysis of multiple studies from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Canada, investigators found that depression and anxiety are not linked to higher risks for most types of cancer among this population. The analysis is published online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.