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Emirates raises excess baggage allowance
EMIRATEs has lifted its excess baggage allowance to a staggering 500 kilogramme (KG) that will boost trading opportunities for entrepreneurs in the country. Emirates acting country…
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GENERAL NEWS
Better things still to come from UNWTO
THE successful co-hosting of the United Nations World Trade Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly is very good and should go a long way in marketing Zambia as…
TOURISM
Mugabe calls for open intra-African borders
ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe has called for the promotion of intra-African travel to boost tourism numbers on the continent in general and in Zimbabwe and Zambia…
Justice
West ‘rebels’ get treason charge
POLICE in Mongu have charged 54 people accused of pushing for the secession of Western province from Zambia with treason. The ‘dissidents’ were initially charged with…
WORLD
Russia’s right to safeguard its values
I COMMEND Russia for banning all gay propaganda at the Sochi games. The elevation of perversion to the level of a fundamental value that has to…
TOURISM
Sata and Mugabe highlight of UNWTO opening
IF YOU were under the illusion that tourism in Zambia and Zimbabwe starts and ends with wild animals, the Victoria Falls and cultural dances, you may…
SPORT
Chipolopolo to camp in Johannesburg
THE Zambia national soccer team will camp in Johannesburg instead of Ivory Coast ahead of next Friday’s must win 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifier against Ghana….
TOURISM
UNWTO opens with spectacular opening ceremony
IT MAY not have reached the dizzying heights of the 2008 Beijing Olympics or 2012 London Olympics but the opening ceremony of UNWTO was something to…
GENERAL NEWS
Appropriate skills key in crop production
OXFAM Zambia says the government needs to integrate appropriate technologies that will enhance crop productivity in the country. The company says most farmers use recycled seed…