North-Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company has started rationing water supply to its customers in Solwezi district owing to the 8-hour long load shedding being implemented by ZESCO limited. Company head corporate, James Phiri has told ZANIS in an interview in Solwezi that the utility company will provide other interventions such as provision of water bowsers to customers that will not be receiving water as expected. Mr. Phiri says the company is also engaging ZESCO…

The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has voiced deep concerns about the growing cases of sabotage to its railway network. The railway authority points to sabotage as a significant contributor to accidents, compromising both the safety and integrity of the railway infrastructure. Speaking at the 2023 Southern African Railway Association (SARA) Railway Safety Week held in Kapiri Mposhi, TAZARA’s Senior Safety Officer, Esau Kumwembe, emphasized the pressing need to address issues related to the safety…

The UPND government has expressed its growing concern over the lack of coordinated planning and implementation of infrastructure projects across the country. Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi emphasized that the absence of a comprehensive and integrated approach to infrastructure planning has resulted in the accumulation of unsustainable debt, subsequently leading to the suspension of critical infrastructure projects. Minister Milupi’s remarks came during his address at the launch of the National Infrastructure Policy….

The Government of the Republic of Zambia, in partnership with the Southern African Development Community Fund for Water Infrastructure and Basic Sanitation (SADC Water Fund), launched the Kazungula Water and Basic Sanitation Project construction. The 9.8 million Euro Project is funded by the SADC Water Fund which is hosted and managed by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) on behalf of SADC, with the support of the German Government through the Federal Ministry for…