The Chipata Fuel Depot, which has remained non-operational since its commissioning in 2022, is set to begin operations within the next one and a half months. TAZAMA Director, Ambassador George Kanyamula Zulu, told the media that President Hakainde Hichilema has directed that the facility—idle for years—be operationalized in less than two months. Ambassador Zulu explained that once operational, the depot, which is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment, will have the capacity to store 7.08 millio

Decades before modern smart bombs and digital targeting systems, U.S. military researchers explored unconventional methods for improving missile accuracy. One of the most surprising experiments involved training pigeons to recognize targets and guide weapons during flight. Though the concept never reached operational use, it highlighted the creativity — and desperation — of early weapons research in an era when electronic guidance was still unreliable. Today, the project stands as one of the str