Archive: 27 July 2018

27 Jul 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Lungu lashes at Kapata, Tamba for dividing PF

Jean Kapata and her Mandevu Constituency chairman Joseph Tamba are the ones who will destroy the party with their bickering, President Edgar Lungu told a cheering crowd on Wednesday. And President Lungu observed that when […]

27 Jul 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

FRA adjusts maize price to K70

The Food Reserve Agency has revised upwards its maize purchase price of K65 per 50Kg bag for this year’s crop marketing season to K70, representing an increment of only K5. According to a press release […]

27 Jul 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Zanaco revamps 7 branches to boost service delivery

ZANACO managing director Henk Mulder says the bank is investing significant resources in the refurbishment of its branches in order to enhance service delivery and to build a more customer-centric culture at the bank. Speaking […]

27 Jul 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

ZRA joins hunt for KBF

The Zambia Revenue Authority has joined the Anti-Corruption Commission in pursuing Lusaka lawyer and election strategist Kelvin Bwalya Fube (KBF). And according to well-placed sources, the Workers Compensation Fund and National Pensions Authority have also […]

27 Jul 2018 | Alex Chilumbwe

I am not fired, don’t speculate about my future yet – Janza

Honour Janza, the Red Arrows coach who is on forced leave says it is too early for him to start speculating about his future plans. Janza was forced into indefinite leave earlier this week followed […]

27 Jul 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Crop marketing has totally failed in Zambia – CSPR

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has observed that crop marketing, specifically maize marketing, has completely failed in Zambia. And CSPR says the policy reversal on the maize purchasing price reinforces the fact that […]

27 Jul 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Zambia’s economic outlook negative – Fitch

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Zambia’s credit rating at ‘B’, but with a negative economic outlook, mainly triggered by continued uncertainty about the government’s commitment to consolidate public finances and a high public debt burden. In […]

27 Jul 2018 | Mukubesa Mundia

Petersen delivers touching vote of thanks

Fellow Lusaka Residents, Countrymen and Women…. First and foremost, great thanks to everyone who decided to vote for me and my PAC team. I’m less than 32 days in this arena today, the political party […]

27 Jul 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Voter apathy indictment on ECZ – HH

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says the voter apathy which characterised the Lusaka Mayoral polls is an indictment on the Electoral Commission of Zambia. And Hichilema says President Edgar Lungu is a joker who cannot be […]

27 Jul 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Inflation shoots back to 7.8%

The annual rate of inflation has again shot up to 7.8 per cent, from 7.4 per cent recorded in June, according to Central Statistical Office data. Announcing Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month […]