Archive: 10 September 2018

10 Sep 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Zambia must fight cancer of Chinese loans, corrupt contracts – Musenge

NDC secretary general Mwenya Musenge says Zambians must fight to stop the cancer of Chinese loan projects that are riddled with corruption and only go to satisfy the lavish lifestyles of the ruling elite. On […]

10 Sep 2018 | Abraham Kalito

KCM attributes financial challenges to govt’s failure to refund VAT

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) chief executive officer Deshnee Naidoo says delayed payments to workers has mainly been because of governments delayed release of Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds owed to the mining company. In a […]

10 Sep 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

International lenders will soon start grabbing Zambia’s assets over failure to repay loans – Andyford

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda has warned that other countries will soon start grabbing Zambia’s assets because the PF government is clueless on how to raise money to repay debt. In an […]

10 Sep 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lungu must disband useless Commission of Inquiry on violence – Chifire

SANAC executive director Gregory Chifire has called on President Edgar Lungu to disband the Commission of Inquiry on electoral violence, saying it’s now an irrelevant expenditure amidst austerity measures. Recently, President Edgar Lungu signed Statutory […]

10 Sep 2018 | Abraham Kalito

USAID donates $600,000 to support refugees in Luapula

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Food for Peace Office (FFP), in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), has pumped in over US $600,000 to support refuges in Luapula Province. In a […]

10 Sep 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

Govt to narrow public service wage bill in 2019 budget projected at K84.6 Bn

Government has projected to roll out a K84.6 billion national budget next year expected to be supported by increased tax revenues amounting to around K7.4 billion more than last year’s budget. And government has proposed […]

10 Sep 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

CUTS highlights need for healthy diets

Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) centre coodinator Chenai Mukumba says Zambia is among the countries struggling with alarming levels of malnutrition because of mono-diets. In an interview on the sidelines of a Civil Society […]

10 Sep 2018 | Abraham Kalito

SA’s recession may affect Zambian economy – ZACCI

South Africa’s economic recession may negatively affect the Zambian economy in the short-term as much of that country’s finished products end up in the local retail sector, says the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]

10 Sep 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Former civil servant sues State for early, wrongful retirement

A former chief education officer in the Ministry of General Education has sued the State and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) in the Lusaka High Court, demanding for an order that his termination of service […]

10 Sep 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Former lecturer drags CBU to court over K172,678 gratuity

A former Copperbelt University lecturer has sued the institution in the Lusaka High Court, claiming that they had neglected to pay him over K100,000 gratuity, as well as K172,678 accrued salaries, after he resigned. In […]