Archive: 4 October 2019

4 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

KKIA contractor’s been paid $265m, works at 85% – Mwale

Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale says government has paid US$265 million out of the total project sum of US$360 to the contractor who is upgrading the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA). And Mwale […]

4 Oct 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Chapter One Foundation fights state’s application to dismiss Bill 10 petition

Chapter One Foundation Limited has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss the State’s application to have their petition, in which they are seeking an order that Minister of Justice Given Lubinda withdraws Bill 10 from […]

4 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

It was impossible to consult everyone on Bill 10 – Lubinda

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says the reason why government made a lot of appeals for submissions to the Constitution Amendment Bill consultation process was that it understood it was not possible to consult every citizen […]

4 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Prof Saasa is just a hungry man masquerading as an economist, charges ZRA boss

Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says he is disappointed by Professor Oliver Saasa’s “petty stance” in his argument on the impact of Value Added Tax (VAT) refund to the economy. Earlier, Prof […]

4 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Zambians happy to pay extra for power than have no electricity at all – Siliya

Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says Zambians are excited to pay a little bit more for power instead of having their businesses completely shut due to load shedding. Meanwhile, Siliya says the Memorandum of Understanding […]

4 Oct 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

No one has died of hunger, we’ve capacity to feed people, insists DMMU

Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) national coordinator Chanda Kabwe says government has not received any report of anyone dying as a result of the hunger situation in the country. And Kabwe says government, through […]

4 Oct 2019 | Julia Malunga

Ministry of Defense budget not as huge as critics are portraying – Chama

Defence Minister Davies Chama says this year’s budget allocation to his ministry is minimal and not as enormous as people are trying to portray. On Wednesday, the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) joined stakeholders […]

4 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Foote urges Zambian youth to get tested for HIV

United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote has encouraged young people in the country to get tested and know their HIV status in order to help government achieve its target of ending the spread of […]

4 Oct 2019 | Abraham Kalito

WADA praises PSL for believing in black coaches

Baroka FC coach Wedson Nyirenda has praised South African premier league clubs for believing in black coaches, especially those of Zambian origin and that he intended to make an impact in the Premier Soccer League. […]

4 Oct 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Namugala asks MPs to observe dignity in debates

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala has cautioned members of parliament to always ensure that they uphold dignity and mind their language when conducting debates on the floor the House. This followed a […]