Archive: August 2020

5 Aug 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Budget deficit caused by debt servicing, not COVID-19 – Musokotwane

FORMER finance minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says it is incorrect to attribute Zambia’s budget deficit to COVID-19 because it was caused by debt servicing obligations. And Dr Musokotwane has urged government to implement empowerment programmes... […]

5 Aug 2020 | Julia Malunga

ZAFFICO didn’t submit expenditure returns worth $1.2m from sale of Mukula logs – AG

THE Auditor General’s Report has revealed that the Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Limited (ZAFFICO) did not submit expenditure returns to the Office of the Accountant General in amounts totalling US$1,200,000 from the sale... […]

5 Aug 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Kambwili wasn’t involved in incorporation of Mwamona – Witness

A witness has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili was not in any way involved in the incorporation of Mwamona Engineering and Technical Services. James Nyasulu, 62, told the Lusaka Magistrate’s... […]

5 Aug 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Lungu making COVID-19 fight difficult – Lubezhi

NAMWALA UPND member of parliament Moono Lubezhi says President Edgar Lungu’s continued flouting of health regulations is giving members of parliament a tough time to convince their electorate about the dangers of COVID-19. And Lubezhi... […]

5 Aug 2020 | Julia Malunga

It’s impossible to stop people from seeing Lungu – Chipampe

IT is impossible to stop Zambians from all walks of life from seeing President Edgar Lungu, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, says Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe. On […]

5 Aug 2020 | Natasha Sakala

EWSC owes ZRA K9.7m in PAYE – AG

THE Auditor General has revealed that the Eastern Water and Sanitation Company (EWSC) owes the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and the Local Authority Superannuation Fund a combined total of K10.5 million in respect of outstanding... […]

5 Aug 2020 | Mirriam Chabala

Lufwanyama pupil explains difficulties of learning amid COVID-19 pandemic

A GRADE 12 pupil at Milemu Secondary School in Lufwanyama District on the Copperbelt Province has lamented that learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic is especially difficult for learners in rural areas. Prescovia Kasazhi, 17, says […]

5 Aug 2020 | Natasha Sakala

72% of enterprises unable to raise funds due to COVID-19 – FSD

A SURVEY has revealed that 72 per cent of Zambian businesses are unable to raise funds due to COVID-19, with the lowest income segments being particularly vulnerable to the economic impacts of the pandemic. The... […]

5 Aug 2020 | Julia Malunga

It’s your loss, not UPND and you’ll keep losing until you rise like Malawi did – HH

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says it’s not the UPND that is losing when the PF wins elections, but the people of Zambia, adding that citizens will continue losing until they “stand up to the nonsense... […]

5 Aug 2020 | Diggers Reporter

7 Chongwe family members die in house fire

Seven members of the same family in Chongwe District have been burnt to death after the house in which they were sleeping caught fire. According to police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo, this happened around 20:00... […]