GREEN Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu says government will recommend for the re-gazetting of forests which were degazetted and shared among politically exposed persons in previous regimes without due consideration of environmental sustainability. And Nzovu says government will extend the ban on mukula harvest and continue the ongoing audit of all timber permits. Giving...

THE Committee on Parastatal Bodies yesterday resolved to send away the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) because their responses to queries cited in the latest Auditor General’s report were not in an easy to understand format. And committee chairperson Brian Kambita says the poor management of investments by NAPSA is a source of worry because...

MINISTRY of Mines Principal Internal Auditor Edson Simukoko says the Mines Minister gave authority to approve payments totalling K211,200 to 25 officers despite the internal audit department raising a query on the irregularity as cited in the latest Auditor General’s report. The latest AG report revealed that amounts totalling K211,200 were irregular paid to 25...

SIX juveniles of Lusaka’s Kanyama compound have been dragged to court for aggravated robbery involving about K6,000. The juveniles, two males and four females, aged between 15 and 17, stand charged with one count of aggravated robbery contrary to Section 294(1) of the Penal Code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. Particulars of the...

MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama says the University Teaching Hospital will not hesitate to evict any tenant who will fail to pay rentals going forward. The latest Auditor General’s report has revealed that the institution failed to collect rentals amounting to K1,336,231 from 40 tenants renting offices and land...

CHAIRPERSON of the meet the President fundraising Gala committee Raphael Muyanda says the money that will be raised from the event will be used to empower youths and women. During a media briefing, Thursday, Muyanda said the event was expected to take place on Saturday. He added that UPND was on a path to honour...

JESUIT Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) executive director Fr Alex Muyebe says the upper tax band of 37.5 percent for income above K6,200 is still burdensome for most workers. Speaking during a post budget analysis, Thursday, Fr Muyebe welcomed the upward revision of the non-taxable income threshold from K4,000 to K4,500 but noted that the...

MINISTER of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali has questioned the standard of driving training that has been employed in the country in view of the increasing cases of road accidents. Addressing the media, Thursday, Tayali said a study had revealed that most of the accidents in Zambia were a result of driver error. "Yesterday (Wednesday)...

THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a 35-year-old woman to seven years imprisonment for causing the death of her two-month-old baby by acute alcohol intoxication. In this matter, Lillian Banda was charged with one count of manslaughter contrary to the laws of Zambia. When the matter came up for plea, Banda pleaded guilty to the...

LOCAL Government Minister Gary Nkombo says PF members have a tendency of wasting time on unproductive matters. Nkombo was debating Kanchibiya member of parliament Sunday Chanda's motion in which he proposed that Zambia should celebrate its heritage and culture for a period of one week. "I'm aware that our colleagues in PF like to squander...