ECONOMIST Chibamba Kanyama says the projected 3.5 percent growth rate is dependent on how the private sector will respond to the economic triggers announced in the 2022 budget. In an interview, Kanyama said though 3.5 percent growth rate was minimal for the country, it was beneficial given the economic recession in 2020. "The projected growth...

MWENSE PF member of parliament David Mabumba says the free education policy that the UPND government has introduced will create a huge loss of income for the government. And Mabumba says the 2022 national budget is not ambitious enough because but is targeting a 3.5 per cent growth against the 7 per cent growth that...

Energy Minister Peter Kapala says government is developing a new national electrification strategy which will ensure optimal utilisation of resources in the rural electrification agenda and is expected to be finalised in 2022. Speaking in Parliament, Thursday, Kapala said government had an ambitious strategy dubbed "beyond the grid Zambia" programme. “We are in the process...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema used the ruling party's fundraising dinner, Saturday, to warn suppliers and members of the business community that his government will not tolerate corruption and overpriced goods, much as it is eager to support the private sector. And the Head of State says the UPND is determined to ensure that there is a...

UNIVERSITY of Lusaka Chancellor Dr Caleb Fundanga says government needs to be appreciated for creating an enabling environment for institutions to invest in the provision of quality education. And Education Minister Douglas Syakalima has urged graduates to contribute to the economic growth of the nation by being innovative. Speaking during the 10th graduation ceremony at...

SPECIAL Advisor to the President for COVID-19 Dr Roma Chilengi has warned that if the looming fourth wave finds the country as unprepared as it was during the third wave, there will be another shutdown of the economy. And the Ministry of Health says since President Hakainde Hichilema re-launched the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the country...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has revealed that some people under the PF administration were given about 50 mining licences each and they are not doing any mining activities. Speaking in Parliament, Friday, Kabuswe said the politicisation in the issuance of mining licences had negatively affected the mining sector. "When I hear the...

ACTIONAID Zambia country director Nalucha Ziba says there is need to protect and uplift institutions such as the Anti Corruption Commission. Commenting on former minister of health Dr Chitalu Chulifya's letter to the Attorney General and the Anti-Corruption Commission in which he is demanding US$50 million damages over what he terms as “malicious prosecution”, Ziba...

CHAWAMA PF member of parliament Tasila Lungu Mwansa says the increase in Constituency Development Fund from K1.6 million to K25.7 million is still not sufficient to cater for the expanded scope of work. But Chifubu UPND member of parliament Lloyd Lubozha has argued that the economic recovery steps highlighted in the 2022 national budget serve...