ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says Zesco's delay in connecting premises has been due to limited resources for the procurement of connection materials. Responding to questions in Parliament by Chienge Independent member of parliament Given Katuta on why some residents who paid for electricity connections in 2014 have not had power connected to their premises in...

ZAMBIA Revenue Authority Commissioner General Dingani Banda says the coming in of withholding VAT will help in reducing challenges faced with VAT refunds. Speaking during the 2022 budget symposium on the Copperbelt, Saturday, Banda said some suppliers had been taken off the withholding VAT list to accommodate only those who were complying with the process....

TANZANIA-ZAMBIA Railway Authority (TAZARA) managing director Bruno Ching'andu says about US$1 million is being lost per month as a result of the non operation of the Chambeshi bridge. Addressing the media shortly after touring the bridge, Thursday, Ching'andu said the accident which occurred about six months ago had resulted in losses of finances, which had,...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) has advised President Hakainde Hichilema to recuse the Presidential Advisor for Economic Affairs Jito Kayumba of his duties for making a false declaration that he sits on the Bank of Zambia board. The Bank of Zambia wrote to Airtel, demanding that the company corrects the false declaration that Kayumba made in...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he expects the law enforcement to do its job in connection with the death of the late Kabwata UPND member of parliament Levy Mkandawire. Speaking when he visited late Mkandawire’s house of mourning, Sunday, President Hichilema said he died in circumstances that were very difficult to understand. “Most unfortunate really, so...

MINISTER of Science and Technology Felix Mutati has revealed that government has set a target for Zambia to launch its own satellite in the next two years, in order for the country to have improved internet services. Speaking during a familiarisation tour of the National Remote Sensing Centre and the National Institute for Scientific Research...

PF vice-president Given Lubinda says the party is not concerned about the nullification of two of its parliamentary seats. And Lubinda says there is nothing special about the people appointed as Permanent Secretaries despite President Hakainde Hichilema's delay in making the appointments. Commenting on the nullification of Kwacha PF member of parliament Joseph Malanji and...

NEWLY-Appointed Home Affairs and Internal Security Permanent Secretary in charge of Administration Josephs Akafumba says he is now divorced from politics because he has become a civil servant. Akafumba who was National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader said he groomed people to take over from him. “NDC is an established political party which has structures all...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government is modality to fix the inefficiencies in the procurement of fuel and fertiliser. And Dr Musokotwane has stressed that government is spending US$26 million on subsidising fuel which he said can be spent on other developmental projects. Meanwhile, Dr Musokotwane says government will in a...