Archive: 4 March 2022

4 Mar 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Things will get better, we do have a plan, assures Govt

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says things are going to be better, assuring that the UPND government has a job creation and economic recovery plan. Commenting on remarks made by former commerce […]

4 Mar 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

PAC hears how sports ministry spent over K180m on fuel tankers given to inexperienced youths

THE Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has heard that as at October 31, 2021, over K180 million has been paid to Kinglong Motors (Z) Limited, a subsidiary of Higer Bus Limited, for the procurement of […]

4 Mar 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Quick fuel price adjustments necessary to keep supply going – Fundanga

FORMER Bank of Zambia Governor Dr Caleb Fundanga says quick fuel price adjustments are necessary in order to keep the commodity supply chain going. In an interview, Tuesday, Dr Fundanga said delaying to effect price […]

4 Mar 2022 | Dorothy Chaponda

JSC has failed to recommend prescribed number of persons to be appointed as judges, insists Law and Research Institute

THE Institute of Law, Policy, Research and Human Rights Limited has insisted that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has failed or neglected to recommend the prescribed number of persons for presidential appointment as judges of […]

4 Mar 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Mwambazi must recuse himself from chairing PAC, demands APNAC

The African Parliamentarians Network against Corruption says Public Accounts Committee Chairperson Warren Mwambazi should recuse himself from PAC hearings following revelations of his involvement in the supply of questionable Covid-19 items to DMMU. And Speaker […]

4 Mar 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Speaker directs Kakubo to explain Zambia’s position on Ukraine, Russia war

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has directed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Stanley Kakubo to issue a ministerial statement to the House next week on the on-going war between Ukraine and […]

4 Mar 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Zambia may face restrictions for voting against Russia – Kalaba

DEMOCRATIC Party leader Harry Kalaba says it will be up to Russia to decide whether to impose restrictions on the country following Zambia’s decision to vote for the United Nation’s resolution to reprimand that country […]

4 Mar 2022 | Tenson Mkhala

Teachers protest, demand to be placed on payroll

TEACHERS who were deployed between 2017 and 2021 yesterday staged a protest, demanding to be placed on payroll. Meanwhile, the government has assured the protesting teachers that they will all be placed on payroll in […]

4 Mar 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Most Zambians understand the fuel increment – UPND

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says only Zambians who are harbouring a lot of malice do not understand the recent fuel price increment. In an interview, Mweetwa said the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was negatively […]

4 Mar 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Patching potholes not a solution to dangerous roads – EIZ

THE Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) has urged government to go further than patching potholes by rehabilitating roads which have become dangerous. Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda recently disclosed that the National Road Fund Agency […]