ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala says government will remove all subsidies on fuel by the end of June. Recently, Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said government was already subsidising the price of fuel by removing some taxes and it could do more than that because it would negatively affect other sectors. Dr Musokotwane...

THE Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) says it has managed to dispatch health commodities to all provinces, highlighting that health commodities like Anti-malarial drugs, ARVs, COVID-19 Supplies, Anti-TB drugs, among others, had so far been received. In a statement, ZAMMSA Public Relations Manager Patricia Ndulinga said the distribution process of drugs and medical...

FORMER Konkola Copper Mines Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu has argued that the allocation of a case in which he is charged with possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court is discriminatory. He has therefore asked the Lusaka Magistrates' Court to refer the matter to the Constitutional...

CHIEF government spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says government wants to lower the cost of living, but the global crisis is beyond them and they cannot fight it. In an interview, Kasanda said once the global issue was settled, government would deliver on its promises. “As a government, we want to lower the cost of living but...

LUSAKA Lawyer Jonas Zimba says he is not shaken or broken by his suspension. The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) last week suspended Zimba from practicing law. This was after the Legal Practitioners Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct for walking out of court. And in an interview, Zimba said he was not shaken...

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says there is no provision in the Constitution, or in any other piece of legislation, where the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is given powers to instruct law enforcement agencies on when to arrest or investigate suspects. DPP Lillian Siyunyi has expressed displeasure at the action of the...

COMMONWEALTH Secretariat Head of Public Sector Governance Dr Roger Koranteng says Africa is not devoid of the laws, policies and institutions to fight corruption, but the problem is the lack of political will. Speaking during the official opening ceremony for the training of ACC management staff by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Monday, Dr Koranteng said a...

THE Water Resources Management Authority has revealed that it has granted over 294 water permits for use of water for various economic activities. In a statement, Monday, WARMA Public Relations Officer Mubiana Nalwendo said the 294 water permits that had been granted would facilitate the operationalisation of various economic sectors of the country, with a...

A NATIONAL Taskforce Against Theft of Government Medicines and Medical Supplies has apprehended a Ministry of Health employee, Ackiel Phiri, for suspected drug theft valued at K216,255 in Kasama. In a statement, Monday, ZAMRA Public Relations Officer Ludovic Mwape said Phiri allegedly made an emergency order of medicines and medical supplies on behalf of Nangoma...

ZESCO Limited Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube has revealed that Exim Bank of China has frozen the $2 billion funding towards the construction of the Kafue Gorge Power plant. And former Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande says it will be sad if Zesco is unable to continue financing the project. Speaking during ZNBC Sunday Interview programme, Ncube...