Archive: 3 June 2022

3 Jun 2022 | Zondiwe Mbewe

HH removes Judge Sunday Nkonde from office

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect removed Judge Sunday Nkonde SC from the office of judge of the High Court. According to a statement issued, Friday, Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya said the President was... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Govt suspends RTSA CEO, 5 others following ZRA findings

GOVERNMENT has suspended six senior officials at the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) following ZRA findings which established that about 33,045 registered motor vehicles at the agency have no matching records of customs clearance.... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

HH reaffirms commitment to improving trade environment

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has reaffirmed Zambia’s commitment to improving the business, investment and trade environment. Speaking when he met Israel’s Ambassador to Zambia Ofra Farhi at State House, Thursday, President Hichilema said he knew her... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

ZRA shouldn’t politicise 33,045 unregistered vehicles issue – Nakacinda

PF Information and Publicity secretary Raphael Nakacinda says the Zambia Revenue Authority should not politicise the process of regularising the registration over 33,000 motor vehicles. On Wednesday, ZRA revealed that about 33,045 motor vehicles did... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

When we borrow, it’ll be directed at growing the economy – Milupi

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says the Ministry will soon reveal certain roads where huge sums of money were paid but no works were done. And Milupi says the new dawn government... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Govt must ban salaula to grow textile industry – Nkoma

ECONOMIST Noel Nkhoma says government should consider banning thrifted clothes, commonly known as salaula, in order to grow the textile industry. In an interview, Nkhoma argued that the salaula business had destroyed the textile industry... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Honeybee tender was procured through fraud, corruption, State tells court

THE State has countersued Honeybee Pharmacy Limited in the matter in which the company is demanding payment of almost US$4 million for the 5,000 medical kits it supplied to the Ministry of Health. The State... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

80 ngwee increment on petrol won’t affect cost of living much – UPND

UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda says the marginal increment in the price of petrol is going to affect the cost of living, but not as much. And Imenda says at least government has cushioned... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Philip Chisalu

We Zambians can run the mines, just use your best people, Sichinga tells govt

FORMER Commerce Minister Bob Sichinga says Zambians, like himself and others who have worked for ZCCM-IH, are capable of running the mines and reaping benefits for citizens, rather than relying on investors who only have... […]

3 Jun 2022 | Philip Chisalu

Kabuswe’s statement on Black Mountain being better than owning mines for Zambians an insult – Kalaba

DEMOCRATIC Party president Harry Kalaba says relegating Zambians to only running dumpsites is an insult and tantamount to undermining their intelligence. Commenting on Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe’s statement that it was better for Zambians to... […]